How to Put Word Documents Into Excel

Use tools built into Excel to import entire Microsoft Word documents.

You can merge any Microsoft Word document into an Excel spreadsheet. You can even add multiple Word documents to a new or existing Excel spreadsheet or convert your existing Word documents into Excel files. Adding your Word documents to Excel is particularly advantageous if your Word documents contain tables or cells. Within Excel, you can edit, add formulas and sort all of the data from your Word documents with greater ease.

Instructions

1. Double-click the "Excel" icon on your desktop to open the program.

2. Open a new or existing Excel file. This should be the file that you want to contain your imported Word document.

3. Click the "Insert" tab at the top of the window. Click the "Object" button.

4. Click the "Create from File" tab on the "Object" menu. Browse your computer for your Word file. Click "Insert" and "OK." The entire contents of your Word document are placed into the Excel file.

5. Click the Microsoft Office button at the top left side of the window. Click the "Save" button to save the new Excel file.