(PDF in a Word document with first page displayed in full. Most people do, but be aware of the requirement. It only works if you and any document readers have Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader or some other compatible PDF reader installed. This displays the full first page of the PDF in the Word document like this. Insert as ObjectĪ fancy alternative is ‘Insert as Object’. Beating Bots, Spies and Cockups has a chapter ‘Secure Containers’ with a section on using ‘Office documents as secure, password protected containers’ which explains this Office trick (and some traps) in full detail. You can do this with any file, not just PDF. Readers can click the icon to open the PDF. If you ‘drag and drop’ (or copy and paste) a PDF into a Word document it’ll appear as an icon. docx file which is convenient but also makes the document a lot bigger. Here we’ll look at ways to include (attach or embed) a PDF into a Word document. In most cases you’ll link to a PDF or other external file. Here’s three ways to add a PDF into your Word document. From a simple link to another file to converting the PDF into a Word document. Like many things in Microsoft Word, there is more than one way to add a PDF file into a Word document.
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