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title: "Adding a PDF"
slug: "adding-a-pdf"
updated: 2023-08-15T19:43:54Z
published: 2023-08-15T19:43:54Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/adding-a-pdf"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding a PDF

To add a PDF task to an online course:

1. View your course's content in the [Course Builder Dashboard](/v1/docs/course-builder-dashboard).
2. From the task list in the left pane, select the [chapter](/v1/docs/chapters) where you want to add the PDF task.
3. Click **PDF**.

![Add PDF](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-pdf-image-zh2h8umt.png)

A new PDF tab displays.

![PDF Workscreen](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-pdf-image-9bgo0bvm.png)

1. By default, new PDF tasks will be named *PDF*. Rename the task by doing the following:

1. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Pencil%2020210810.png) beside the name.
2. Enter the new name.
3. Press ENTER.
4. Click **Save**.

1. From the Main accordion, click **Upload File**.

![Upload File](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/adding-a-pdf-image-gaojd20s.png)

Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#pdf-task) for file specifications.  If you don't see the settings for the task, be sure the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/Gear%2020210810.png) button at the top of the workscreen is enabled. Depending on your screen size, the settings will display either on the right or at the bottom of the workscreen.

1. Upload the PDF by doing the following:

1. Navigate to the file's location.
2. Select the file.
3. Click **Open**.

1. Specify the [notification settings](/v1/docs/online-course-tasks-notifications) for the PDF task.
2. Click **Save**.

If you've saved a PowerPoint slide to PDF and added that PDF to your online course, the PDF may display differently depending on the browser.

## Related

- [Learner Interface: Course PDFs](/learner-interface-course-pdfs.md)
- [Moving Chapters and Tasks](/moving-chapters-and-tasks.md)
- [Previewing a PDF](/previewing-a-pdf.md)
- [Renaming a Chapter or Task](/renaming-a-chapter-or-task.md)
- [Replacing a PDF in an Online Course](/replacing-a-pdf-in-an-online-course.md)
- [SmarterU File Uploads](/smarteru-file-uploads-1.md)