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Upload files: pictures, documents, videos and more

Upload files: pictures, documents, videos and more

You can upload and attach a variety of files to specific records on Makerble.

What you’ll cover in this article:

How to upload a file

Upload a file to a contact

Add a file to the timeline

Add a file to the Bio

Add a file to the timeline

Add a file to the Bio

  1. Go to a contact’s profile page

  2. Start typing in the Timeline Post box

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  3. Click Attach

  4. Click Upload from computer to open your file picker and choose a file to attach

  5. Press post. That’s it - You’ll see the file in the Timeline and also in the Files tile.

 

Find out more: Post a Timeline Update from a contact's profile page

  1. Go to a contact’s profile page

  2. Click Edit Bio

  3. Scroll down to your Custom Attachment field

  4. Press Browse to open your file picker and choose a file to attach

  5. Press save. That’s it - You’ll see the file in the Bio tile and also in the Files tile.

Files are added to a contact’s Bio using custom Attachment fields. If you don’t see a custom Attachment field on the Edit Contact’s Bio page, you can add one to a Contact Form by either selecting an existing one or creating a new one.

Unsure of the difference between the bio and the timeline? Watch the short video below:

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Upload a file in a survey response

There are many ways to complete a survey, depending on whether you are a signed-in-user or someone who has received a survey invitation. Either way, the process to upload a file is the same.

  1. You’ll see a question in your survey that has a Browse button next to it

  2. Click Browse to open the file picker and choose a file to attach

  3. Click Submit to save the survey response. The file will be uploaded.

Files are added to a survey response using custom Attachment fields. If you don’t see a custom Attachment field on the Complete a Survey page, you can add that kind of field to a Survey by either selecting an existing one or creating a new one.

 

Upload a file in a Solo Story about a progress tracker

You can create a Solo Story about a progress tracker from the Homepage or from a Progress Board. Either way, the process to upload a file is the same.

  1. In the Solo Story popup: scroll down to the Attach a File field (it has a paperclip icon). Click it

  2. A file picker opens that lets you choose a file to attach

  3. Click Publish to save your story. The file will be uploaded.

  4. That’s it - You’ll see the file when you view the story on it’s dedicated page or on a timeline.

 

Upload a file to a project’s profile

  1. You’ll see a question in your survey that has a Browse button next to it

  2. Click Browse to open the file picker and choose a file to attach

  3. Click Submit to save the survey response. The file will be uploaded.

  4. That’s it - You’ll see the file in the More Details tile on the project’s profile page.

Files are added to a survey response using custom Attachment fields. If you don’t see a custom Attachment field on the Create a Project page or the Edit a Project page, you can add that kind of field to a Project Form by either selecting an existing one or creating a new one.

 

Upload a file to an event’s profile page

  1. Go to the Create Event or Edit Event page - You’ll see a field that has a Browse button next to it

  2. Click Browse to open the file picker and choose a file to attach

  3. Click Save to save the event. The file will be uploaded.

  4. That’s it - You’ll see the file on the event’s page.

Files are added to an event using custom Attachment fields. If you don’t see a custom Attachment field on the Complete an Event page or Edit an Event page, you can add that kind of field to an Event Category by either selecting an existing one or creating a new one.

 

Find out more about how uploading works