Dropping PDFs into a Word document?

[Hugh R]

I'm trying to drop a 7 page PDF into a Word document. It seems to only want to drop the 1st page into the document, and online help seems to confirm this. Any workarounds? Thanks, I don't write reports too often anymore.

[Don Plumley]

break the seven page document into seven files. Or generate the word doc with 7 blank pages, output a pdf then combine.

[Hugh R]

I generated 7 blank pages and it only inserted the first page. How do you break a 7 page PDF into seven files? Do I need the whole Acrobat, or can I do it with the "reader"?

What I did is "insert object" and select the file.

[intakexhaust]

Might now help today but read somewhere MS Word 2013 will have lots of flexibility with PDF merge, edit, etc.. Another cheat for your short PDF is to use the snipping tool for each page, convert to an image and then paste into the Word doc.

edit- Forgot to mention the free numerous PDF creator and cracks available. Search C-NET or google for them. Some of these little freebie programs work quite well.

[Don Plumley]

I don't know about Reader, I have the full version (and on a mac, preview lets you add/subtract pages by dragging). If you email me the doc, I'll break it up.

I use a tool called PDF Creator (freeware) on my PC to print PDF files; it seems to let you edit PDF's as well if you'd rather go that way.

[Head416]

You could install CutePDF - PDF printer, you 'print' anything to it and the output is a PDF file rather than a piece of paper. Then print each page of your PDF one at a time to create 7 separate PDFs. Not sexy, but it'll get it done.

[Head416]

Or PDF Creator mentioned above to do the same thing.

[Hugh R]

Guys thanks
I'm doing this work moon lighting for a small consulting firm. Let me try them first. Don, I really appreciate your generous offer. This may well be an on-going small side gig. I need to see if they have anything first.

[imcarthur]

Do you have to preserve the formatting? I just had to Anglicize a Frenglish white paper pdf. I just copied & pasted the text into Word & did my editing & reformatted it. Probably more work then you are looking for however.

Ian

[Hugh R]

I'll try scanning each page as a separate document and then drop each one in. What a pain, with the lab reports, chains of custody, etc. about 20 pages.

[stomachmonkey]

Why do you need to insert a PDF into Word?

Serious question.

[Don Plumley]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

I'll try scanning each page as a separate document and then drop each one in. What a pain, with the lab reports, chains of custody, etc. about 20 pages.

Send the file over, I can break it up in five minutes...

[Don Plumley]

Or the easier way is to generate your word doc, save it as a PDF, then we can drop in the scans. Unless you want the PDF's to sit inside header/footer of your source document.

[Hugh R]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Why do you need to insert a PDF into Word?

Serious question.

Laboratory reports are emailed to me as a PDF.