How to Post a PDF File to Facebook

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Need to share an important PDF file with your Facebook Group? When creating a new post in your Group, you'll be able to select a PDF from your computer and attach it to your post. You can also upload other types of files to Facebook, including Word documents. Uploading a PDF to Facebook in a Group is fast and easy, and we'll show you how!

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Step 1 Go to https://www.facebook.com.

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Step 2 Go to the group you want to post in.

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Go to the group you want to post in. You may find it under “Shortcuts” along the left side of the screen. If you don’t see it there, type the group’s name into the search bar at the top of the screen, then click the group when it appears in the results.

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Step 3 Click Add File.

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Click Choose File . It’s near the bottom-left corner of the highlighted window. This opens your computer’s file browser.

Step 5 Click the PDF file you want to share.

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Step 6 Click Open.

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Step 7 Type a message.

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Type a message. If you want to include some text (such as a description of the file), click the “Say something about this” box and type your message.

Step 8 Click Post.

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Click Post . In a few moments, your file will upload to the group. Group members should be able to see your post and a link to the file right in the group’s news feed.

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