Link or Embed The terms that Microsoft uses for putting an object from one application inside another are linking and embedding. When you link a chart from an Excel worksheet to a Word document, the ...

To embed or insert an audio or sound file in a Word document, Excel sheet or PowerPoint presentation, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.

To embed or add a Word document inside Excel requires the user to do so via Objects, Paste special, Linked documents, or creating a new file.

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.