How to Open a PDF in OneNote

Insert a PDF into OneNote by using "File Printout."

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OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office suite, creates an information center that gathers all your personal records such as documents, video clips, audio files, drawings and pictures, and shares them with your Microsoft OneDrive account. Opening PDFs in OneNote by clicking "File Printout" saves you the trouble of converting PDF files to OneNote files. As an alternative, you can also save a PDF file as a different type of image, such as a JPEG, and insert it into OneNote.

Insert a PDF into OneNote

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Step 1

Click "File Printout."

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Click "File Printout" in the File group of the INSERT tab to import a PDF file to OneNote.

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Step 2

Choose a PDF file.

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Locate the PDF file you want to insert from the "Choose Document to Insert" window and click "Insert" to continue.

Step 3

Wait while OneNote inserts the PDF file.

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Wait for the insertion process to complete. It could take a while depending on the size of the PDF file.

Step 4

Check the result.

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Check the PDF file in OneNote. You can drag and resize the PDF file in the Notebook.

Insert a PDF into OneNote as an Image

Step 1

Choose "Save As..." to save the PDF file.

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Open the PDF file you want to insert into OneNote in Adobe Acrobat. Choose "Save As..." from among the File drop-down list.

Step 2

Choose an image format.

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Choose an image format such as JPEG from among the drop-down list by clicking the down arrow of the "Save as type" section.

Step 3

Click "Save."

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Click "Save" to save the PDF file as a specified image format to the location you designate on you computer.

Step 4

Click "Pictures."

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Open OneNote and click "Pictures" in the Image group of the INSERT tab.

Step 5

Choose the image file and click "Insert."

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Choose the image file you saved and click "Insert" to import the image file.

Step 6

Check the result.

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Check the image file. You can drag and resize the file in your Notebook.