Insert information by creating a linked object or embedded object

1. Click in the document where you want to place the embedded object.
2. On the Insert menu, click Object, and then click the Create New tab.
3. In the Object type box, click the type of object you want to create.

   Only programs that are installed on your computer and that support linked objects and embedded objects appear in the Object type box.

4. To display the embedded object as an icon— for example, if you want to minimize the amount of space the object uses in the document— select the Display as icon check box.

Note  You can also insert a Microsoft Excel worksheet as an embedded object by clicking Insert Microsoft Excel Worksheet on the Standard toolbar.

1. Open both the Microsoft Word document and the Microsoft Excel worksheet that contains the data you want to create a linked object or embedded object from.
2. Switch to Microsoft Excel, and then select the entire worksheet, a range of cells, or the chart you want.
3. Click Copy .
4. Switch to the Word document, and then click where you want the information to appear.
5. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
6. To link or embed the object, do one of the following:
   • To create a linked object, click Paste link.
   • To create an embedded object, click Paste.
7. In the As box, click the entry with the word "object" in its name. For example, click Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.

Note  If you link data from a worksheet and select the Keep Source Formatting and Link to Excel option, the linked data will match the formatting in the Excel source file. If you select the Match Destination Table Style and Link to Excel option, the linked data will be formatted in the Word default table style.

With either option you can change the formatting of the linked object in the Word document. Formatting changes you make will remain when the data is updated in the source file.

1. Open the file that contains the information you want to create a linked object or embedded object from, and then select the information.
2. Click Copy .
3. Switch to the Microsoft Word document, and then click where you want the information to appear.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
5. To link or embed the object, do one of the following:
   • To create a linked object, click Paste link.
   • To create an embedded object, click Paste.
6. In the As box, click the entry with the word "object" in its name. For example, click Microsoft Word Document Object.

1. Click in the document where you want to place the linked object or embedded object.
2. On the Insert menu, click Object.
3. Click Create from file.
4. In the File box, type the name of the file you want to create a linked object or embedded object from, or click Browse to select from a list.
5. To create a linked object, select the Link to file check box.

   An embedded object is created if you don't select the Link to file check box.

6. To display the linked object or embedded object as an icon— for example, if you want to minimize the amount of space the object uses in the document— select the Display as icon check box.

Note  When you create an embedded object from information in an existing Microsoft Excel workbook, the entire workbook is inserted into your document. The document displays only one worksheet at a time. To display a different worksheet, double-click the Microsoft Excel object, and then click a different worksheet.