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Need to reference an Excel chart, table, or data set in your Word document? You can easily add a quick link to any Excel file in a Word document, or even embed the file within the document to avoid the possibility broken links. This How.com.vn article will teach you how to create a quick link to any Excel file in your Microsoft Word document.
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Open your Word document. You can either open it from Word by going to File > Open or you can right-click the .doc(x) file and select Open with > Word.
Click the Insert tab. It's in the editing ribbon above your document.[1]- On Mac, this tab is along the top of your screen instead.
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Click the Create from File tab. It's at the top of the window.[3]
Click Browse. Your file manager (File Explorer for Windows and Finder for Mac) will open so you can look for your Excel file.[4]
Double-click to select your Excel file. Alternatively, you can single-click the file to select it, then click Open/OK to choose it.
Check the box next to "Link to file" and click OK. This will create a link to your file that others can click to view the Excel data. Clicking the link will open the Excel data at its original location.[5]- If you'd rather embed the Excel file within your Word document, check the box next to "Display as an icon" and click OK.
- If you have a chart or table from Excel that you'd like to insert in your Word document, copy the chart in Excel (Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac)) and paste it into Word (Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (Mac)). Update the chart in Word after you've changed it in Excel by clicking the chart in Word, then going to Chart Design/Chart Tools Design > Data > Refresh.[6]
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- QuestionHow do I dynamically embed an XLSX table in a DOCX file?
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Staff AnswerHow.com.vn Staff EditorStaff AnswerYou can copy your chart in Excel then paste it in Word. To update it in Word, select your chart, then go to "Chart Design" or "Chart Tools Design" and click Data > Refresh.
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- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-embed-and-link-to-files-c32bd7c7-55e2-430e-99f0-18482a11e388
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-embed-and-link-to-files-c32bd7c7-55e2-430e-99f0-18482a11e388
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-embed-and-link-to-files-c32bd7c7-55e2-430e-99f0-18482a11e388
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-embed-and-link-to-files-c32bd7c7-55e2-430e-99f0-18482a11e388
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/video-embed-and-link-to-files-c32bd7c7-55e2-430e-99f0-18482a11e388
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-chart-from-an-excel-spreadsheet-into-word-0b4d40a5-3544-4dcd-b28f-ba82a9b9f1e1
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1. Open your Word document.
2. Click the Insert tab.
3. Click Object and Object.
4. Click the Create from File tab.
5. Click Browse.
6. Double-click to select your Excel file.
7. Click to check the box next to "Link to file" and click OK.
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