Insert a PDF as an Object on a PowerPoint Slide
When you want to view the entire PDF file during your PowerPoint presentation, insert the PDF as an object. During your presentation, select the PDF object on the slide and the PDF file opens in a PDF viewer.
Open the PDF During a Slideshow
To open the PDF file during a presentation, attach an action to the image.
Insert a PDF into PowerPoint as a Picture
If you only want to view the content of one page of a PDF file, add it to a PowerPoint slide as an image.
Insert Text from a PDF to PowerPoint
Another way to add a specific section of a PDF to PowerPoint is using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To insert text from a PDF file:
Insert Graphics from a PDF to PowerPoint
To insert a graphic from a PDF file:
Import PDF into PowerPoint for Mac
When you insert a PDF into PowerPoint for Mac as an object, you may receive an error message stating that the file type is not supported or the file is not available. This is because object linking and embedding is not fully implemented in Mac Office applications. You can insert text and graphics from a PDF in PowerPoint for Mac using the same steps provided above. Another option is to select Insert > Hyperlink > Web Page or File, to link to a PDF. You can open the hyperlink during the presentation to display the PDF file.
Import PDF into PowerPoint Online
PDF files cannot be inserted or edited in PowerPoint Online. However, PDFs display as expected when created in another version of PowerPoint.
