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PDFs are an integral part of visual communication.
Flyers, menus, brochures, and newsletters are all commonly saved in the .pdf format.
Facebook does allow its user to attach and upload PDF files to posts, but there's a catch: The feature isn't available on your personal profile page. Instead, you can only use it on business pages and groups.
Here's when — and how — you can upload a PDF to Facebook.
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AdvertisementIf you have a Facebook business page, you can upload a PDF. However, there's another catch — whatever you upload will be considered a "menu" by Facebook, as if you were a restaurant.
This is great if you actually are trying to post a menu for your restaurant, but might not be what you want otherwise.
1. Open your web browser of choice on your Mac or PC and go to Facebook.com.
2. Under the "Explore" tab on the left sidebar, go to Pages, where you can create or open your business page.
3. On the left side of your business page, click "See more," and then "About."
4. Click "Add Menu," near the bottom of the page.
5. Select the PDF you want to upload by clicking "Add PDF Files," and then click "Confirm."
Your PDF will appear within a few minutes. To reach it, go back to your business page, and click "Menu" on the left side of the screen, below your page's profile picture.
Advertisement1. Open a group page on Facebook in your preferred web browser.
2. At the top of the group page, there's a box where you can write a post. Either drag and drop your PDF into this box, or click "More" at the top and select "Add File."
3. Browse through your computer for the PDF you want and upload it, add any text that you want to accompany the file, and then click "Post."
It'll appear on the group page like any other post.
AdvertisementAlthough only certain pages on Facebook accept PDFs, nearly every page accepts standard image files. As such, you can convert your PDF into an image, and post it in many more places.
There are dozens of free tools online that will do this for you for free — albeit usually with some ads.
PDF 2 JPG is, for example, a fast and easy-to-use converter. You can find others through Google.
This works best for PDFs that are only a single page, but if you need to convert a multipage PDF, you should turn each page into its own separate image.
Once you've converted your PDF file into an image, you can post it like you would any other photo.
AdvertisementEmma Witman is an Asheville, NC-based freelance journalist with a keen interest in writing about hardware, PC gaming, politics, and personal finance. She is a former crime reporter for a daily newspaper, and has also written extensively about bartending for Insider. She may or may not judge your drink order when behind the bar. Follow her on Twitter at @emwity.
