I have a very large word document with many images to be inserted into it. I created the images in illustrator and the only export format that produced clear enough images was PDF. TIFF or JPEG at 300ppi were blurry when zoomed in. However, when I insert the PDF into my word document it becomes blurry. I have turned off image compression and this still occurs. Is there any solution to my problem?
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PDF is not a pixel based image, but a vector graphic. Blurring therefore occurs in word itself.– mashuptwiceCommented Dec 6, 2022 at 2:23
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Is .wmf an export option for you? You can insert those directly into Word, like any png, jpeg, etc., and it's a vector-based format.– RoobyDoobyCommented Dec 6, 2022 at 18:13
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If you insert a PDF page as an object in Office, you will get a poorly rendered raster graphic. I recommend to insert it as a vector graphic:
Starting with Office 2016 and Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office finally supports Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). So you can convert your PDF to SVGs and insert them into your Office document.
You can use pdf2svg to convert your (multi-page) PDF into (multiple) SVGs:
pdf2svg input.pdf output_%d.svg all
answered Mar 4, 2023 at 18:31
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The key here is to insert as a picture (Insert / Pictures / This Device), and not an object (Insert / Object / Create from file), the latter doesn't work.– SamuelCommented Dec 19, 2023 at 16:34
You can tick this box in excel-options-advanced
How about considering not inserting the PDF into your Word document but instead either:
PDF the Word document and combine it to the existing PDF; or
Create a PDF Portfolio which allows you to combine documents while retaining the existing document format(s) - no matter which format they are - into one PDF 'package' (called a "PDF Portfolio").
