Add attachments
Attach spreadsheets, source files or anything else inside a PDF.
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Drop your PDF here
or choose it from your files
Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.
Before you start
- Attach the source spreadsheet to a report so the numbers travel with it.
- Readers show attached files in their attachments panel, usually a paperclip icon.
Good to know
- Accepts
- Files at once
- One at a time
- Transmission
- None — nothing is uploaded.
Chain it
Next, run Compress PDF → Protect PDF on the result back to back — nothing to download in between.
How to do it
Add your file
Add the PDF that should carry extra files — a contract, an invoice, a report or a submission package.
Set it up the way you want
Choose the files to attach: spreadsheets, source documents, XML, images or anything else. Pick in several rounds and remove any you chose by mistake.
Download the result
Download the PDF. The files open from the attachments panel in Acrobat, Preview and other readers, and attachments already in the PDF stay.
Questions about Add attachments
- What is a PDF attachment?
- A complete file stored inside the PDF, like an email attachment. The recipient gets one document that carries its spreadsheet, source data or XML with it, so nothing gets separated.
- Where do I find the attachments when I open the PDF?
- In Adobe Acrobat and Reader, open the paperclip or Attachments panel. Other readers list them in a sidebar, and the Extract attachments tool on DocuGrip pulls them out again.
- Can I attach any kind of file?
- Yes. Any file type can be embedded — Excel sheets, Word files, images, ZIP archives, XML. Each keeps its original name and contents, and none of them is uploaded along the way.