Upload your first document

One PDF is all it takes: folder to upload to ready-to-share in about three minutes. This page takes the shortest route to your first live document, set to share and tracking engagement right away.

What you can do here

• First share in about three minutes — folder, upload, ready to share, in one short flow.
• Stay organized by purpose — split documents into folders by client, project, or campaign.
• Straight from upload to share — the upload lands you on the share screen.
• Keep the original format — the PowerPoint plugin uploads your file in its native format.

Right after sign-up you already have sample documents. Open one to see what the Share tab and document analytics look like, then follow the steps below with a document of your own. Clear the samples any time with Delete sample docs in the header.

Create a folder

Create a folder first, so your documents stay organized.

Go to My Documents

Logging in opens Home, the KPI overview. Document management lives under My Documents in the sidebar — click it to open your folder and document list.

Create a new folder

Click the New Folder icon (a folder with a +) in the list toolbar and type a folder name. The File Upload icon to its left is for uploading files.

New folder dialog — enter a folder name

Splitting folders by purpose — client, project, campaign — keeps your documents easy to manage.

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Upload a file

You upload files from inside a folder. An empty folder shows a dashed-border upload area in the center. In a folder that already has documents, click the File Upload icon in the toolbar, or drag a file anywhere on the screen.

Dragging a file in saves it to the folder you have open right now. Drop it on a subfolder card in the list and it still uploads to the current folder, not into that subfolder. The blue highlight on a folder card belongs to the “move” action that relocates documents inside the dashboard. To drop a file straight into a specific subfolder, open that folder first, then upload.

Add a document — drag a PDF or select to upload

Choose a file

Drag and drop a file onto the upload area, or click the area to pick a file.

Watch it upload

A progress bar and a transfer count, for example 3.2 MB / 12 MB, track the upload. When the “File uploaded successfully.” toast appears you do not stay in the list — you jump straight to the Share tab on the detail page of the document you uploaded.

Supported file formats:

Format	Extension
PDF	.pdf

Upload something that is not a PDF and you see “You can only upload PDF files.” To keep a PowerPoint original in its native format, use the PowerPoint plugin icon at the bottom of the upload area.

Upload limits — size and monthly count

Uploads are checked against a file size limit and a monthly upload count at the same time.

Limit	Starter	Pro	Business	Enterprise
PDF file size	30 MB	100 MB	300 MB	Custom
Monthly uploads (new documents + versions)	10	30	30 per seat	Custom
Videos & GIFs per document (counted together)	3	5	Unlimited	Unlimited

The monthly count adds new documents and version updates together. You get a heads-up on the last upload of the cycle, and undoing or restoring an earlier version does not give the count back. Once the limit is used up, uploads are blocked until the date shown in the notice. Raising the limit means changing plan or, on Business, adding seats. Check what is left under Settings > Usage.

At the bottom of an empty folder’s upload area you find plugin icons for Figma, Adobe Express, and PowerPoint. Click one to open that plugin’s install page and upload to FeatPaper straight from that tool. See PowerPoint plugin.

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After the upload

When the upload finishes you do not stay in the list. FeatPaper takes you straight to the Share tab on the new document’s detail page, where the next steps start.

• Copy the share link — every document comes with a General share link ready to send. Add an Info-required link or Per-recipient links when you need them.
• Set per-link options — viewer type, PDF download, viewing period, communication channels, view notification, and access restrictions such as an email allow list or password, each stored per link.
• Check analytics — see who opened which page and when, in the Insights and Viewers tabs.

Uploading several files in a row? Each upload sends you to the Share tab, so head back to the folder list before starting the next one.

Progress hitting 100% only means the file transfer is done. Converting pages into a document may still be underway. While conversion runs, the document detail page shows a “Converting document” notice with a progress bar. Wait for that notice to clear and the normal screen to appear before you hand out the share link. Send it too early and your recipient may see a screen that is not ready.

For the full walkthrough of share links, see Share with a link.

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Ways to use this

Do not stop your first document at “uploaded” — set it up all the way to the point where responses come back. The upload drops you on the Share tab, so fixing the link and the alerts while you are there takes about ten minutes.

Know today whether the proposal you sent today was opened

• Situation — one proposal has to go out today, and you would rather not sit refreshing your inbox wondering whether it landed.
• Setup — on the Share tab that opens automatically after the upload, turn on Share settings > View notification for the link. Then in Settings > Notifications, switch on unknown under the notification audience — anonymous reads through a general share link only alert you when that is on. Wait for the Converting document notice to clear, then send the link.
• What you get — an email or Slack alert the moment they open it, and per-page stay time building up in the document’s Insights and Viewers tabs. Your own reads are never alerted on, so test in a private window.

