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You can move or copy information, or you can create a linked object (linked object: An object that is created in a source file and inserted into a destination file, while maintaining a connection between the two files. The linked object in the destination file can be updated when the source file is updated.), a shortcut (shortcut: An icon that points to a program or file that is stored in another location.), or a hyperlink (hyperlink: Colored and underlined text or a graphic that you click to go to a file, a location in a file, a Web page on the World Wide Web, or a Web page on an intranet. Hyperlinks can also go to newsgroups and to Gopher, Telnet, and FTP sites.) between documents in different programs by using drag-and-drop editing. Both programs must support OLE (OLE: A program-integration technology that you can use to share information between programs. All Office programs support OLE, so you can share information through linked and embedded objects.).

1. Arrange the program windows so that both the source file (source file: The file that contains information that was used to create a linked or embedded object. When you update the information in the source file, you can also update the linked object in the destination file.)— showing the information you want to drag— and the destination file (destination file: The file that a linked or embedded object is inserted into. The source file contains the information that is used to create the object. When you change information in a destination file, the information is not updated in the source file.)— showing the location where you want to drop the information— are open and visible.
2. Select the information, such as a selection of text or a table, and then use the right mouse button to drag the selection to the new location in the other program.
3. On the shortcut menu, click the command you want.