I work in an emergency department in an education role, and we create a lot of reference material for training and day-to-day use. At the moment, much of it is printed, which can be expensive, wasteful, and difficult to keep updated. I'd like to create something employees could access on their phones, with fairly simple functionality—ideally a searchable or organized directory of PDF documents. I don't have programming experience, so I'm looking for suggestions on no-code or visual app-building tools, or other practical solutions that would provide the same result while making it easy to control access and keep documents current.
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You could also combine the material into a single digital handbook, such as one well-organized PDF or ebook-style document. That would be simple to distribute and use offline, although you’d want a reliable process for replacing the file whenever the information changes.
Before building a custom app, I’d look at existing document-storage or website tools. A shared Google Drive, SharePoint site, or simple internal webpage could organize the PDFs without requiring programming, and access can usually be configured so employees can view files without editing them. It would also make updating documents much easier than distributing an app.
That could work. I’d need to confirm the permissions are set so employees can open and download the files but can’t accidentally change the originals.
We could probably combine everything, but I’m concerned that old copies would remain on people’s phones after an update. A centralized library may be better for keeping everyone on the current version.