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Matt-Au
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January 12, 2012
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How do you keep embedded documents during conversion from Word 2007 to PDF?

  • January 12, 2012
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Windows 7, with all available patches.

Word 2007, with all available patches.

Acrobat reader 9.3.2

I have additional documents, spreadsheets etc embedded into a Microsoft Office Word document. When this document is converted to the PDF (using the Word PDF add-in interface) the embedded objects can no longer be opened and only appear as images. 

Is there a way to retain the embedded document during the conversion so that they can be opened from within the resulting PDF?

Thanks in advance!

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CtDave
CtDave
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January 12, 2012

You identify Adobe Reader as an installed application. However, it can not create output PDF; it is a PDF "viewer".

If you have Acrobat X installed you will have the PDFMaker available via the Word ribbon.

If you are using MS Word's Save As > PDF then the process of PDF creation is Microsoft's and questions about it are better resolved at one of the MS forums.

Be well...

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Matt-AuAuthor
Participant
January 13, 2012

Thanks very much for your repsonse, it's much appreciated

I don't have Acrobat X installed at this time so am not able to create or edit PDFs (other than from Word).  I understand that creating a PDF from Word may not be an Acobat issue per se, but thought that someone on this forum may have experienced a similar problem, hence thought I'd try my luck here

I will do as you suggest and try an MS forum

Thanks again

MichaelKazlow
MichaelKazlow
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January 13, 2012

Embedded objects are not able to be converted into usable converted object in the pdf.

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