Call a word/pdf document

Hi all,
I would like to know which is the best way to open a word/pdf file from an Apex page.
I don't know whether locate the file in the server or in load it as an static file.
I would imagine it would be quicker to put it in the server. I would appreciate guidance on how to do it and where's the most appropriate place to put it.
Many thanks

It's your choice really.
From an end user perspective the result will be the same.
From a developer perspective the effort is similar - either a remote link or a link to #WORKSPACE_IMAGES#.
From an administration perspective, putting them into your static files means that they are stored in your database, within the flows files table. This may or may not be a good thing from backup & security perspective. However, storing them as static items has the advantage that they can be exported as part of your application (under APEX 2.2.)
I usually swing towards storing them on a remote server but YMMV.

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