# In a user task (or other) is there a way at design time to attach a file to the task?

**URL:** <https://forum.flowable.org/t/in-a-user-task-or-other-is-there-a-way-at-design-time-to-attach-a-file-to-the-task/362>\
**Category:** Flowable Engine\
**Created:** [February 25, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/in-a-user-task-or-other-is-there-a-way-at-design-time-to-attach-a-file-to-the-task/362 "2017-02-25T20:53:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/in-a-user-task-or-other-is-there-a-way-at-design-time-to-attach-a-file-to-the-task/362/1 "2017-02-25T20:53:43Z")

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What I want is for the user to be able to see a document already attached to the process before doing anything. This is because I want the user to download and read the document as a part of completing the step.

The problem would also be solved if I could show some custom HTML on the page after the user clicks on the task because then I could just link to an online version of the document for the user to read.

Also, if a script task could pop up a window or lightbox that has my custom HTML then that would work as well.

So, I see three main options here:

1. design an attachment into the user task
2. show some custom HTML for a user task
3. pop up a window via a script task that has the link to the document or the document itself.

Are any of these options possible with Flowable? I haven’t yet found how to design a document into a user task.

I rigged up a solution for a terms-of-service document by pasting the TOS in a form input. I’d rather not do that with this next document I am working with.

It seems like my problem could also be solved if I could add a form with one read-only control, that being a rich text field. Would that be difficult to add?