The links from Shared  Files are not meant to be used outside of shared files such as in content. If the user has view permission on the page that has the Shared Files feature he should be able to download the files by clicking the links in Shared Files. If the Shared Files instance is on a page protected by roles then the user must be signed in to view the page or to download the files.

Hope that helps,

Joe

Hi,

Yes, that's correct, the download links you will find in the File Manager can only be used by Administrators. You should use the File Browser in the content editor to create links to the files.

HTH,
Joe D.

You don't need to use the Shared Files feature unless you want to control who can download the files or unless you want rudimentary version control on the files. If you're simply providing a link to a PDF, you can just upload it using the File Manager or the File Browser in the editor. If you upload something.pdf to /Data/sites/1/documents, your link would be "/Data/sites/1/documents/something.pdf". If you have a lot of files to upload at once, go to Administration > File Manager and click the "Alternate File Manager" link at the top. The alternate file manager allows multi-file uploads whereas the basic File Manager doesn't.

HTH,
Joe D.

There is built in fucntionality to browse and link to files in the content editor. Just select the text for the link, click the toolbar button in the editor for links and there is a button to browse the server, click the file you want and it populates the link with the correct url.

Hope that helps,

Joe