The following steps walk you through how to convert a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to a Microsoft Word document.
Open the Excel spreadsheet you want to convert to a Word document.
Highlight all text you want to transfer to Word.
Once the text is highlighted, right-click and select Copy, or with your keyboard, press Ctrl+C.
Open Microsoft Word and click the File tab, click New in the left navigation pane, then click Blank document under the New section.
Paste in the information previously copied from the Excel document by right-clicking and selecting Paste. Or, using the keyboard, press Ctrl+V.
To use different formatting from the default when pasting, click the Paste Options button, shown in the picture below.
Select from the following options:
Once you’ve chosen the best option for your needs from the list above, save the document.
Keep Source Formatting (K) - Keeps the formatting of the copied text.
Use Destination Styles (S) - Copies the Excel table but does not copy any formatting associated with it, such as colored cells.
Link & Keep Source Formatting (F) - Creates a link to the Excel spreadsheet and keeps the Excel formatting. When you reopen the Word document, it asks you to update the information from the spreadsheet.
Link & Use Destination Styles (L) - Creates a link to the Excel spreadsheet and uses the Word formatting. When you reopen the Word document, it asks you to update the information from the spreadsheet.
Picture (U) - Pastes the information from Excel as a picture in Word. Once you save and reopen Word, you cannot edit the information contained in the table.
Keep Text Only (T) - Saves the information pasted from Excel to a text-only format, discarding any formatting, such as tables or pictures.
Related information
- Microsoft Excel help and support
- Microsoft Word help and support
- Microsoft company and contact information.
- Software help and support.
