How to Insert an Excel Table into Word

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Is there data in your Microsoft Excel sheet that you want to display in a Word document? This wikiHow will teach you how to copy data from your spreadsheet to your Word document using the Microsoft Office desktop suite.

Step 1 Open your document in Excel.

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Step 2 Select the data in your Excel sheet that you want to copy and paste into Word.

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Select the data in your Excel sheet that you want to copy and paste into Word. Using your mouse, click the first cell of data you want to copy and drag it to include the range (if you want to copy more than one cell).

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Step 3 Press Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+C (Mac).

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Step 4 Open a document in Word.

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Open a document in Word. You can open a document you've been working on or you can create a new document.

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Move your cursor in the Word document where you want to paste the Excel data. When you press the keyboard shortcut, the data you've copied from Excel will paste into the Word document.

Step 6 Press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+V (Mac).

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Press Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd + V (Mac). The data you copied from Excel will appear in your Word document.

Step 7 Click Paste Options.

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Click Paste Options . You should see a "Paste Options" drop-down next to your pasted data or chart. If not, you'll find "Paste Options" above the document editing space on the left side of the window under "Home."

Step 8 Choose your paste formatting.

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Step 9 Save your work.

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