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Acrobat 9: Inserting an Image File into an Existing PDF Document

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This tutorial shows how to insert a .jpg, .gif, or .png file into an existing PDF document using Microsoft Word. This video shows an example with a signature file, but any image file can be inserted into a PDF using this technique.
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@TomInterval 8 лет назад

Hi. This worked in Acrobat 9. The good news: The PNG maintained its transparency. The bad news: It lost a lot of its resolution. In any event, thanks for posting this useful video.

@tomdeming 8 лет назад

Such a simple fix for such a "simple" problem that was a BIG headache for me. Thanks!

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

You're welcome!

@843292 6 лет назад

Thanks David! I'm working with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro and Microsoft Word 2010. Using your method, pasting a PNG retained the "no background" feature. However, the quality wasn't great. Thanks again for your video! Videos like yours are a big part of what makes the internet really helpful!

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@alexscagliola5818 7 лет назад

You are some kind of wizard and can plan my castle onslaught any day. Thanks man.

@paulettepatricia 9 лет назад

Thank you so much! I've been messing around trying to add a photo into a pdf for like an hour. Your video is a lifesaver!

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

I'm very glad to help! Let me know if you need other workarounds or tips for Acrobat. I'd be glad to make a video or refer you to one.

@MejorQueAyer365 9 лет назад

Wow thank you so much! This makes one of my classes so much easier to study for! Wish I could like 100 million times ..

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Thank you very much! Good luck with your class; I hope you earn an A.

@dnyaneshwarmadake884 4 года назад

Thank You David.... I watched many videos to fix it but most of the videos are suggesting software only which are asking subscription fees.... You saved Me.... Thank you so much again

@DavidHancock 4 года назад

Thank you!

@wolfmanj3 3 года назад

Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. I love videos like yours.. No Fuss, simple straight to the point and not dragging it out for long time just to get air time. Thank you !!!

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@LAWalker 10 лет назад

You can also go to Tools, Advanced Editing, TouchUp Object Tool, right click on the area you want to "place" your signature jpeg and size to fit.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

True, for Acrobat X and later and in documents which have neither protection nor form fields. This video is a bit older, though, and was filmed with Acrobat 9.

@NickDelhanidis 3 года назад

This works on Acrobat 9 Pro PLUS it retains the background transparency of PNG files . Thats the way to do it properly in Acrobat 9 instead of the word copy paste workaround.

@ToddGreene 10 лет назад

Dude, so simple! I read a dozen message boards and their solutions were either wrong or too difficult. Thank you!!

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're very welcome!

@markesssssss 6 лет назад

Thanks for the hint, it also works when using snipping tool. I had to use it anyways, since my scanned signature was a pdf document. Just snip, ctrl c, ctrl v and it looks super professional. In case you dont want to spend money on the Acrobat 9 you can download Acrobat 7 Pro from the official Adobe website

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Nice! Thank you. I didn't know 7 was available.

@rayyansahmed329 8 лет назад

Thanks. I had a lot of problems before trying to do this and have been trying for a long time. But using your method worked and solved the problem. Thanks again. Keep up the good work. Ray from London

@bigjerm9657 10 лет назад

Thanks for posting this, very easy. I don't know why Adobe would not build a "place image" function into Acrobat. I found that a large 300 dpi transparent PNG works pretty good. I got better quality sizing the large file inside Acrobat, rather than using a smaller 72 dpi image. Looked more like I actually signed the PDF.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're welcome. As for your pondering on Adobe, I'm told by friends who program for other companies that the Acrobat team is where Adobe puts people who are still learning or otherwise aren't ready for programming the higher-level apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. I don't know if that's true, but I do feel that Acrobat is the most unreliable Adobe product. There are a lot of tricks that have to be done to make it do things that should be basic functions.

@rebeccarincon9133 7 лет назад

This was driving me crazy! Thanks for solving. So happy to know how to fix it.

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Thank you! I'm glad I could help.

@kiyi4098 8 лет назад

Probably not the best solution, but after an hour of trying I am very thankful for your instructions. Image lost a lot of its resolution, but it worked!

