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how to insert a pdf file into Microsoft365 (powerpoint)

Anonymous
2022-02-13T04:18:10+00:00

install acrobat DC, and there seems an acrobat add-in in the powerpoint. but can't Insert PDF into this powerpoint365 for MAC

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  1. John Korchok 231.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-13T17:35:05+00:00

    Inserting a file as an object uses Windows OLE technology. MacOS does not use OLE. There is a miniport of the technology that Microsoft includes in Office for Mac, but it only supports inserting Word or Excel files in Word, Excel or PowerPoint.

    Instead, you can insert each page of a PDF as a picture on a PowerPoint slide. Or put the PDF in the same folder as the presentation, link to it from the deck and send both files to the recipient(s).

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  1. Jim G 134K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-18T20:07:38+00:00

    If you insert a PDF using Windows, the PDF will not open in PowerPoint for Mac.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T23:45:32+00:00

    thanks guys for making it clear. yes, I can only insert word, excel into ppt slides. OLE is the root cause. I have to install parallel and windows/powerpoint to support this function.

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  3. Steve Rindsberg 99,156 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-02-13T18:57:54+00:00

    >> install acrobat DC, and there seems an acrobat add-in in the powerpoint. but can't Insert PDF into this powerpoint365 for MAC

    The add-in is for making PDFs *from* PowerPoint. It doesn't add the ability to import PDFs *into* PPT.

    But have you checked in Acrobat to see if there's an option to save or export a PDF to PowerPoint? That might help.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-13T05:16:54+00:00

    Hello,

    This forum is a user-to-user support forum. My name is Charles and I am a fellow user with decades of experience using Microsoft Word. I have written extensively on using Word and have authored help articles on the Microsoft site.

    Why are you even attempting this? A PDF file is a document, usually multi-page while a PowerPoint presentation is presentation. What are you attempting to insert into a slide? An image? Text?

    I hope this information helps.

    Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

    You can ask for more help by replying to this post (Reply button below).

    Stay well

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