Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated March 15, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Most of the time, Microsoft Office applications work fairly well together. For instance, Word allows you to embed a chart directly from Excel into a document. This is done in the following manner:
Figure 1. The Paste Special dialog box.
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