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#DISPLAY OBJECT IN EDIT MODE WORD WINDOWS#

Make sure that the ‘ Paste link’ radio button (on the left side of the window) is checked.

From this box, select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object (in the group of options under ‘As’).

This will open the Paste Special Dialog box.

Select the part of the Excel file that you want to insert into your Word file.

To insert an Excel file into a Word file as a linked object, follow the steps below: So if I use this method and then change anything in the original Excel file, it would be reflected in the Word data as well. This means that editing the source file will cause the changes to also get reflected in the target file and vice-versa, provided that both documents are open. You will get the most flexibility if you insert your Excel data into Word as a linked object.Ī linked object is different from an embedded object in that the embedded object is like a snapshot or copy of the original file, while a linked object maintains an active connection between both files. Inserting an Excel File into Word as a Linked Object If you want even more flexibility, the next method may be helpful for you. This is because the object is basically just a copy of the original file. Similarly, any changes you make to the original Excel file will not get reflected in this object. It is important to note, however, that any changes you make to the object will not get reflected to the original Excel file. You can come out of edit mode when you click outside the object window. It will open the spreadsheet in an Excel interface (felt like pure magic when I first used it). If you want to edit the table, simply double-click inside the object. So you can apply formulas and work on it as a regular excel table. Note: The inserted table is not a regular Word table. So you can go ahead and resize it as required. The size of the embedded object might not fit correctly to your Word doc’s margins. This will insert the copied cells into your Word doc.

Under the Home tab, click on the dropdown of the Paste button (in the Clipboard group).

Place your cursor where you want to insert the Excel table.

To embed an Excel file into a Word file, follow the steps below: This means that you can open the embedded Excel file from Word itself and make changes in it. Moreover, you get to alter the embedded object using the original program.

#DISPLAY OBJECT IN EDIT MODE WORD WINDOWS#

This is made possible by the Windows OLE technology (Object Linking and Embedding).Įmbedding the object, rather than just pasting it, ensures that the object retains its original format. Inserting an Excel File into Word as an Embedded ObjectĪn alternative way to insert an Excel file into Word is by inserting it as an embedded object.Īn embedded object is an object that is created with one application and then embedded into a document that is created by another application.įor example when you embed an object or file created in Excel into a document created in Microsoft Word. If you want to take advantage of Excel formulas inside Word, then the next two methods might work better for you. So you cannot use Excel formulas in the table once it is pasted to Word If you have any formulas in the original Excel file, they will get pasted as values.It will not be possible to copy larger tables.You might lose some of the formatting from your original table structure.While this method works as expected in most cases, there are some minor issues you may face when using the simple copy paste to insert Excel data into Word: It’s best used when you have a final table/data in Excel and you want it in Word (as a static table). This method, though easy, does not offer much in terms of flexibility. Moreover, any changes you make to the original Excel file will not automatically get reflected in your pasted table, unless you paste it again. However, the changes you make to the pasted table do not get reflected in the original Excel file.

You can press the tab key to navigate through the table, you can edit the contents, you can delete rows and columns, or insert new rows and columns. This works the same way as a regular Word table. Once you’ve pasted the data into Word, you get a table with the data that you copied. Place your cursor where you want to insert the Excel table.Open the Word file where you want to insert this data.Press CTRL+C to copy (or right-click on the selection and then click on Copy).Select the part of the Excel file that you want to insert into your Word file.

The method simply involves the following steps: In fact, you have probably already used this technique plenty of times. It’s just like copy-pasting data from one sheet in Excel into another. This first copy-paste method is the easiest. Inserting an Excel File into Word by Simple Copy-Pasting

Inserting an Excel File into Word as a Linked Object.

Inserting an Excel File into Word as an Embedded Object.