XL: Macro to Link a Range of Cells in Word

Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q149830

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article provides an example of how to link a Microsoft Excel worksheet to a Microsoft Word document using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) in conjunction with OLE Automation technology.

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In a new Microsoft Excel workbook, type your data in Sheet1. (The following code below assumes that your data is in cells A1:C10.

In Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor, click Module on the Insert menu, and then type the macro in this step in the code window of the module.

In Microsoft Excel 5.0 and 7.0, point to Macro on the Insert menu, click Module, and then type the macro in this step in the module sheet.

      Sub PasteTableToWord()

         Dim obj As Object
         Dim temp As String

         'Activate the worksheet containing the range to be copied
         Worksheets("sheet1").Activate

         'Select the range the of cells to be copied; update to match
         'your data
         Range("a1:c10").Select

         'Copy the cells
         Selection.Copy

         'Create a word object.
         Set obj = CreateObject("word.basic")

         'Create a new file.
         obj.filenew

         'Determine if Microsoft Excel is running on the Macintosh or
         'Windows.
         'If Microsoft Excel is running on the Macintosh.
         If (Application.OperatingSystem Like "*Mac*") Then

         'Activate Word on the Macintosh
         AppActivate "Microsoft word"

         'Paste the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet object into Word
         obj.EditPasteSpecial IconNumber:=0, Link:=1, DisplayIcon:=0, _
         Class:="Excel.Sheet.5", DataType:="Object", IconFilename:="", _
         Caption:="Microsoft Excel 5.0 Worksheet"

         'If Microsoft Excel is running on Windows NT/95/3.x
         Else

         'If you are using Word 7.0, use this line to make Word visible.
         ' If Word 6.0 is being used, by default Word starts visible.
         If (obj.appinfo(2) Like "7.0") Then obj.AppShow

         'Paste the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet object into Word
         obj.EditPasteSpecial Link:=1, Class:="Excel.Sheet.5", _
         DataType:="Object", IconFilename:="", _
         Caption:="Microsoft Excel Worksheet"

         End If

         'Save the file
         obj.FileSaveAs Name:="testdoc.doc"

         'Close Word.
         Set obj = Nothing

         'Return to Microsoft Excel. If this line is not used, the focus
         'may be set to another Windows Application
         AppActivate "Microsoft Excel"

         'Deselect the selected range
         Application.CutCopyMode = False

      End Sub

In Excel 97 for Windows and Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel to quit the Visual Basic Editor, activate Sheet1, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and click Macros. Select the PasteTableToWord macro, and then click Run.

In Microsoft Excel 5.0 and 7.0, activate sheet1, click Macro on the Tools menu, select the PasteTableToWord macro, and then click Run.

For additional information about translating Microsoft WordBasic macros and arguments for use with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120979
   TITLE     : How to Use Named WordBasic Arguments in OLE Automation

For additional information about selecting a range in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE ID: Q120198
   TITLE     : XL: How to Select Cells/Ranges Using Visual Basic
               Procedures

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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