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How to embed file in excel of WPS office

July 25, 2022
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Content from other applications, such as Word or Excel, may be included via Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). It means you can embed file in excel which is drafted in word, PowerPoint or any other application

OLE is supported by a wide range of applications, and OLE is used to transfer material from one application to another. Use Office Word or Office Excel to insert documents, for example. Click Object in the Text group on the Input tab to see what sorts of material you can insert. In the Object type box, only applications installed on your computer that support OLE objects show. It means that you can only embed file in excel which is shown.

How to embed file in excel of WPS office?

1.Click inside of the cell of WPS spreadsheet where you want to embed the file.

2. Now go to the insert and click on object which will be on the right side of WPS spreadsheet.

3. After clicking the object you will shown up insert object window select the create from file option and then browse the file you want to embed to WPS spreadsheet.

4. Once you browse the file you want to embed, click on display as icon option and hit ok and your file will be embedded to WPS worksheet.

How to insert a file link instead of embed file in excel?

1.Click inside of the cell of WPS spreadsheet where you want to embed the file.

2. Now go to the insert and click on object which will be on the right side of WPS spreadsheet.

3. After clicking the object you will show up insert object window select the create from file option and then browse the file you want to embed to WPS spreadsheet.

4. Once you browse the file you want to embed the link of file, Click the link to file checkbox option and hit ok and your file link will be embedded to WPS worksheet.

How to Create a new object from inside Excel instead of embed file in excel?

Without leaving your worksheet, you may construct a whole new object based on another application. An embedded Word or PowerPoint document, for example, may be added to your chart or table in Excel to provide a more in-depth explanation. You may show your item directly in a worksheet, or you can add an icon to the worksheet that launches the file.

1.Click inside of the cell of WPS spreadsheet where you want to embed the file.

2. Now go to the insert and click on object which will be on the right side of WPS spreadsheet.

3. After clicking the object you will show up insert object window select the create new option and then select the program or application you want to embed to WPS spreadsheet. Once you select the application click on display as icon and hit ok to enjoy the function.

The steps to show that how to embed file in excel spreadsheet are laid out in this article. In order to learn more about the WPS office, please visit the WPS Academy website. To edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files, you may also download WPS Office for free from this link.

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