File Sharing
RapidWeaver includes a File Sharing page type that allows you to easily share files, URLs and documents with visitors to your website. You can either link to files on your Mac’s hard drive, or to files located elsewhere on the Internet.
The upper area of the File Sharing page displays a Files List window to which you add your files and URLs. The lower portion of the page contains a Page Description field. To add descriptive text for your published page, type the text in the Page Description field.
The Files List window is a series of rows, one row for each file or URL you add. Each row is divided into four fields: ‘Title’, ‘Description’, ‘Source’ and ‘Source Type’.
Sharing files
To add files to RapidWeaver’s File Sharing page, you may either drag them from a location on your hard drive and drop them into the File Sharing page, or use the (+) button to navigate to the file and select it. When you add a file to the list, its title will default to the file’s actual name (as seen in the Mac’s Finder). If you wish to use a different title for the file, double-click in the ‘Title’ field to change it. If desired, you may also add a description about the file in the adjacent ‘Description’ field. To change the list order of the files, you may click-and- drag the files to arrange them in the preferred order.
Tip: Save space and reduce transfer times, by compressing large files you want to share. Simply Control- click (or right-click) the file you want to compress and choose “Compress FILE_NAME” from the contextual menu that appears.
Sharing URLs
To add URLs to RapidWeaver’s File Sharing page, click the (+) button to create a new entry in the list. Add a title and a description to the new entry and then change the ‘Source Type’ dop-down list option to ‘External URL’. Finally, double-click into the ‘Source’ field and type the full URL you want to use. As with files, you may arrange their order in the list by clicking and dragging them do the desired positions.
Tip: You can use the File Sharing page type to create a “Favorite Links” page on your website. Just use the tips for “Sharing URLs” outlined above.