Problem inserting PDF file printout in OneNote?

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I need to insert a PDF file printout into OneNote, but when I try I get the following error message:

The file you have selected cannot be inserted as a Printout. There may be a problem with the file, or you may not have the right program installed. You must first install a program that can open and print this file type, and then try again.

I've read through some of the other topics in the forums discussing this same problem, but I have no idea how to fix it. If someone could a) figure out what the problem is, and b) walk me though the steps of fixing it.. it would be greatly appreciated!!

I have no problems inserting the other sort of file I've tried inserting as a printout: powerpoint.

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I had the same problem from earlier this year (2014) and just upgraded to OFFICE365 and now it all works fine. Must have been a glitch with the 2010 version as it was working for ages and then stopped working earlier this year.

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2017-11-29T13:15:02+00:00

I have office 365 and this happens to more than 50% of PDFs (and now Word docs) that I try to either attach as PDF (for the PDFs, not the Word docs), or to insert as attachment. Any ideas?
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2017-10-28T13:22:36+00:00

Also, I can insert them if I go in to the PDF file and print it to OneNote. But that is a huge hassle, I'd much rather be able to do it directly from ON. Also, when I get it in by "printing" it, the pages go in sideways. (The pages I want to insert are

in landscape, and they turn clockwise in ON)
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