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title: How to use the Iframe widget?
description: The Iframe widget allows you to display external web pages, apps, or documents within your site.
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# How to use the Iframe widget?

## Embed external content into your website

1\. The Iframe widget allows you to embed external content directly to your website. This means you can display content from another website or service without having to host it yourself. Drag and drop the Iframe widget onto the page

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-02-05/56f35eda-e94e-4267-95e4-ec4c18388fd4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,510&br_px=764,937&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=764&wat_scale=68&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=116,188)

2\. **Common Uses of an IFrame Widget**

- **Displaying External Websites** – Show another webpage inside your site.
- **Embedding Google Docs or Forms** – Display interactive documents, spreadsheets, or surveys.
- **Custom HTML Applications** – Load external tools, calculators, or apps.

3\. Select the Iframe widget to edit the settings described in Step 4 and further

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-02-05/51eab5f9-2136-4fd1-9cf6-a4ea84204c4b/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=957,103&br_px=1817,584&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=402,212)

4\. Click the pencil icon to add an external URL

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-02-05/e0487ef4-c1f3-4e91-96b9-398dadb454f4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,0&br_px=1920,549&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=926,219)

Like the example below, you can display PDF documents from your website in an Iframe. Specify the full path (domain + file URL) to the PDF file for the Iframe as the following:

yourdomainname(.)com/**mt-content/uploads/2025/02/pdf-test.pdf**

Where highlighted in bold is the File URL. You can find the File URL in the Media Library when selecting the file

5\. Click "Apply"

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6\. Specify the height of the Iframe widget

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-02-05/4cc12eae-8bab-4b3a-9409-98dd559506be/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,97&br_px=1920,646&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=738,243)

The rest of the features here - Spacing, Visible On, and Animation are common features in most widgets in the website builder. Please refer to [this guide](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/what-are-the-shared-features-in-the-website-builder) for more information on these features.

7\. Click "Save" to confirm the changes

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