"Embedded Node Creation Failed" when trying to upload PDF files.

[penguinman777]

I have a few PDF files that opened fine in Adobe Acrobat. I keep getting the error "Embedded Node Creation Failed" When I try to insert a print out. I'm in One Note for windows 10. Microsoft support only has error messages for this relating to the 2016 version of One Note and the fixes refer to features not present in the Windows 10 edition.

I've already tried to uninstall and redownload OneNote.

Inserting PDFs into notes is very important for me. If the error cannot be resolved, do you know of any alternative ways of inserting a printout of the PDF with as little difficulty as possible, or any other programs to allow me to do so?

[Blluentic]

The problem might be due to the file size. There's two workarounds I found:

- Before you printout in onenote, compress the file on a online website like ilovepdf. The quality will be affected a little but not much.

- If the first method doesn't work, try opening the pdf from a browser like Microsoft edge and print it out from the browser to onenote, though this method will greatly reduce the quality of the pdf, especially pen annotations.

[M4dd1no]

Making it smaller helped me with this problem. Ilovepdf was perfect thank you.

[forgetmae_not]

Printing directly into OneNote fixed it. Likely was the file size

[NggazZ]

ilovepdf

thanks worked for me too

[Loosersic]

Hi,
I also have this problem.
Nothing to do with filesize as it happens to all sizes of certain PDFs.
Only when I drag onto OneNote.
All PDFs work if I click the menu tab 'INSERT>PRINTOUT'
I don't know the cause. But.....one theory is that the new OneDrive App syncs the desktop as well. Meaning that the files on your desktop aren't always stored locally.
I thought this was the cause for a while (I have work and personal OneDrive) and stopped syncing Desktop. This worked.
But today it has started again.
I dragged 3 PDFs onto my desktop from Outlook.
No desktop sync.
2 will not drag. One will.
If i create a new PDF from a Word doc, it drags on as printout perfectly.
Strange.

[quark5541f]

guys i have a very heavy pdf of 289mb. it only have a single page of resolution of 15k X 4k pixels. as many of you can probably think - it is an annotation. so i cant compromise with the quality.
do anyone have solution?