Inserting a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in a Word document is pretty simple. In short, use the INSERT > Text > Object > Object… menu, select Create from File, select the file on the computer, and click OK. That’s it !
This works with all Microsoft Office products, to embed any kind of file in a Word, Excel, Powerpoint document.
In detail, starting from a Microsoft Excel file, save it locally on computer
Excel file to insert in another Microsoft document
In the Microsoft Word document, open the INSERT > Text > Object > Object… menu
Word document in which an Excel should be inserted
Go to the Create from File tab if your file already exists, and click on Browse
Then, check the Display as icon box, so the link to open the Excel file in Word will be nicely displayed as an icon. Click on Change Icon…
Do not forget to select Display as Icon, and Change icon to enter a meaningful name
There, option is given to select another icon, and, most important, change the name to display – for example a description instead of the local file name
Enter a meaningful name for the file to be displayed
And voilà ! The Excel file is now inserted in the Word document, which can be shared
