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Dec 10, 2014 2:26 AM UTC
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How to embed a pdf file into the body of an email?

How can I embed a pdf file into the body of an email?

Dov Isaacs
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Legend
Dec 10, 2014 5:01 AM UTC

Per my response to Anubha above and on behalf of Adobe, there is no way to embed a PDF file in an Outlook e-mail message other than a low resolution, crufty-looking raster representation of the first page and that is via OLE using the Outlook client on Windows. As you have noticed, the Outlook web client doesn't offer even that as an option since it doesn't support OLE.

If you need to include a PDF file with your e-mail, the only safe and dependable thing to do is to send it as an attachment!

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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Participant
Sep 16, 2026 8:56 PM UTC

I found a way! If you also have Gmail, you can copy and paste it into an email there, then send that email to yourself in Outlook! It comes out perfect, and you can forward it from there!

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Participant
May 9, 2023 3:34 PM UTC

I cut and paste a screenshot of what I want to put into an email.

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Participant
Jan 24, 2023 9:37 PM UTC

So, to be clear, there is NO way to embed a multi-page PDF into an Outlook email? It can only be sent as an attachment? Wow. 

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Legend
Dec 5, 2022 10:22 AM UTC

That is not related to the question. Your spam link is a web site, not an email. 

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Participant
Nov 17, 2022 2:06 AM UTC

If you use Gmail, you can open in >Viewer on your pc, and then go to edit, and hit  >copy and then paste  in your email body. But thats gmail. Also I use Canva, and then hit > Share, > Copy to Clipboard, then go to email ( Gmail, though) and right click, and >Paste. As you can see, I've pasted it into an email, see attached photo, (contact info covered)

 

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Participant
Jan 18, 2020 11:33 AM UTC

I just found this thread and since it is 2020 now, would like to ask a similar question. I have created a flyer in AI cc. If I convert it in PS to a jpeg I can drag this into the body of the email and also attach it as an AI PDF. This way the receiver sees the full news update. However, as Dov wrote previously, the quality is not great. Is there now a way to both attach the AI pdf and have it come up with better resolution in the body of the email? Or in the alternative, can people recommend a service like constant contact where a custom flyer would convert well? Thank you in advance for your help.

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Anubha Goel
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Dec 10, 2014 3:31 AM UTC

Hi catelizfcp,

Open your email (Eg: Outlook) and simply click 'New Email' on the ribbon bar to open a new message window.

Now, go to 'Insert > Object > Create from File' and browse the PDF file that you need to insert in the body of your email message and click ok.

Regards,

Anubha

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Dov Isaacs
Legend
Dec 10, 2014 4:24 AM UTC

That will absolutely NOT embed a PDF file, at least with Outlook on Windows. At best, it will create a low resolution raster image of the first page of the PDF file and put it into the e-mail!

          - Dov

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- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)