Reading pdf files in word 2003

[Alan]

Hi everyone. I messed up something, and now I can no longer read pdf files
in word (I have Acrobat Reader 7.0). I used to be able to just open the pdf
file in word, and it would open. Can anyone help me on how to restore this?

Thanks so much.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Word does not read .pdf files. Never has, never will.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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[Alan]

Thank you JoAnn. I can't believe how I confused myself so completely. Sigh.
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Alan

Word does not read .pdf files. Never has, never will.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Hi everyone. I messed up something, and now I can no longer read pdf
files
in word (I have Acrobat Reader 7.0). I used to be able to just open the
pdf
file in word, and it would open. Can anyone help me on how to restore
this?

Thanks so much.

 

[CyberTaz]

If you have a PDF inserted into a Word doc as an object or as an Icon,
double-clicking it *will* cause it to open in Reader... Perhaps that's what
you were thinking about If it doesn't open in a PDF reader you may want
to right click a PDF file icon to see if the file association is intact.

Season's Greetings |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi JoAnn,

Actually you can insert a PDF file into Word as an object. If Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher is installed the first page should be
viewable as a graphic (i.e. upto single page size). As with multipage TIFFs, Word doesn't contain the ability to separate out the
pages to be viewable.
Some folks create PDFs of individual pages from Powerpoint presentations or spreadsheets and include those in Word as their company
standards specify to use PDF rather than graphics as inserted items.

You may want to be a bit more careful on 'never will' statements It took a number of years to get the 'save as PDF' feature
added, and some folks said that wouldn't happen either <g>.

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Word does not read .pdf files. Never has, never will.

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JoAnn Paules>>

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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[JoAnn Paules]

But that's a different story. If you insert a .pdf file in a Word document,
you still have a Word document, not a .pdf file. And you're right, that
never will part could come back to bite me in the rump but I'll take my
chances. ;-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375