FAQPage

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What is the Embed PDFs in Carrd plugin?

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Embed PDFs in Carrd is a free Carrd plugin template that lets you embed a PDF document hosted elsewhere (for example, on Google Drive) directly on your Carrd site.

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What is this PDF embed template useful for?

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It’s useful for sharing ebooks, reports, catalogs, forms, menus, manuals, and schedules on your site without redirecting visitors away from your page.

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Is the Embed PDFs in Carrd plugin free?

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Yes. The Embed PDFs in Carrd plugin is offered as a free Carrd plugin template.

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How do I install the PDF viewer on my Carrd site?

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Copy the contents of the three Embed elements ("PDF viewer - CSS", "PDF viewer - HTML", and "PDF viewer - JS") into your own Carrd site’s Embed elements. Also make sure to uncheck the Embed element option "Defer <script> tags".

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How do I change the height of the embedded PDF viewer?

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In the "PDF viewer - JS" embed code, look for the iframe height value (for example, height="600px") and adjust it to the height you want.

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How do I embed a second PDF viewer on the same Carrd site?

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If you add a second PDF viewer, you’ll need to change the element IDs and function names so they don’t conflict with the first embed. A second embed code (HTML + JS) is provided via a download link on the page.