How to Insert a Photo Into a PDF on PC or Mac

Last Updated: November 1, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to use a free online PDF editor to insert an image into a PDF file.

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Steps

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Go to https://smallpdf.com/edit-pdf in a web browser. This free tool lets you open a PDF file in your web browser to add your own data, including images.
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Click Choose file. It’s in the blue box at the top of the page. This opens your computer’s file browser.
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Navigate to the folder that contains the PDF. The file you are looking for probably ends with “.pdf.”
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Select the file and click Open. This opens the file for editing in Smallpdf.
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Click ADD IMAGE. It’s the second option at the top-left corner of the page.
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Navigate to the folder that contains the image. You can insert most popular image formats, including JPG, GIF, and PNG.
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Select the file and click Open. The image now appears in the PDF.
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Resize the image. Drag the squares at each corner until the image is the desired size.
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Drag the image to the desired location. Click anywhere on the image, then drag the mouse until you’ve found the right spot.
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Click Apply. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the page. This saves your changes and redirects you to a page with a download link.
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Click Download file now. This downloads the edited version of the PDF to your computer.