# How to display uploaded pdf file **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [April 6, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521 "2020-04-06T19:27:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/1 "2020-04-06T19:27:51Z")
Hi! I tried uploading a pdf file from the **image picker** and it didn’t work, so I changed the component to **file picker**. The only problem is now I can’t display that pdf with the image component I had set up. How can I display the uploaded file to the user? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/2 "2020-04-06T19:31:18Z")
I know there are various hacks in Glide to show PDFs. If you want a surefire way, there’s this hack, too: > [@Using PDF in the app](https://community.glideapps.com/t/using-pdf-in-the-app/4957/6): > > Using Cloudinary to generate a thumb from your PDF and display in Glide: Upload a PDF to Cloudinary Insert PDF link in Google Sheets Replace .pdf with .png (or .jpeg) manually or via formula [Screen Shot 2020-02-26 at 3.32.54 PM] Create a component that displays the image and links to the PDF [Screen Shot 2020-02-26 at 3.33.41 PM] ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/3 "2020-04-06T19:34:30Z")
Oh, nice. Didn’t realize you’d already addressed this topic. Thanks @Robert_Petitto 👍 ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/4 "2020-04-06T19:36:38Z")
The only thing is, if I use the Cloudinary route, users would no longer be able to upload them… I’d have to upload them myself, right? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/5 "2020-04-06T19:38:37Z")
It might be that users would upload PDFs to the app using filepicker but then you use cloudinary to fetch the item and view it as an image…let me test 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/6 "2020-04-06T19:40:16Z")
haha ok. Thanks! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/7 "2020-04-06T19:42:54Z")
Your original method should work. Use File upload to upload PDF and use an image component to display the file. ![ScreenFlow](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/c/c5b78039dc4705ffac268dbaf3a2fd1e1ba81ea4.gif) ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/8 "2020-04-06T19:46:42Z")
Oh, maybe I was doing something wrong. Let me check again real quick. ---
**Author:** ![emilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/emilio/32/2944_2.png) [@emilio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/emilio)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/9 "2020-04-06T20:02:51Z")
You were right, it does work. I had an issue with a visibility rule that I hadn’t tested properly. Thanks again for your time! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Sanket\_Vyavahare](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sanket_vyavahare/32/53264_2.png) [@Sanket\_Vyavahare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sanket_Vyavahare)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/10 "2023-02-21T12:07:02Z")
Hi, was this solved? Is there filetype for pdfs in Glide? The approach of using **file picker** for letting customers upload pdfs and then using image column to showcase that file does not work for the pdf files of more than 1 page. I am facing this challenge. What is the best way to make it work? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/11 "2023-02-21T12:49:58Z")
Have you tried using the web embed component? ---
**Author:** ![Sanket\_Vyavahare](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/sanket_vyavahare/32/53264_2.png) [@Sanket\_Vyavahare](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Sanket_Vyavahare)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/12 "2023-02-23T06:21:48Z")
Not yet. Let me learn about it and try. Thanks for your response, @ThinhDinh! ---
**Author:** ![NoCodeAndy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nocodeandy/32/62530_2.png) [@NoCodeAndy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/NoCodeAndy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-display-uploaded-pdf-file/6521/13 "2024-01-17T16:49:09Z")