@LoniBrock 10 лет назад

Another solution is to create a dynamic stamp with your signature image, that gets rid of the background issue and resolution loss. I appreciate the tip vids, thank you!

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're welcome. The dynamic stamps is a good approach, too, that I actually didn't know about.

@Hirnilein0815 9 лет назад

Open your PDF in Acrobat Pro, select "Tools -> Advanced Editing -> TouchUp Object Tool", right click to the place where you want to insert your image, select "Place Image..." and chose your Image file. This way you don't lose transparency.

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

I did not know that. Thank you!

@sridhard7877 7 лет назад

With solution you provided, we can insert images in AcrobatReader itself. Thanks.

@Jeff010203 4 года назад

Thanks for this. Its an issue I have struggled with for years. This is a time saver.

@DavidHancock 4 года назад

Thank you!

@edvolve 7 лет назад

Thank you for that so many years after the upload

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@mzk123ify 6 лет назад

while in word edit picture of signature...set transparent color and click in white area. When pasting in PDF paste then select "send to back"...it will pit signature behind the line.

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Nice! Thank you!

@eadoll515 9 лет назад

Thanks again! We all know how Adobe's insert signature tool is super intuitive...

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

+Eric Doll You're very welcome. Fortunately, they made huge improvements with the versions after Acrobat 9.

@ProductionSktT 9 лет назад

Wow, thats one hell of a good trick, I was about to buy Adobe Acrobat or whatever!!! Its perfectly works on OpenOffice too by the way, perfect job sir!!!

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Fantastic! Thank you for the Open Office tip. I haven't used OO in years, and never tried this trick with it.

@DavidHancock 11 лет назад

@baashie In theory, yes; however, Acrobat doesn't read. pngs correctly (often) and they tend to be placed in reverse with the empty space being black.

@jhonsnow9911 4 года назад

WOW still working in 2020 thanks mate

@DavidHancock 4 года назад

Thank you!

@jellyjust4676 3 года назад

Thanks and what i did was go into a photo editor and removed the background on the png for a cleaner look when placing signature

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Nice! That would make it look a lot nicer.

@brouziyneyoussef7561 3 года назад

u saved my life today.thnx

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@adanb6562 3 года назад

A workaround for the reader (if it no longer works, I apologize.) Copy the image you want to paste to clipboard (right-click "copy image" on internet or use Microsoft "snipping tool" - "edit" - "copy") Open the "comment" toolbar in Adobe Reader and select the "add stamp" tool. Select the last item titled "Paste Clipboard Image as Stamp Tool

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@None_of_your_business666 8 лет назад

One can copy the image from word and paste it by using the stamp tool. Cheers.

@Cosmic_Soul 4 года назад

I used Snagit Editor to save the signatures as PNG files, then change the white to transparent background within Snagit Editor. You can use other drawing editors as well. Then I used the Stamp feature to save the signature PNG files in Adobe Acrobat 9. This way you can insert the signatures or initials as a rubber stamp in any PDF document. Interactive PDF files need to be printed as another PDF file to use the Stamp feature.

@DavidHancock 4 года назад

Nice. Thank you!

@dimitrispap7977 2 года назад

It was sooo helpful. Thank you so much for that !!!

@DavidHancock 2 года назад

Thank you!

@meagansheeler1797 10 лет назад

David, this was helpful however, I'm working on creating a cover for my book through Createspace and was wondering how to put an actual picture I will download into word into a PDF? PDF is required for Createspace. Is it as simple as the process you showed? I haven't tried yet because I didn't want to waste time making mistakes. Thanks.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

I've never used Createspace. If you have to submit a PDF as the final for pre-flight or publication, and you're using Word as your desktop publishing program, then insert the photos directly into Word. I don't have a tutorial on that. I'm an advanced Word 2010 user, but only have 2003 at home, where my screen capture software is loaded. So if you're in 2010, go to the Insert tab and place the jpg. You may see some tutorials online that say to insert the jog into a table. That's some nonsense and will make the final product harder to manipulate and also make it look unprofessional. So insert the image and then set the text wrapping (an icon that looks like a dog surrounded by prison bars) to "in front of text." This uses the fewest system resources when you're placing the image. When you have it set where you want, set the text wrapping to "square." Then the text will wrap around the image. If you want the image to stay there, right click it and select "more layout options" (I think -- I'm describing this from memory.) The tab on the far left has an option for "move object with text." Make sure that's unchecked and the picture won't move unless the paragraph to which it's anchored changes pages. Make sure you use jpg files, though. Word does not convert gif or png files to PDF documents well -- especially Word 2010. Word 2010 also has a glistch where caption boxes sometimes don't include text when PDF'd. If that happens, then you'll need to download a PDF converter (I forget the name of the one I use) and print to PDF with that instead. I hope that helps.

