How to make a downloadable link.?

Question

i need to know how to make a downloadable link. for example when i click it i want the download dialog box to pop up in my browser....n would ask that would u like to open this file or save it to ur computer.., how would i do this?

Answer 1

If it's something your browser doesn't know what to do with or can't read, it will prompt you for a download/open box.

You can also right click on a link and choose "Save as..." to download the link.

Answer 2

The file will have to be stored on a web server for it to be accessible to the browser, unless you are making web pages to organize stuff on your local computer.

Hyperlinks are also known as "anchors" in HTML-speak. This is why the tag to create links is named "A".

In order for your A tag to point to a file or path, it needs to have an HREF attribute.

for instance:
the text description of the link goes here