Quote Originally Posted by Acorn View Post
Steve, you create the form as PDF and Word and save them somewhere.

(1) You then drag the PDF onto your page and select Add Link.
If you select your PDF icon so created, you can then click Edit Widget and open the Placeholder code (body) and you will find the link to the PDF file.
e.g., <a href="index_htm_files/2014-11-27000000.pdf"><img src="http://webdesigner.xara.com/pdficon_large.png" border="0"></a>.
You would copy this link to your Form (PDF) button as its link.
You then remove the PDF icon.

(2) A Word file, or most others, is a different approach.
Add a box to your page.
Select it and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+A and in the dialog box find the required file and click OK.

(3) You can automate it a bit more by using Link > Link to file (PDF, AVI, etc) in its Web Properties.
I don't use this normally as it creates a genuine link.

You would then compose the link for your Form (Word) button as index_htm_files/<Word File Name.docx>.
Unfortunately, you have to keep the box on your page; I usually hide it underneath something.
I find this to be a poor design approach and I hope there is a better solution form Xara or another TGer.

Acorn

P.S. Just realised that if you have the buttons already, the third approach is exactly what you want for either the PDF or MS word file!!!

Hi,
Thank you.
I am not sure into what link within the Button web properties I am supposed to use, the Link to and Link to another, can't be used, so its either Link to web or email address or Link to file.
copying the placholder code from the PDF icon wont stay inside the Link to file and if I put that text into Link to Web box it does not connect to anything when seen through my browser, I also get a blank rectangle appear over the button text when I go to select the button.
If I use the Link to file box and go find my PDF the button works but only shows my PDF in a Adobe window with a print option, which is fine, I was looking for something like the windows print option when you clicked the button , like you get inside word or excel, and you just select print and you get the document you want.
Am I being overcomplicated here and gust accept the link to my PDF and use Adobe's print option?
I still get this rectangle box that appears when I go to select the button?

Steve