However, if you are linking an existing file, then changes in the source file will be reflected in the linked file.

Updating the source file will not update the embedded file. If you want to update an embedded file, you have to double-click the object to open the file and then edit.

If you want to link the file, also select the Link to File check box.ĭifference between embedding and linking an existing file This way you can embed a file into your document.Ĩ. The object icon is created at the cursor position. Click the Browse button to locate the file in your system.ħ. From the dialog box, click Create from File.ĥ. From the Ribbon, under the tab Insert, within the group Text, click Object. Place your mouse cursor where you want to create the objectģ. You can insert an existing file into your document in two different ways: either embed the file or link the file.Ģ. Word creates an icon of the selected Program at the cursor position and opens the program to create a new file.įor example, if you select object type as “Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet”, an Excel icon is created at the cursor position and then Word opens the Excel program to create a new Excel document.ġ. Select an object to create from the Object Type list.ĥ. And indeed then I get the choice between two pdf icons. I found that one way to temporarily solve it is to browse to the acrobat reader exe file. The problem is that there is no more pdf icon.See picture. From the Ribbon, under the tab Insert, within the group Text, click Object. When I want to insert an existing pdf file in a word document, I choose insert as object and check the box display as icon. Place the mouse cursor where you want to create the object.Ģ. While inserting a file (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, image, etc.) as an object into a Word document, you can either create a new or use an existing file.Ĭreate a new file and insert as an objectġ.

Pdf icon for word object