@agneshwang9074 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for posting this video.

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@ramongonzales6434 6 лет назад

Don't know if this helps or has been said already, but i turn the signature into a stamp. This way i can just stamp my signature.

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

That's a good way to do it, but I can't recall if it works on Acrobat 9 or not.

@FLORARealtor 8 лет назад

excellent! just what I need . THANK YOU.

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

+FLOR A Thank you!

@13jiwan 5 лет назад

Thank you David

@DavidHancock 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@AhmedAdly2 7 лет назад

Amazing ! thanks for the great tip .. works perfectly !

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@lminteriordesignllc1466 5 лет назад

Fabulous! This worked like a charm! Thank you.

@DavidHancock 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@HearthBorn 3 года назад

Nice job! Although, redrawing the signature line in Acrobat afterwards would finish the look in this case.

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@nathanmazhanga1171 7 лет назад

thank you for help.simple and easy way

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@EVANA11RAHMAN1 5 лет назад

Wonderful, thank a million

@DavidHancock 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@mpaulamac 5 лет назад

I'm trying to do this with Adobe 7 and Word 2007. When I paste the image, it crashes Adobe with a Runtime Error. Is there a work around for that? Thanks in advance.

@DavidHancock 5 лет назад

I don't know. I was switched over to Acrobat X when ti was released, so I'm very rusty in 9 and earlier versions now.

@Kazzzzzo 7 лет назад

How do I make it as a stamp, so the next time I want to add signature, I would just like to chit stamp icon.

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

I do not recall, but there are some great videos on YT for that.

@nasajento9339 7 лет назад

thanks for the help! Very easy trick to apply.

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@lizzyap 9 лет назад

THANKS SO MUCH! Worked GREAT!

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Elizabeth Rubel You're very welcome.

@owenkrysler8235 7 лет назад

I tried this and was not able to paste the word signature into the .PDF file. I also tried TouchUp Object Tool which screwed up all the formatting of document. My workaround for this problem (which is not very elegant) was to save the .PDF file as a Word document and then insert .jpg signature file and then to convert document back to a .PDF file.

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

This trick only works with Acrobat versions up to 9.

@tnamnatmnaw7544 3 года назад

This is so helpful!!! Thankss it worked

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@cimatz 10 лет назад

yay! worked like a charm.

@TomInterval 8 лет назад

Update/Hint: Regarding a PNG, the thicker the signature, the better it will copy to the PDF doc. I had better luck with a signature I created with a black Sharpie marker. Thanks again.

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

Thank you! That's a good best practice for this trick.

@TomInterval 8 лет назад

Thank _you_ David for taking the time to make and post the video.

@shakyamohanty5798 8 лет назад

When i am pasting it is showing a outline of the image in the reader. So what to do next to remove the outline

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

I do not recall. I haven't used version 9 in a number of years. Adobe's help forums might have an answer.

@danielcooperman4129 10 лет назад

Thank you so much! Saved me a lot of frustration.

@pinkaze 8 лет назад

This is a very simple solution and very helpful. Thank you! :D

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@robdawdy5653 9 лет назад

How do you make it transparent so that it looks like the person actually signed it? You used to be able to do that.

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Rob Dawdy I do not recall. I haven't used Acrobat 9 in a number of years. You can't do it with a png or gif, because Acrobat sees transparent as black with those format. There's some other format (windows image file, or something like that, I think) that Acrobat can recognize transparency with.

@jillcarabelas 3 года назад

I couldn't get this to work--ctrl V did not result in placing the image, and I tried many times. Any ideas?

