To provide a GPSR document via a property of Text type, you need to insert a valid link through which the document can be downloaded. Note that Google Drive by default creates a preview link that does not lead to a direct download.
- Preview link (example):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2bcdEFGhIJKlmN3OPQrst-UVwXYZABCd/view?usp=sharing
Manual adjustment of the link (Option 2)
You can manually adjust the link to enable a direct download:
- Open the document in your Google Drive.
- Copy the document ID from the preview link.
- Note: The ID is the part of the link between
/d/and/view. - Example: From
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a2bcdEFGhIJKlmN3OPQrst-UVwXYZABCd/view?usp=sharingyou extract the ID:1a2bcdEFGhIJKlmN3OPQrst-UVwXYZABCd.
- Note: The ID is the part of the link between
- Append the document ID without spaces to the end of the following pattern for the download link:
- Pattern:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=
- Pattern:
- Result (example): The complete download link for the ID
1a2bcdEFGhIJKlmN3OPQrst-UVwXYZABCdis then:https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1a2bcdEFGhIJKlmN3OPQrst-UVwXYZABCd.
You can now insert this download link into the text field of your property of Text type.
Option 1: Alternatively, you can also use an external tool such as the
Google Drive Direct Link Generatorto automatically convert the preview link.
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