3 Ways to Embed PDF in Email - Outlook

File sharing is common in school and professional settings. Many times, you would need to send them through email. Thus, it is important that you learn how to do that. And you are in the right place. This article is your "How to embed PDF in email - Outlook guide." You will learn three effective ways to attach PDFs to Outlook emails. Furthermore, you will learn about Wondershare PDFelement's exciting features, which make it so easy.

Part 1. How To Email a PDF File in Outlook?

You may need to send contracts, research papers, and other files through email. Using PDF as the document format is wise since PDFs look the same regardless of the device used to view them. In other words, the recipient will receive a nicely formatted document. If you use other formats, there's a chance random line breaks and massive spaces between paragraphs will arise.

So, how to email a PDF file in Outlook? It is no different from adding other files as attachments in Outlook. Allow us to refresh you on how that works.

1. Open Outlook.
2. Compose a new email or open a conversation. Click the Paper clip icon at the bottom.

3. Click Browse this computer.
4. Find the PDF that you want to embed and click Open.

Part 1.1. How To Embed PDF to Email Outlook Using Wondershare PDFelement

Suppose you have to edit the PDF first or check its contents before sending it to others. Wondershare PDFelement is the best tool to use for that. It has an Email button that automatically composes an Outlook email. Whatever PDF you have open at the time will be attached automatically. Follow these steps to do that:

1. Launch Wondershare PDFelement, open the PDF that you want to edit, and then share.
2. Edit the PDF.
3. Once done, Save the PDF.
4. Click the Email button.

5. The Outlook email composer will open, and the PDF will be embedded in the email.

Part 2. How To Embed a PDF in Outlook Email Body?

What if what you are trying to do is compose an email where the body shows the contents of the PDF? In that case, the steps are different from adding the PDF as an attachment. You want to embed a PDF in Outlook email using the Object option. Here is the step-by-step tutorial:

1. Open Outlook and create a new email.
2. Click on the body of the email.
3. Click Insert > Object.

4. In the popup menu, select Wondershare PDFelement > OK.
5. Select the PDF that you want to embed into the email body. Click OK.

Part 3. How To Insert PDF into Outlook Email with Hyperlinks

Email service providers, including Outlook, have a file size limit. In Outlook, the limit is 20 MB. So, what do you do if the PDF is larger than that? Luckily, you can insert a PDF into an Outlook email with hyperlinks. The prerequisite to that is the PDF must be in a cloud storage system. Wondershare PDFelement can help you with this.

Wondershare PDFelement can upload PDFs to the Wondershare PDFelement Cloud. From there, you can create shareable links that you can paste into an Outlook email.

Here is your guide on how to embed a PDF in Outlook email using a hyperlink:

Part 3.1. How To Upload the PDF to the Cloud Using Wondershare PDFelement

1. Open Wondershare PDFelement and open the PDF that you want to embed in an Outlook email.
2. Click File > Save to Cloud > PDFelement Cloud.

3. Click Upload.

Part 3.2. How To Insert a PDF into Outlook Email with a Shareable Link

1. Launch your preferred web browser.
2. Go to Wondershare PDFelement Cloud.
3. Click Documents > Your Documents.
4. Find the PDF that you just uploaded. Click the three dots at the right of the PDF.

5. Click Share from the drop-down menu.

6. Click Create Link.

7. Click Copy Link.
8. Open Outlook and compose a new email. Paste the link into the email body.

Part 4. Attach Any Document as a PDF to Outlook Emails

As mentioned before, PDF is the ideal file format for sending documents. But what if the document that you want to send is a Word file or in another format? You can use a PDF converter. The best thing is that Wondershare PDFelement also offers that feature.

Here is how to convert documents to PDF using Wondershare PDFelement.

1. Open Wondershare PDFelement.
2. Click the + button.
3. Select From File.

4. Select the document that you want to convert to PDF and open it.
5. Wondershare PDFelement will open it and immediately convert it to PDF.
6. Save the newly created PDF.

Part 4.1. How To Combine Documents into One PDF Using Wondershare PDFelement

Do you need to send more than 1 document using Outlook? You can embed a PDF in Outlook email plus the other files. However, combining the files into one PDF will be better. You can use Wondershare PDFelement for that.

1. Launch Wondershare PDFelement and click Combine PDFs.

2. Drag and drop the files into the interface. Please note that they don't have to be all PDFs. Wondershare PDFelement will accept any document in any file format.

3. Add a file name and destination folder for the output PDF.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click Organize and reorder the pages in the created PDF.

6. Click Save.
7. Click Email to compose an Outlook email with the PDF embedded.

Bonus: Other Wondershare PDFelement Tools

Wondershare PDFelement is a feature-rich PDF solution. Here are some tools that you might find useful.

Email Signature - Sign PDFs using digital signatures that you can create by uploading an image, freehand drawing, or typing.

Encrypt - Ensure that the recipient of the email is the only one who can open the PDF by adding a password. You can also add a Permission password to control what they can do with the PDF.

Conclusion

There are three ways to embed PDF in an Outlook email. First, you can add the PDF as an attachment. Two, you can embed the PDF into the Outlook email body. And last, you can insert the PDF using a shareable link.

Wondershare PDFelement can help you do this. It has an Email feature that automatically attaches the PDF to a new Outlook email. Also, you can upload PDFs to the cloud from within Wondershare PDFelement. The assortment of other features, including the Outlook integration tools, make it a really great PDF solution option.