How to Create a PDF Link

January 30th, 2025

Chad Brown

2 min read

How to Create a PDF Link - Orangedox Blog Post

Sharing documents efficiently is crucial in today’s digital world. With Orangedox you can easily share PDF’s online while maintaining control over access as well as tracking online engagement. This guide walks you through the process of creating a secure, trackable link for your PDF.

1. Log in to your Orangedox account.

Your account can be seamlessly synced with either Google Drive or Dropbox, eliminating the need to upload files.

2. Navigate to the PDF

With seamless integration to your Google Drive or Dropbox, you’ll be able to simply select your desired document without needing to upload it.

3. Create a Shareable Link

Choose the type of link you want: long, short or custom URL. As well as configuring the security settings, such as disabling downloading or adding device-level access restrictions to prevent unauthorized sharing.

4. Track engagement

Use Orangedox’s tracking features to monitor who views your PDF including how long they view each page for.

Orangedox also supports a wide range of file types for sharing and previewing, making it an all-round flexible platform for document management. In addition to PDF’s, users can share and preview Microsoft Office documents such as Word (.docx) and PowerPoint (.pptx), Google Workspace files like Google Docs, Google Slides & Sheets, as well as multimedia formats like .mp3 audio files & .mp4 video files. The platform also accommodates a variety of image files (jpg, jpeg, png, tiff, gif & bpm).

If you are looking to see all of the file types supported by Orangedox, you can check them out by reading our blog article.

By following this guide, you’ll be able to share your PDFs online in a secure and trackable format.

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