How to Insert a PDF File into Word (PC or Mac)

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How to Insert a PDF File into Word (PC or Mac)
How to Insert a PDF File into Word (PC or Mac)
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This article explains how to turn a PDF file into an object in Microsoft Word and insert it into a document using a desktop computer.

Steps

Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 1
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 1

Step 1. Open a Microsoft Word document on your computer

The Word icon looks like a blue and white document. You can find it in the "Applications" folder (on a Mac) or in the "Start" menu (on Windows).

Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 2
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 2

Step 2. Click on the Insert tab

This button is located between "Home" and "Page Layout" in the upper left corner. At the top of the screen, another toolbar will open with a list of all the items you can insert.

Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 3
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 3

Step 3. Click on the Object button

This will allow you to select and insert into the document a PDF file that you have on your computer.

  • Alternatively, you can click on the icon

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    next to the "Object" button and select "Text from File". This option will allow you to export all the text contained in a PDF file and copy it within the Word document.

Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 4
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 4

Step 4. Click the From File button or Create from file.

A new explorer window will open allowing you to select a PDF file from your computer.

  • On a Mac you can find the "From File" option in the lower left corner of the "Object" window.
  • On Windows click on the "Create from file" tab at the top and then click on "Explore".
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 5
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 5

Step 5. Select the PDF file you want to insert

In the explorer window, find the PDF file you want to insert and click on it.

Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 6
Insert a PDF Into Word on PC or Mac Step 6

Step 6. Click on the "Open" button

The selected PDF file will be processed and inserted into the document as if it were an object.

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