Google Drive: Embed a PDF

embed a pdf from google drive

Embed a PDF

If you have PDF’s in Google Drive and want to embed them on a website (such as WordPress) you are able to get the embed code.

Preview

Select your PDF in Google Drive. In the toolbar click on the eye icon to preview the PDF.
google drive select preview

Pop Out

You need to pop out the PDF by clicking on the Pop-out icon (square with an arrow).
Google Drive Pop Out

More Options

The more options icon (3 dots) has the option to embed the PDF.
Embed a pdf with more options

Embed PDF Code

Copy the embed code. Use this in WordPress or other sites that allow for embedding. Notice the default height and width in the code of 640 by 480 pixels. You may want to edit those values to show the size you want in your embed.
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Example

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