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2 Ways to Insert a PDF into a Word Document

Word Documents have long been a great way to present information. They have the flexibility that allow them to be very easy to use and the comprehensiveness that allows them to offer a complete package. If you wanted, for instance, to write a report on a heavily involving subject, Microsoft Word documents allow you to insert images that accompany the text or even insert PDF into the document. Inserting PDF into word is not very difficult as we shall see in this article. But doing it incorrectly could result in formatting issues that can cause problems with the final document. Let’s take a look at 2 ways to insert PDF to Word document. One of them will give you better results than the other.

Way 1How to Insert PDF into Word 2016 Directly

Within your word document, you can insert a PDF file as an object. While you might be able to open and view it, even resize it, you can’t edit it. Here’s how to embed your PDF file to your Word document.

Step 1. Insert PDF to Word

While working on your document, click "Insert" > "Object". In the object dialogue box, click "Create from File" and then click "Browse" to find the PDF you want to insert. Click "Insert".

Step 2. After Embedding PDF into Word

If you want to display the PDF icon, check "Display as icon". Leave this option unchecked if you want to display the first page of the document. Then Click "OK" to finish.

Disadvantage of this way: while this is a great and easy way to insert a PDF into your Word document. This method almost certainly causes formatting issues. The contents of the inserted PDF may not match the formatting of the document. It is also very likely that when you try to scan the PDF numerous other issues could arise. If you will be presenting the finished document, then you obviously care about the formatting and whether or not the reader will find it easy to read the information on it. this is why it is important to find a solution that will not alter the formatting of your document.

Way 2How to Insert PDF into Word 2016 with Better Formatting

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The best way to add PDF files to Word is to use Wondershare PDFelement. This program comes with a whole host of features that are designed to help you create a well formatted document very easily. Some of the features that make it a better option as opposed to adding the PDF file directly include;

  • It comes with tools that make it easy for you to combine, edit, transform and even organize your PDF files with ease.
  • It is very useful in converting PDF files to other formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and many others.
  • It can also be used to insert new pages into PDF or existing pages with other PDFs as well as combine multiple file formats like Word or Excel and PDF.
  • Despite all of its impressive features, Wondershare PDFelement is very easy to use even for a beginner.
  • It also comes with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature with enables images or printed text to be translated into machine readable text. It is essential to perform ORC on any PDF document before converting them to editable formats such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
  • Best of all, your document’s formatting will not be altered in any way.

Follow these very simple steps to easily insert a PDF file to Word.

Step 1. Upload PDF Files

Begin by downloading and installing Wondershare PDFelement to your computer. Launch the program. The next step is to add the PDF file you wish to convert to the program’s interface. Simply Drag and Drop the file to add it.

Step 2. Insert PDF to Word

To convert the PDF file to Word format. Click "Home" and then choose "To Word" to convert the PDF file.

Step 3. Insert PDF to Word

A dialogue box will appear. In it you can select the "Options" button to get more settings for conversion. You can also change the output folder of the final converted file by clicking on "Browse". Then click on "convert" once you are happy with all the selections.

The converted file will be available in your selected output folder once the conversion is complete. You should also see a dialogue box with a direct link to the file.

You can proceed to the converted file to your Word document. The fact that they are in the same format ensures that you can maintain uniformity in terms of formatting. You can convert 2 PDF files up to 5 times with the free version of PDFelement. It is definitely worth a try to maintain the quality of your documents and ensure that you leave nothing out when creating your documents.

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Posted by to PDF to Word | Follow @elisewilliams7
Published: Jul 12,2016 18:05 pm / Updated: Aug 05,2016 11:47 am

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