After entering data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, you can copy that data and paste it in a Microsoft Word document. Copying and pasting the data in Word can save you time as you don’t have to create a blank table in Word, and then re-enter everything.
Copy data from Excel to Word
In Microsoft Excel, select the cells containing the data you want to copy to the Word document.
How to select one or more cells in a spreadsheet program.
Right-click the highlighted cells and select Copy in the pop-up menu, or press the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut.
In Microsoft Word, right-click the location where you’d like to paste the Excel data.
In the pop-up menu, under Paste options, select your preferred method for pasting, or press Ctrl+V on the keyboard.
Formatting of copied data
After copying the Excel data into a Word document, you may need to change its formatting as the font size and type may change to the defaults set in Microsoft Word.
- How to change the font color, size, style, or type in Word.
The copied data is automatically displayed in a table in your Word document. The width of the columns in the new table may need to be adjusted to fit the data correctly.
Related information
- How to create a chart or graph in Microsoft Word.
- How to add or update a table of contents in Microsoft Word.
- How to track changes in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Microsoft Excel help and support.
- Microsoft Word help and support.
