Display PDF in Excel VBA UserForm

Question

I am running Excel 2016, which may be relevant if the below is a compatibility issue...

In short, I am trying to display a PDF, embedded in a UserForm in Excel.<

Answer 1

As an alternative to using the AcroPDF, try using the WebBrowser Object.

It requires including the additional control

Microsoft Web Browser

Add a WeBrowser on the UserForm named WebBrowser1

Private Sub UserForm_Click()
    Me.WebBrowser1.Navigate "about:blank"
    Me.WebBrowser1.Document.write ""
End Sub

You can just .Navigate to the PDF directly, but, to quote my comment:

"It's safer to use the html part, depending on the machine settings, sometimes direct navigation will initiate download instead of display."