- Locating and Inserting Clip Art
- Inserting a Picture
- Adding a Quick Style to a Picture
- Applying a Shape to a Picture
- Applying Picture Effects
- Applying a Border to a Picture
- Modifying Picture Brightness and Contrast
- Recoloring a Picture
- Modifying Picture Size
- Cropping and Rotating a Picture
- Creating WordArt Text
- Formatting WordArt Text
- Modifying WordArt Text Position
- Creating SmartArt Graphics
- Formatting a SmartArt Graphic
- Modifying a SmartArt Graphic
- Creating an Organization Chart
- Modifying an Organization Chart
- Inserting and Creating a Chart
- Changing a Chart Type
- Changing a Chart Layout Style
- Changing Chart Titles
- Changing Chart Labels
- Editing Chart Data
- Sharing Information Between Programs
- Linking and Embedding Objects
- Flagging Documents for Follow Up
Linking and Embedding Objects
Information created using other Office programs can be shared among them. This means that data created in an Office document, and can be included in a Excel worksheet without being retyped. This makes projects such as annual or departmental reports simple to create. Information can be either linked or embedded. Data that is linked has the advantage of always being accurate because it is automatically updated when the linked document is modified.
Create a Link to Another File
Open the source file and any files containing information you want to link.
Select the information in the source file.
Click the Edit menu, and then click Copy.
Click the insertion point in the file containing the link.
Click the Edit menu, and then click Paste Special.
Click Paste Link.
Embed a New Object
Click the Insert menu, and then click Object.
Click the object type you want to insert.
To display the object as an icon, select the Display as icon check box.
Click OK.
Follow the necessary steps to insert the object.
The steps will vary depending on the object type.
Embed or Link to an Existing Object
Click the Insert menu, and then click Object.
Click From File.
Click the Where drop-down, and then select the location that contains the file you want.
Select the file that you want to link.
To create a link to the object, select the Link to File check box.
To display the object as an icon, select the Display as icon check box.
Click OK.