PDF Upload pages and Shared PDF pages
Attach a one-off PDF to a single proposal, or reuse a brochure or certificate from your Files library as a Shared PDF page.
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The written steps below are complete. Producing the video? Use the video script tab — it follows these steps one for one.
Rough runtime
2:23
Scenes
5
Lesson
6.9 · Proposals & quotes
File name
06-09 pdf-pages.mp4
Before you record
- One PDF in the Files library and one on disk.
- Record at 1920×1080, browser zoom 100%, light theme, sidebar expanded, no personal data on screen. See Recording standards.
Shot list
| # | Time | Scene | Screen | On screen | Narration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0:0020s | Intro: PDF Upload pages and Shared PDF pages | /edit/report/[reportId] | Title card, then the first screen of the lesson. | Brochures, certificates and permits: here is how PDFs ride along in a proposal. |
| 1 | 0:2036s | Add a PDF Upload page | /edit/report/[reportId] | Click "New Page", type a Title, choose "PDF Upload", click "Create Page" and upload the file in the page editor. | PDF Upload is for the one-off: a permit, a drawing, an engineer's letter. |
| 2 | 0:5636s | Add a Shared PDF page | /edit/report/[reportId] | Click "New Page", choose "Shared PDF", and pick a file from your library. | Shared PDF pulls from your library, so the brochure is the same in every proposal and updated in one place. |
| 3 | 1:3236s | Check the homeowner view | /edit/report/[reportId] | Click "Review and Share" and scroll the PDF; remember the "Attached documents" section on the homeowner page. | In the homeowner view these show up under Attached documents. |
| 4 | 2:0815s | Recap & next lesson | /edit/report/[reportId] | Hold on the finished result, then the end card. | Next up, layouts: how to stop rebuilding the same proposal. |
Narration, in order
0. Intro: PDF Upload pages and Shared PDF pages
0:00 · 20sTitle card, then the first screen of the lesson.
Brochures, certificates and permits: here is how PDFs ride along in a proposal.
1. Add a PDF Upload page
0:20 · 36sClick "New Page", type a Title, choose "PDF Upload", click "Create Page" and upload the file in the page editor.
PDF Upload is for the one-off: a permit, a drawing, an engineer's letter.
Show before cutting: The PDF renders in the page and in the preview.
2. Add a Shared PDF page
0:56 · 36sClick "New Page", choose "Shared PDF", and pick a file from your library.
Shared PDF pulls from your library, so the brochure is the same in every proposal and updated in one place.
Show before cutting: If the library is empty, add files first in Settings → PDFs ("Upload File", PDF only).
3. Check the homeowner view
1:32 · 36sClick "Review and Share" and scroll the PDF; remember the "Attached documents" section on the homeowner page.
In the homeowner view these show up under Attached documents.
Show before cutting: The PDF pages print in order and appear as downloadable attachments.
4. Recap & next lesson
2:08 · 15sHold on the finished result, then the end card.
Next up, layouts: how to stop rebuilding the same proposal.
Related lessons
The report editor: pages, toolbar, preview and settings
Reorder and toggle pages, rename the page you are editing, add a new page, preview a page as PDF, choose a price list in Report Settings and save the proposal as a layout.
Proposals & quotesBeginner10 min
Files: your shared PDF library
Upload brochures, warranty certificates and other PDFs once, organise them in folders, and use them as Shared PDF pages in any proposal.
Settings & integrationsBeginner4 min
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