WD2000: Inserted Excel Worksheet Object Is Limited in Size

ID: Q197836

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a worksheet from Microsoft Excel into Microsoft Word, the display defaults to 10 rows and 7 columns, although you may have inserted more data in the worksheet. This setting cannot be changed.


CAUSE

The default setting is intended to give an inserted object the same dimensions (10 rows x 7 columns), but many worksheets are larger than this. The design is for the object to have in-place editing, so that you can increase the number of rows or columns displayed.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1 - Insert Excel Worksheet Button

  1. Click the Insert Excel Worksheet button on the Standard toolbar.


  2. Drag to specify the number of rows and columns in the worksheet.


  3. Close or minimize Excel, and switch back to your Word document.


Method 2 - Use Copy/Paste to Paste Exact Amount of Data

  1. Start Excel and open the worksheet you want to copy.


  2. Select the exact amount of data you want to copy, and on the Edit menu, click Copy (CTRL+C).


  3. Start Word, open your document, and place your pointer in the location where you want the worksheet.


  4. On the Edit menu, click Paste (CTRL+V) to paste the exact amount of data required.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: limit default 


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999