How to Insert Excel Table into Word: 8 Easy Ways

Method 1 – Insert Excel Table into Word as Plain Text

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu.

• Go to your Word file. Click where you want to insert the table. Then, select the Home tab and click on the Paste button. You can also use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V to paste.

• By default, the table will be inserted into Word, keeping source formatting.

• You can choose the destination style for inserting the table. To do this, select the Home tab first. Then, click on the arrow sign below the Paste button and choose the second option.

• The table will be inserted in the destination style without formatting.

Method 2 – Insert Excel Table into Word as Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object

Steps:

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu.

• Go to the Word file. Hover the cursor where you want to insert the table.
• Select the Home tab >> click on the small arrow below the Paste button >> select PasteSpecial from the Paste dropdown menu.

• A Paste Special window will appear. Here, select Microsoft Excel WorksheetObject from the listed options. Click on the OK button.

The table will be inserted into Word.

This method has an added advantage. You can double-click on the table in the Word document and it will open the table in MS Excel, allowing you to use Excel features.

Method 3 – Insert an Excel Table into Word and Link Them

Steps:

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu..

• Go to the Word file. Hover the cursor where you want to insert the table.
• Select the Home tab >> click on the small arrow below the Paste button >> select PasteSpecial from the Paste dropdown menu.

• The Paste Special window will appear. Here, click on the Paste link option from the left and choose Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object from the listed options. Click on the OK button.

The table will be inserted into Word.

Method 4 – Insert Excel Table as a Fixed Image

Steps:

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu.

• Go to the Word file. Place the cursor where you want to insert the table.
• Select the Home tab >> click on the small arrow below Paste button >> select PasteSpecial from the Paste dropdown menu.

• The Paste Special window will appear. Here, click on the Paste option from the left and choose Picture (Enhanced Metafile) from the listed options. Click on the Ok button.

The Excel table will be inserted into Word as a static image.

Method 5 – Insert Excel Table as a Linked Image

Steps:

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu.

• Go to the Word file. Place the cursor where you want to insert the table.
• Select the Home tab >> click on the small arrow below the Paste button >> select PasteSpecial from the Paste dropdown menu.

• The Paste Special window will appear. Here, click on the Paste link option from the left and choose Picture (Windows Metafile) from the listed options. Click on the OK button.

The table will be inserted into Word as a linked image.

Method 6 – Insert Excel Table into Word by Embedding Worksheet

Steps:

• Open the Word file and place the cursor where you want to insert the Excel table.
• Click on the Insert tab >> press on the Object icon in the Text group.

• The Object window will appear. Select the object window tab as Create from the File tab. Browse and select your desired Excel file. Click on Ok.

The Excel table will be inserted into Word.

Method 7 – Insert Excel Table as Unformatted Unicode Text

Steps:

• Select the table that you want to insert into Word. Right-click on the table and click on Copy from the context menu.

• Go to your Word file. Place the cursor where you want to insert the table.
• Select the Home tab >> click on the small arrow below the Paste button >> select PasteSpecial from the Paste dropdown menu.

• The Paste Special window will appear. Here, click on the Paste option from the left and choose Unformatted Unicode Text from the listed options. Click on the Ok button.

The table will be inserted into Word as unformatted unicode text.

Method 8 – Embed Excel Table into Word by Inserting Excel Spreadsheet

Steps:

• Open the Word file and place the cursor where you want to insert the Excel table.
• Click on the Insert tab >> press on the small arrow below the Table tool >> click on Excel Spreadsheet from the Insert Table dropdown.

• A new Excel worksheet will open inside the Word document. You can write your table data here.

• You can also copy the table data from another Excel file.

• Right-click on a cell of your new Excel table and choose the Paste option from the dropdown list.

The copied data will be inserted into the embedded Excel table in the Word document.

Read More: How to Copy Excel Table to Word with Gridlines

Things to Remember

• You can edit the table inside the Word document if it has not been inserted as an image.
• When you insert a table from Excel, it becomes static by default. However, if you link the Excel file during insertion, then the table in the Word document will automatically update whenever you make any changes to the original Excel table.

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