Insert a PDF on a slide

1. Select a slide, then go to Insert > Object.

2. Select Create from file > Browse.

3. Select the PDF you want to insert, select Open, and then select OK.

4. Select the PDF object that has been inserted on your slide.

5. On the Insert tab, in the Links group, select Action.

6. In the dialog box, on the Mouse Click tab, select Object Action > Activate Contents, and then select OK.

Inserting a PDF isn't currently possible in PowerPoint for Microsoft 365. 

Inserting a PDF isn't currently possible in PowerPoint for the web. You can, however, insert a PDF in the PowerPoint desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select  Editing and choose Open in Desktop App.

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Don't have the PowerPoint desktop app? Try or buy Microsoft 365.