How do I embed pdf documents in Word 2000

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I am typing a doctoral thesis in Word 2000 and the format of the thesis
requires that all references be visible in the Word document. I have several
references which are large pdf documents (Adobe 6.0). So far, the pdf files
will not embed, (all I get is an icon). If I just insert, the pdf comes out
in code. I'm sure there's a solution, I just don't know it. Thank you for
any help you can give me.
 
Hi Dotty,

You can't embed a PDF into a Word document - the most you can embed is a
link. If you need to include part or all of the PDF in the Word document,
you'll have to either use a program like Adobe Acrobat Standard/Professional
(not the free reader) to save the file in a format Word can read (eg RTF) or
use copy/paste to copy the bits you want from the PDF and paste them into
Word. With the latter approach, even the free Adobe Acrobat reader allows
you to copy pages (or parts of them) as text or graphics.

Cheers
 
You can embed a single page PDF or the first page of a multi-page PDF in
Word 2003 if you have Acrobat 7 reader installed. I no longer have access
to Word 2000 to check whether it worked then.

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Hi Graham,

Perhaps I should have said "You can't embed a *viewable* PDF into a Word
document *- at least in versions up to 2000*."

Although you can embed a PDF into a Word 2000 document, all you can see
there is its name and icon. To view it, you've got to (a) have Adobe Acrobat
installed; and (b) open the object (eg by double-clicking on it) to view
it - not really viable for a printed document.

Cheers
 
Hmmm. The one page pdfs would be viewable in Word 2003, but only with reader
7 installed. Otherwise there too you get an icon.

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