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APPCM
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August 27, 2015
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Cannot Embed PDF into Excel 2013 (Standard Fix Not Working)

  • August 27, 2015
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I have a user who on a brand new PC cannot embed PDF's into Excel 2013. Error "Cannot Insert Object."

Acrobat Reader DC

Win 7 Pro 64

Office 365 2013 (Latest updates)

The standard Adobe fix doesn't resolve the issue. (disabling the protected mode)

Also tried Reader XI

Any real fixes? I see a lot of people with this same issue but no solution for those that the "disabling protected mode" fix isn't working for.

Thanks

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AadeshSingh
AadeshSingh
Participating Frequently
August 27, 2015

Hi APPCM‌,

Try these steps :-

Step 1 : Open the Excel worksheet that you want to use.

Step 2 : Select the "Insert" box near the top of the Excel ribbon.

Step 3 : Select "Object" from the Text section.

Step 4 : Click the "Create New" tab if necessary and then select "Adobe Acrobat Document" from the Object Type box.

Step 5 : Select the PDF from the files and folders on your computer. Click "Open." This should cause the document to appear within your worksheet.


Regards,

Aadesh

henrymoritzwft
Participant
October 27, 2015

This problem appears to be limited to the 64-bit version of office.  We have been unable to perform a standard insert of any PDF into MS Office applications (Excel, Powerpoint, Word) while Adobe Reader is the default PDF reader.  Moreover, we have confirmed this problem going as far back as version 9.  While there are some manual workarounds (such inserting a PDF file as a Packager object), a VBA macro insert does not provide this flexibility and, hence, will not work.  Non-Adobe PDF readers (e.g. Foxit) appear to work fine

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