How to insert a PDF into PowerPoint
So, we’ve made the jump from PowerPoint to PDF and vice versa, what happens if we want to go all Inception and add a PDF into our PowerPoint file?
This could be useful if you’re creating something like an Interactive handbook in PowerPoint (a navigable, digital document learners can use to get the information they need, when they need it).
The most common route to do something like this is drop a screenshot of your PDF into your PowerPoint file and then link it to where it’s saved in some sort of shared folder system, but there are a couple of problems with that:
What happens if the PDF is saved phone numbers in greece in an internal folder and external users need to access it?
What happens if you move or delete the PDF at some point?
So that got us thinking. We need a way to actually insert a PDF file into a PowerPoint file. Steps below, you’re welcome.
You’ll need a transparent ICO file, so we’ve got one ready for you to download: Download the transparent ICO file.
With your PowerPoint file open, click Insert and then [oddly] from the Text group, click Object:
In the window that appears, click Create from file then Browse to locate and select your PDF file (don’t close this window yet):
Screenshot of the insert object pop up
Step 4
Click the Display as icon checkbox followed by Change Icon for the next hacky steps: