Add a PDF to your Office file

Learn how to insert a file in .pdf format into your Office 2010 file as an object. You will be able to re-size it, but you will be unable to edit it after insertion.

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• Excel
• OneNote
• Outlook
• PowerPoint
• Publisher
• Visio
• Word

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Excel

To insert a PDF into an Excel 2010 worksheet, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Text group, click Object.
3. In the Object dialog box, on the Create New tab, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
4. Browse to the .pdf file that you want to insert, and then click Open.

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OneNote

To insert a PDF into a OneNote 2010 notebook page, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Files group, click File Printout.
3. Browse to the .pdf file that you want to insert, and then click Insert.

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Outlook

To insert a PDF into an Outlook item, do the following:

1. Open a new item, such as an email message or calendar event.
2. Click the Insert tab, and then click inside the body of the item.
3. In the Text group, click Object.
4. In the Object dialog box, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
5. Browse to the .pdf file that you want to insert, and then click Open.

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PowerPoint

To insert a PDF into a PowerPoint presentation, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Text group, click Object.
3. In the Insert Object dialog box, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
4. Browse to the .pdf file you want to insert, and then click Open.

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Publisher

To insert a PDF into a Publisher publication, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Text group, click Object.
3. In the Insert Object dialog box, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
4. Browse to the .pdf file you want to insert, and then click Open.

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Visio

To insert a PDF into a Visio drawing, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Text group, click Object.
3. In the Insert Object dialog box, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
4. Browse to the .pdf file you want to insert, and then click Open.

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Word

To insert a PDF into a Word document, do the following:

1. Click the Insert tab.
2. In the Text group, click Object.
3. In the Object dialog box, click Adobe Acrobat Document, and then click OK.
4. Browse to the .pdf file you want to insert, and then click Open.

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