Microsoft PowerPoint offers several features for you to create impactful presentations. For example, you can add Captions to videos in your PowerPoint presentations so that viewers understand the context better. Another great feature is adding a PDF file to your presentation.
You can provide more information in your slide(s) by including a PDF file. If you are interested in using this feature, this post will show the steps to insert a PDF file into Microsoft PowerPoint on your Windows PC. PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint 2021, 2019, 2016 and 2013 support this feature.
Before start
We recommend checking that you are using an updated version of PowerPoint on your Windows 11 PC. This will help to attach the latest PDF versions to your presentation without any hiccups.
1. Add PDF to Powerpoint as an Image
The first method to add a PDF file to your PowerPoint presentation is simply by adding it as an image. This will be useful when your PDF contains a single document or you want to focus on a single section of a multi-page PDF file.
Step 1: Open your PDF and scroll to the section you want to highlight in your PowerPoint presentation.
Step 2: Do not minimize the PDF file window, click the Windows Search icon on the Taskbar, type PowerPoint, and press Enter.
Step 3: Open the PowerPoint file that you want to include the PDF file in.
Step 4: Click Insert in the upper right.
Step 5: Select Image.
Step 6: Click on Screenshot.
Step 7: Check the Available Windows option. It will display a preview of your PDF file window.
Step 8: Click Screen Clipping.
You should now see an opaque version of the PDF with the Mouse Pointer displayed as a Plus icon.
Step 9: Click and drag to take a screenshot of your PDF file.
When you stop clicking, your PDF image will appear in the PowerPoint slide.
You can select the image to resize it.
2. Add PDF to Powerpoint as Object
The next method is to add your PDF file as an object, meaning a visual element or icon that will show up on your PowerPoint slide. Here are the steps.
Step 1: Click the Window Search icon on the Taskbar, type PowerPoint, and press Enter.
Step 2: Open the presentation file to which you want to add the PDF file as an object.
Step 3: Click Insert in the upper left.
Step 4: Click Object in the Insert tab.
Step 5: In the Objects window, select ‘Adobe Acrobat Security Settings Document’ under Object Type.
Step 6: Click Create from file on the left side.
Step 7: Click Browse to select your PDF file.
Step 8: After you attach the PDF, click ‘Show as icon’ on the right.
You can also change the icon for your PDF in PowerPoint slides.
Step 9: Click Ok at the bottom right to confirm.
Your PDF file icon will show up on your selected PowerPoint slide.
3. Add PDF to PowerPoint as a Link
This is an additional way to link your PDF to be inserted as an object in a PowerPoint slide. This will open your file in a separate window on your Windows PC.
Here are the steps:
Step 1: Click the Window Search icon on the Taskbar, type PowerPoint, and press Enter.
Step 2: Open the PPT file in which you inserted your PDF file as an object.
Step 3: Click the PDF file icon on your slide.
Step 4: Click Actions in the Insert tab.
Step 5: Select the Mouse Click or Mouse Over tab.
Click will open the PDF file after clicking on its cover. Hovering over opens the PDF when you hover your pointer over the icon.
Step 6: Select Object Action and choose Open from the drop-down menu.
Step 7: Click Ok in the bottom right to confirm.
4. Add PDF to PowerPoint as Slide
You also have the option to add a PDF file as a slide in your PowerPoint presentation. For this, you must first convert your PDF file into a PowerPoint file on your Windows PC. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Open SmallPDF website in browser on your Windows 11 PC.
Step 2: Select your PDF file and convert it to PowerPoint format.
Step 3: After you download the converted PowerPoint file from your browser, open it on your Windows 11 computer.
Step 4: Go to the Slide tab on the left and select the slides you want to copy by pressing Shift + Click.
Step 5: Press Control + C to duplicate the slides.
Step 5: Open the PowerPoint presentation file in which you want to insert your PDF as a slide.
Step 6: Select the slide then you want to paste the selected slides.
Step 7: Press Control + V to paste the slides.
Slides from your PDF will now be pasted into your original PowerPoint presentation.
Insert PDF into PPT
These steps will help you add a PDF file to your PowerPoint presentation. You can also read our post on how to add a password to your PowerPoint file on Windows.
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