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

This only works with Acrobat 9 Professional and earlier. If you have X or DC or will not work.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

Acrobat does not read .png or .gif files. Only certain encoding types work (e.g., .jpg.)

@ParVarish7 6 лет назад

Its very helpful to me...Thanks

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@vigil12348 10 лет назад

Thank you, my dear sir, for this wonderful advice.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're very welcome.

@cureholder383 7 лет назад

I'm a little confused. At 1:09, the first step of the workaround is to "open the JPG in Word." But it says nothing about how to actually do that, and I can't figure out a way to do it. If I try to open the JPG through Word, the file name is dimmed out because it's not a Word document, so I can't select it. If I right-click on the JPG itself and select "open with," Word tells me it can't open it because it's not a Word file. Can anyone help me with this apparently elementary step (which I presume is really basic because it isn't explained in the video, so it must be common knowledge). Thanks!

@DavidHancock 7 лет назад

Word changes how to open files in it from version to version. The easiest way is to insert a photo (in 2013, through the insert panel in your ribbon) and then make sure that your image text wrapping is set to in front of text (that used to be a requirement for this to work.) Click on the image, CTRL+C, and then paste it into the PDF. That should do it. You won't be able to open a jpeg with Word since it doesn't have the ability to open jpegs, just drop them in as inserts into a text file.

@SunnyHippies 10 лет назад

This Worked for me! Thanks!

@snehalbhagwat603 6 лет назад

Thank you :) quick and easy

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@tonyt550 8 лет назад

Thanks Mr. Hancock for showing us how to add our John Hancock.

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

+tonyt550 :D

@niamhdolores 8 лет назад

+David Hancock do you know how to do this on a MacBook Air?

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

niamh kavanagh I do not.

@niamhdolores 8 лет назад

Thank you for prompt reply :)

@inquisitivemind8061 8 лет назад

Thank you your video was very helpful

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@vibrantbutterflybeau 9 лет назад

Thanks or the video David! It was very helpful. I too reached the place of needing the signature without background...I opened the signature file in GIMP and then deleted the background, selected by color the signature, and pasted that into word. THen I copied and pasted into the PDF with no background. :D

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

Thank you for the feedback. I was using Adobe Professional 9, I think. Maybe 8. Anyway, with Reader, you can only read PDF files, not make any changes. An inelegant workaround would be to save the PDF as a high-res jpg (I forget if Reader can do this or not), open it in Word, overlay the signature, and re-PDF. The results will be less than stunning, however.

@kartorrent7496 Год назад

Can you make A revisited version, with current P.D.F File Codes? (Basically, I'm assuming that the Code or Laws of A P.D.F File has changed through 10 years... A Windows 10, Mac {N'Cheese} or Windows 11 would do...)

@joestarfish 8 лет назад

Thanks, it works: (Ctrl + C) then (Ctrl+ V)

@usmaaniz1 9 лет назад

THANKS SO MUCH! Worked GREAT! bro,

@artosjf 10 лет назад

Awesome... so simple!! thx bro!!

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're welcome!

@TorQueMoD 9 лет назад

For backgroundless signature in PDF, skip using acrobat all together and just open it for editing in Word.

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

That works when the Word file is available. Many companies, schools, and so forth will only share PDF files (especially for contracts) because they're not editable. In fact, it's exceedingly rare for me to even see a Word file from a client. I did on a letter of interest, once, and sent it back asking for a PDF version.

@craigsisler 10 лет назад

nifty tip. solved my problem

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

Excellent!

@gdosdv 10 лет назад

Thanks a lot buddy, you saved the day!

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

Fantastic!

@peppeqSK 3 года назад

Hi David, that process is great but while printing that .pdf file the signature won´t print. I use Adobe Acrobat. Any help on this? Thank you

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Make sure that in the printer dialog box in Acrobat that you have checked the box for print comments.

@peppeqSK 3 года назад

@@DavidHancockawesome, thank you David.

@kurtwoodall8962 9 лет назад

Thanks for your help!

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

+Kurt Woodall You're very welcome!

@hermioneharu6661 3 года назад

Thank you so much. It's help me out.

