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Download links are great, but embedding and publishing an actual document into a post or page on your blog may be much more valuable to you and your readers. To utilize this functionality on WordPress.com, you can upload your documents to Scribd, a publishing service that allows you to quickly and easily share writings on the web, and embed them directly into your WordPress.com blog, according to the process outlined below.

Supported file types:

Scribd supports most common document formats; if you’re not sure, try uploading it, and see if it works.

Microsoft Office: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, pps, xls, xlsx

PDF: pdf, ps

Open Office: odt, odp, sxw, sxi, etc.

Text: txt, rtf

Note: WordPress.com has no control over which file types Scribd chooses to support.

To get started, first create a Scribd account (it’s free) at http://www.scribd.com/. You can then continue with the following steps:

  1. Once you have created and activated your account, login and click on the Upload button in your navigation.
  2. On the next screen that loads, click the Publish button.
  3. Select the file or files you would like to upload.
  4. You’ll receive a prompt about the Scribd Terms of Service, click OK to accept.
    scribd-tos
  5. When the upload is complete a screen will appear where you can modify options for the document. Click on the linked title of the document, which is outlined below:
  6. When the document loads, click the Share & Embed link above the upper right of the document. Note: to access this option for any existing document, you can access My Documents while logged into your Scribd account and click on any document listed there.
  7. Click the Advanced link found within the Embed area.
    scribd-embed-advanced
  8. A new browser window/tab will load. Copy the WordPress.com Embed Code. Go back to your WordPress.com blog and paste the code into any post or page.
    scribd-wpcom-shortcode

And here is your result:

If you are experience any problems when uploading or managing your documents on Scribd, please contact Scribd Support.

Last modified: December 30, 2009

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