

You should receive the above message when you try to open an embedded PDF object that is not a Foxit PhantomPDF Document in Microsoft office document.įrom Foxit PhantomPDF version 6.1 and above, Foxit has done some technical improvements to make our Foxit PhantomPDF to be able to open Embedded Adobe Acrobat Documents and Embedded Foxit Reader Documents in Microsoft office. If the pdf file embedded as Foxit PhantomPDF Document ,the embedded object will ask Foxit PhantomPDF application to open it.If the PDF file embedded as Adobe Acrobat Document, the embedded object will ask for Adobe acrobat to open it. The embedded PDF object in Microsoft office is bundled by COM,the office application itself will remember the default source program for opening embedded PDF when user embed the PDF into word file. Make sure the application is property installed, and then it has not been deleted, moved, renamed, or blocked by policy.” For further information go to our blog post about how to add an electronic signature to a PDF using third-party tools.When you double click on an embedded PDF object in Microsoft office document,you may fail to open the embedded file, but receive a pop-up message says “The server application, source file or item cannot be found. Knowing how to sign PDF documents will give you an edge in today’s online world. Further details are available in “ How to add a signature to a PDF on Mac” article. You can capture your signature on a paper with a webcam and use it as a digital signature. You can also convert your physical signature into digital.

Once you’re done, click the Save button. You can now drag, resize, and position the signature anywhere inside your PDF file.

If you already have a signature, select the signature you wish to use and skip to next step.