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@philwolsey 9 лет назад

Hi David, Hirnile0815 and Loni Brock have two great solutions. Would you consider re-making your film and incorporating these (I for one almost missed them)? Or, on the grounds that life is too short to stuff a mushroom or re-make youtube videos, would you at least consider highlighting their solutions in your description of the vid? :-)

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

philwolsey I don't have Acrobat 9 anymore. We were all upgraded to X about a year ago.

@henryrogers5500 Год назад

David, I have Acrobat Pro 9, so importing a .png file (directly from Photoshop) works. No background. Have you tried importing it from Photoshop as a saved .png file?

@DavidHancock Год назад

Not from photoshop. Dropping the files in as .pngs used to create the weird black background effect.

@henryrogers5500 Год назад

@@DavidHancock Oh ok. When I replied I wasn't in front of my computer, but going by what I thought was my accurate memory. Of course, I could be wrong. I'm going to have to monkey with this when I get a chance. Always enjoy your informative videos!

@zlatansoskic1381 9 лет назад

Simple and great!

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Zlatan Soskic Thank you!

@Testing-kx5vs 10 лет назад

Thanks. Some constructive crit: considering doing a how-to that cuts immediately to the first step within the first five seconds. The context and background is entirely skippable.

@Trafficker1985 10 лет назад

Helpful indeed, thanks a bunch.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're very welcome.

@garyjennings2429 8 лет назад

You are amazing!

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

+Gary Jennings Thank you!

@MoneyAngel08 6 лет назад

OMG thank you!!! Im cracking my head just to insert an image into the freaking pdf file

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@juliebolitho 8 лет назад

Thank you so much for this!

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

+Julie Bolitho You're welcome!

@DavidHancock 11 лет назад

For Adobe X, you're correct. This video pre-dates Adobe X.

@somav5154 10 лет назад

Thankyou... :) it worked!

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

You're welcome!

@TelekineticKhai 6 лет назад

2018 HOLY SHET IT WORKS THANKS I CAN GET A JOB NOW

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Awesome! That's fantastic to hear!

@DonClark 11 лет назад

First select the Edit Object tool: Tools > Content > Edit Object Then right-click and select "Place image" to select the image. You can then move and resize to suit your needs. - forums.adobe.com/thread/864291

@NickDelhanidis 3 года назад

Correct . In Arobat 9 though this is like this : Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Object Tool. Then right click > Place Image

@aassiillggss 9 лет назад

thank u so much

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

You're very welcome.

@mickmcg68 10 лет назад

Theres a much easier way to do this. In Acrobat reader version 10, there is a Sign button at the top right hand side of the window. You can import an image file as your signature and place it anywhere on the document.

@DavidHancock 10 лет назад

This video applies to Versions 9 and earlier, none of which ad the Acrobat 10 and later signature feature.

@mickmcg68 10 лет назад

David Hancock Sorry David, just thought I'd point it out. I wasn't sure what version it was introduced. :)

@misstarshiny1 8 лет назад

thanks for the help!

@behrangbootaki3088 2 года назад

It really helped!👏

@DavidHancock 2 года назад

Thank you!

@patwmachen1180 9 лет назад

worked great! Thx

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

You're very welcome!

@haphazardchannel4426 6 лет назад

thank you! it worked!

@DavidHancock 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@verymate 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@DavidHancock 2 года назад

Thank you!

@sheersalmanbaig3375 2 года назад

Great job

@DavidHancock 2 года назад

Thank you!

@shinto8502 3 года назад

Thankful for this

@DavidHancock 3 года назад

Thank you!

@priyanka964 8 лет назад

THANKS DAVID

@DavidHancock 8 лет назад

+priyanka kushwaha Thank you!

@jp2code 9 лет назад

Open the image in your Chrome browser, right click the image and select "Copy Image".

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

jp2code I'm not sure how that interfaces with Acrobat.

@jp2code 9 лет назад

Chrome's "Copy Image" moves that image to the Clipboard (at least if you are on a Windows PC). From there, you just Paste the Clipboard contents into Acrobat like you showed.

@DavidHancock 9 лет назад

Got it. That works in Acrobat 10, but at least with Chrome and Acrobat 9 when this video was made, that did not work.