# Viewing a PDF from the dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/viewing-a-pdf-from-the-dashboard/65086>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard\
**Created:** [14 July 2022 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/viewing-a-pdf-from-the-dashboard/65086 "2022-07-14T10:12:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![smanjunath211](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/smanjunath211/32/95742_2.png) [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Post date:** [14 July 2022 12:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/viewing-a-pdf-from-the-dashboard/65086/2 "2022-07-14T12:01:26Z")

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> [@Newbie - Show PDF in Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-show-pdf-in-dashboard/19003/2):
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> I just read your post over again and spotted that the way you’re trying to access your file is incorrect. Node-RED (thankfully) doesn’t have access to arbitrary files inside the home folder of the user who runs it. You need to put it in the static files directory, then build the correct link for node-red. You should be able to find that by a forum search. Old reply below: Is your goal to display the PDF within the dashboard, or redirect to the file? If to redirect, use a link (\<a href="Address…

try here...

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