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I'm an ex-Frontpage dillitante and new to iWeb.  I want to add a bunch of linked files, i.e., I have 28 files I want the user to have access to via a click.  When I drag them into a page, I get a little snapshot of the first page of the doc instead of the filename as a link.  What am I doing wrong?

If you want the files to be downlloaded immediately when the link is selected zip/compress them and link to the zipped file.
If the files are pdf files and you don't zip them they will attempt to open in a new window.  However, some browsers requrire a plug-in in order to view the pdf file.  Plain text files will open the the browser window.
If you haved a lot of files you intend to add to a single page it would be more expedient to upload them to your server and link to them there as you would to an external webpage.  That way iWeb wouldn't have to upload them itself when you publish the page.  It's just a more efficient method.
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