How to Embed a PDF File in an Excel Worksheet

Sometimes, there’s a need to embed a PDF file within an Excel workbook, such as when creating a catalog with product-specific PDFs.

1: Using Adobe Acrobat

1. Open your Excel spreadsheet where you want to embed the PDF.
2. Go to Insert > Object.
3. Click Create > Browse to locate the PDF you want to insert.
4. Before clicking OK, check the boxes that say Link to file and Display as icon.
5. Right-click on the PDF icon and select Format Object.
6. In the pop-up window, click Properties, then choose Move and size within cells.

2: Using Excel’s Insert Feature

1. Go to the Insert tab in Excel.
2. Click on the Object icon in the Text group.
3. select the ‘Create New’ tab in the Object dialog box and then choose ‘Adobe Acrobat Document’ from the list. (Note: You need to install Adobe Reader on your system for the Adobe object to appear in the list).
4. Check the option ‘Display as icon’.
5. Click OK, select the PDF file you want to embed, and click Open.