Sending the same material to several people — upload the document once

• Situation — one company overview goes to several accounts, and you want to tell their reads apart.
• Setup — upload the document once, then create a Per-recipient link per account on the Share tab (3 per document on Starter, 10 on Pro, unlimited on Business and above).
• What you get — creating more links costs nothing against your monthly upload count, so Starter’s 10 uploads go further, while engagement splits by link and shows you which account reached which page and when.

Attach a PDF to an email and you never learn whether it was opened, and every correction means sending a new file. Send a link and the open and the per-page stay time are recorded, while the content is swapped behind the same address with a version update (every plan, one monthly upload).

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Button and shortcut reference

The buttons and actions people reach for most on this screen.

Button / element	Where	What it does
File Upload icon	List toolbar, after the invite icon inside a folder	Opens the PDF upload dialog.
New Folder icon	Right of the File Upload icon, before the search box	Opens a dialog to name a folder.
Upload area (dashed border)	Center of an empty folder	Click to open the file picker, or drag and drop a file to start uploading right away.
Plugin icons (Figma · Adobe Express · PowerPoint)	Bottom of an empty folder’s upload area	Click to open each plugin’s install page in a new tab.
Newly uploaded document card	Document list	Click to open the document detail page for share links, per-link settings, and analytics.

Shortcut: Open My Documents

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Frequently asked questions

I can't find the My Documents menu in the sidebar.

Logging in opens Home, the KPI overview, first. Document management lives under My Documents in the sidebar, which always shows in the main menu. If the sidebar is collapsed, expand it with the toggle button at the top.

Where do I create folders and documents?

Two icons sit in the list toolbar. The File Upload icon uploads a PDF, and the New Folder icon (a folder with a +) to its right makes a folder.

Can I upload a PPT or Word file directly?

Direct uploads support PDF files only. To keep a PowerPoint original in its native format, use the PowerPoint plugin icon at the bottom of the upload area.

It says my file is too big.

You have gone over your current plan’s file size limit. PDFs cap at 30 MB on Starter, 100 MB on Pro, and 300 MB on Business, with Enterprise set per contract. Video (MP4) has its own caps: 30 MB on Starter, 50 MB on Pro, and 100 MB on Business. Need bigger files? Upgrade to a higher plan.

It says I've used all my uploads this month.

You have hit the monthly upload count. Starter gets 10 a month, Pro 30, and Business 30 per seat, counting new documents and version updates together. The notice includes the date the next cycle opens. To upload sooner, change plan — on Business, adding seats raises the limit too — or ask your space admin. Check what is left under Settings > Usage.

I don't see the upload area.

The upload area appears in the center only when a folder has no documents at all. In a folder that already has documents, add one with the File Upload icon in the toolbar, or by dragging a file onto the screen.

Drag-and-drop doesn't work on my phone or tablet — how do I upload?

On mobile you upload by tapping instead of dragging. In an empty folder, tap the dashed upload area in the center and your phone’s file picker opens, filtered mostly to PDFs. In a folder that already has documents, tap the File Upload icon in the toolbar, then tap the file-picker button inside to choose a PDF. If you pick a non-PDF from “All files” by mistake, FeatPaper stops it before the upload starts with a “You can only upload PDF files.” notice.

Can I share a document as soon as I upload it?

Yes. When the upload finishes you land on the Share tab of the document’s detail page, and a General share link is already there to copy and send.

Can I send the link the moment upload progress hits 100%?

Hold on a moment. 100% means the file has finished transferring to the server, but converting pages into a document can continue briefly after that. If the Share tab still shows a “Converting document” notice with a progress bar, conversion is not done. Wait for that notice to clear and the normal analytics screen to appear before you hand out the link.

I was invited to a folder but I don't see the upload button.

Your folder invite granted can view access, which is read-only, so the File Upload icon and the upload dropzone do not appear. To upload into the folder directly, ask the folder owner or an admin to switch your invite to can edit. Space admins can upload to any folder without a separate invite.

Can I upload a new version of a sample document?

No. The sample documents added at sign-up cannot be updated, and you see “Sample documents cannot be updated” if you try. Documents you uploaded yourself support version updates on every plan, Starter included.

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Key points

• Create the folder first, then upload inside it — that keeps everything tidy.
• The upload lands you on the document’s Share tab automatically.
• Every document ships with a General share link you can copy immediately.
• Uploads respect a file size limit and a monthly count — Starter gets 10 a month.
• 100% progress is not the same as conversion complete. Wait for the Converting document notice to clear.

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Learn more

Tour the Home screen (KPI overview)

Explore the full layout of Home, the first screen after login.

See who read your document

Learn how to read engagement data and manage your uploaded documents.

Share with a link

Learn how to share a document securely and set per-link options.

Organize with folders

Learn how to keep documents organized with folders.