How to create downloadable files?

[holey]

I have added some word documents to my site to download, but when i try to download it opens the file instead of giving me the option to save to disk or open. How do you get this option?

Cheera Holey

 

[TECHMAN007]

This is totally depentant upon how the user has their browser set up. If the user has their browser set up to open instead of save when they click a document of that type it will open it.

There are two options you have.

1. Put in a line of text that says " Right click and click save as to save document" or something along those lines.

2. Put it in a zip file and link to those instead.

Depending upon your audience I would choose the first choice because some people may not know what a zip file is.

Good luck!

 

[EugenePaliev]

I personally hate to download something, then unzip it, then view!!! Why? why should I download something if I use Internet and can see all other files but yours I have to download???

holey,
I don't want you to think that I'm so angry at you - I just want to show that some people don't like to download files that can viewed in browser. I only suggest to let a user choose either to download zipped file ('cause it's smaller) or view it right now. Put two links - one to view, another to download. Good Luck!