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title: Embedding PDF Files Into the Volusion Storefront
description: Learn more about Embedding PDF Files Into the Volusion Storefront in this guide.
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# Embedding PDF Files Into the Volusion Storefront
Depending on the type of products you offer, you may need to provide electronic publications or documents to customers such as product instructions, sizing charts, warranty notices, etc.
An easy way to present published material is with Adobe's PDF file format. This file format can be read by any modern computer operating system either through built-in plug-ins or via Adobe's free Acrobat Reader application.
Instead of emailing attachments to customers or requiring them to download PDF files, you can embed a standard Adobe PDF file on your storefront using a custom product category and some HTML.
**Uploading the File**
Before embedding the PDF file or creating the category that will display it, the PDF must be made available online. You can do this by uploading the PDF file to your store via FTP. For information on how to set up, configure, and use your store's FTP features, see [How to Use Your Volusion FTP (SFTP) Account](https://help.volusion.com/s/usingyourvolusionftpsftpaccount?hsLang=en-us).
**Creating the Custom Category**
First, you need to designate an area on your storefront to display the PDF contents by creating a custom category in your Admin Area**.**
Typically, categories are used to contain or filter products hosted within your store. However, categories can be used to host other content such as text, HTML, image, and more. Categories can be easily linked to your store's navigation menus to allow visitors and search engines to find them easily.
To create a category to display custom content, follow these steps:
1. Go to **Inventory** \> **Categories**.
2. Click **Add.**
3. Define a **Category Name** and enter the menu in which it is to be displayed.
4. In the category's SEO settings area, enter appropriate values for all SEO fields available.
5. In the category's description area, enter the HTML code to embed the PDF file into the **Category Description** field (see below).
6. When finished, save your changes.
**Embedding the PDF Using HTML**
There are several ways to embed a PDF file into your storefront with HTML; the following is the most straightforward.
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In this case, the text, `complete_path_to_your_PDF_file.pdf` will need to be replaced with the exact path within your store's file structure to the PDF (for example, `/v/vspfiles/images/sizing_chart.pdf`).
Additionally, other settings within the object code can be modified (such as the **width** and **height** values) to modify how the PDF content is displayed within the category. HTML tags such as **`