How to Insert and Adjust the Number of Columns in an Excel Spreadsheet in Microsoft Word 2007
- 1). Open Excel and select and copy the worksheet area that you want to insert in a Word document. Highlight the lower, right-hand corner cell and move the cursor to the upper, left-hand corner cell. Hold down the "Shift" key and click on that cell to select the area of the spreadsheet you wish to paste into the Word document. Select "Copy" from the left side of the Home menu bar at the top of the page.
- 2). Open or start a new Word document or one already containing data into which you wish to paste the Excel spreadsheet. Move the cursor to the point in the document where you wish to paste the spreadsheet and click to mark the spot.
- 3). Select the Home button on the Ribbon and pull down the arrow under Paste, located on the far left of the Ribbon. Select "Paste Special" and select the "Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object" option. The spreadsheet now appears in the Word document.
- 4). Double-click in the middle of the pasted Excel document to make it editable. You will notice a color change in the spreadsheet.
- 5). Highlight a column by clicking on the top and right-click to open the dialog box with command selections. Choose "Insert," which inserts new columns to the left of the chosen column.
- 6). Continue with the same procedure until you have the desired number of columns.