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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word document
Hi there,
Several of my coworkers and I are experiencing the same problem when we embed a PDF file into a Word document - the PDF icon does not display. My company is still in the dark ages with Word 2000, so I don't know if the problem is related to that. Basically, I will Insert ObjectCreate from fileCheck Display as Icon Browse and select the PDF icon, but the icon doesn't appear once it's embedded in the document. The PDF name will appear and I can still double click on that to open the document, but the Icon doesn't appear so other readers don't realize that it's a document link. I can insert other types of files such as Word and Excel documents and those icons will appear within my Word docs and I can insert PDF files into my Excel docs and the icon will appear, so the problem seems to be limited to inserting a PDF file into a word document. Has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it? Thank you!! |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word document
Try going to Help - About Microsoft Office Word - Disabled Items. Then select
any items that look like they relate to Adobe or PDF Maker (Or whatever your PDF utility is). Select those items and click the Enable button. You might need to restart your computer for the change to take effect, but I can't remember for sure. You might also need to re-enable the PDFMaker toolbar in Word. I hope this helps. Fred "L Bonelli" wrote: Hi there, Several of my coworkers and I are experiencing the same problem when we embed a PDF file into a Word document - the PDF icon does not display. My company is still in the dark ages with Word 2000, so I don't know if the problem is related to that. Basically, I will Insert ObjectCreate from fileCheck Display as Icon Browse and select the PDF icon, but the icon doesn't appear once it's embedded in the document. The PDF name will appear and I can still double click on that to open the document, but the Icon doesn't appear so other readers don't realize that it's a document link. I can insert other types of files such as Word and Excel documents and those icons will appear within my Word docs and I can insert PDF files into my Excel docs and the icon will appear, so the problem seems to be limited to inserting a PDF file into a word document. Has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it? Thank you!! |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word docume
Thanks, Fred. I tried your suggestion, but in Word 2000, I don't have the
option to view disabled items from the Help menu. I've researched this issue on the web and it seems like other people have had the same problem, but nobody seems to have a solution. =( Thanks again. Laura "Idaho Word Man" wrote: Try going to Help - About Microsoft Office Word - Disabled Items. Then select any items that look like they relate to Adobe or PDF Maker (Or whatever your PDF utility is). Select those items and click the Enable button. You might need to restart your computer for the change to take effect, but I can't remember for sure. You might also need to re-enable the PDFMaker toolbar in Word. I hope this helps. Fred "L Bonelli" wrote: Hi there, Several of my coworkers and I are experiencing the same problem when we embed a PDF file into a Word document - the PDF icon does not display. My company is still in the dark ages with Word 2000, so I don't know if the problem is related to that. Basically, I will Insert ObjectCreate from fileCheck Display as Icon Browse and select the PDF icon, but the icon doesn't appear once it's embedded in the document. The PDF name will appear and I can still double click on that to open the document, but the Icon doesn't appear so other readers don't realize that it's a document link. I can insert other types of files such as Word and Excel documents and those icons will appear within my Word docs and I can insert PDF files into my Excel docs and the icon will appear, so the problem seems to be limited to inserting a PDF file into a word document. Has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it? Thank you!! |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word document
What is the current default application for PDF files in Windows? There were
some limitations before Acrobat/Reader versions 7 that *may* be the reason for your problems. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org L Bonelli wrote: Hi there, Several of my coworkers and I are experiencing the same problem when we embed a PDF file into a Word document - the PDF icon does not display. My company is still in the dark ages with Word 2000, so I don't know if the problem is related to that. Basically, I will Insert ObjectCreate from fileCheck Display as Icon Browse and select the PDF icon, but the icon doesn't appear once it's embedded in the document. The PDF name will appear and I can still double click on that to open the document, but the Icon doesn't appear so other readers don't realize that it's a document link. I can insert other types of files such as Word and Excel documents and those icons will appear within my Word docs and I can insert PDF files into my Excel docs and the icon will appear, so the problem seems to be limited to inserting a PDF file into a word document. Has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it? Thank you!! |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word docume
My default PDF application is Acrobat Professional 7.0
"Graham Mayor" wrote: What is the current default application for PDF files in Windows? There were some limitations before Acrobat/Reader versions 7 that *may* be the reason for your problems. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org L Bonelli wrote: Hi there, Several of my coworkers and I are experiencing the same problem when we embed a PDF file into a Word document - the PDF icon does not display. My company is still in the dark ages with Word 2000, so I don't know if the problem is related to that. Basically, I will Insert ObjectCreate from fileCheck Display as Icon Browse and select the PDF icon, but the icon doesn't appear once it's embedded in the document. The PDF name will appear and I can still double click on that to open the document, but the Icon doesn't appear so other readers don't realize that it's a document link. I can insert other types of files such as Word and Excel documents and those icons will appear within my Word docs and I can insert PDF files into my Excel docs and the icon will appear, so the problem seems to be limited to inserting a PDF file into a word document. Has anyone else experienced this problem and do you know how to fix it? Thank you!! |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word document
The Icon that is associated with a pdf file is too large (too detailed).
I had to go and download a smaller resolution icon. Then when you embed the pdf file you also have to browse for the low resolution icon. |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word docume
Download low resolution pdf icons here.......
http://icone.goldenweb.it/index_file...t/default.html Then save it somewhere that is easy to remember. Open Word.....Insert Object/create from file........select the file........tick Display as Icon.........change Icon......now browse to the low resolution icon and viola. Just send money ...... |
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Problem w/ PDF icon not appearing when embedded in Word docume
I just tried that website........
There's an icon to download each file. It downloads it as xxx.ico.html You need to delete the html part of the filename leaving it as xxx.ico I've no idea why they stuck the html part on the end. Your existing adobe icons are too high resolution for Word 2000. You could go into C:Program_Files/Adobe and then over-write them but I prefer to leave the originals and then search for my low resolution ones. Michael |
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