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maureenw77584053
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May 26, 2018
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Why won't Excel PDF with embedded Word Object open?

  • May 26, 2018
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I created a PDF from my Excel Worksheet. It contained another PDF of a word document. Now it won't allow me to open the embedded object. Ideas for a fix???

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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May 26, 2018

Your title and body appear to say different things, so please clarify:

  • You can't open the Excel PDF?
    or
  • You can't open the embedded PDF of the Word document that is inside the Excel PDF?

How did you embed the Word PDF into the Excel PDF?

How many pages is the Word PDF and why does it need to be embedded instead of combined into one PDF?

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maureenw77584053Author
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May 31, 2018

HI Jane

Sorry for the confusion here. I converted an excel document to a PDF.  I wanted to embed another document from Word as a Object into the first PDF. I was able to bring up the embedded document in the Excel document before conversion to a PDF, but once it was converted it wouldn't open the embedded document at all.

Then I tried converting the Excel spreadsheet to a PDF first, but it wouldn't allow me to embed anything.

I've since discovered Adobe will sell me an option that allows me to embed one PDF converted document into another.  Sounds expensive...

Cheers

Maureen

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Meenakshi_Negi
Meenakshi_Negi
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May 31, 2018

Hi Maureen,

I did check your account and you have the Adobe Export PDF service.

Export PDF helps you to convert the PDF into Word, Excel and Rich text format files.

It does not help you to create the PDF from other format files.

As per your query, you mentioned that you have created PDF from the Excel file.

It seems that you are using the Microsoft PDF printer to create the PDF and opening then in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

Reader DC is a free software, that helps you to view, sign, print and annotates the PDFs.

As you have Export PDF subscription, you can also access the feature in this application.

As you are not using the Adobe PDF maker to create the PDF, there is nothing much that can be done from our end.

To embed the file in PDF, you will need the Adobe Acrobat DC subscription.

It will also help you to create the PDFs from other format files using the Adobe PDF printer which may resolve your issue.

For more information on Adobe Acrobat DC, please refer this help document Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Acrobat DC.

Hope the information helps.

Let us know if you have any questions or need any help.

Regards,

Meenakshi

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