This message appears when 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.) or source program (source program: The program used to create a linked object or embedded object. To edit the object, you must have the source program installed on your computer.) can't be opened.

• Make sure the source program is installed on your computer. If the source program is not installed, convert the object to the file format of a program that is installed.

  How?

  1. Select the linked (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.) or embedded object (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.) you want to edit.
  2. On the Edit menu, point to Linked object name Object for a linked object (for example, Linked Worksheet Object) or object name Object for an embedded object (for example, Worksheet Object), and then click Convert.
  3. Select the new file type in the Object type box.
  4. Select whether to convert the object you specified in the Object type box or open it as a specific object type:
     • To convert the embedded object, click Convert to.
     • To open the embedded object without changing the embedded object type, click Activate as.
• Make sure you have enough memory to run the source program. Close other programs to free memory, if necessary.
• If the source program is running, make sure it doesn't have any open dialog boxes. Switch to the source program, and close any open dialog boxes.
• If you want to convert or activate 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.), make sure someone else doesn't have the source file open.
• If it is a linked object, make sure the source file you want to edit has its original file name and that it resides in its original location. Select the linked object, and then click the Links command on the Edit menu to see the name of the source file. If the source file has been renamed or moved, use the Change Source button in the Links dialog box to reconnect the links.

1. Click the icon.
2. On the Edit menu, point to Linked object name Object for a linked object (for example, Linked Worksheet Object) or object name Object for an embedded object (for example, Worksheet Object, and then click Convert.
3. Clear the Display as icon check box.

When you create a large 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.) or embedded object (embedded object: Information (object) contained in a source file and inserted into a destination file. Once embedded, the object becomes part of the destination file. Changes you make to the embedded object are reflected in the destination file.), it may be cropped on the right or bottom side — even if there is enough room to fit the entire object on the page. This occurs because Microsoft Word displays the linked or embedded object's Extended metafile (EMF) presentation, which has a maximum height and width. If your object exceeds this maximum size, it appears cropped in the Word document.

To prevent a linked or embedded object from being cropped, do one of the following:

• In the source program (source program: The program used to create a linked object or embedded object. To edit the object, you must have the source program installed on your computer.), reduce the size of the data. For example, reduce the font size and the column size.
• In Word, paste or link the data as formatted or unformatted text. To do this, click Paste Special on the Edit menu, click Paste or Paste link, and then click Formatted Text (RTF) or Unformatted Text in the As box.

1. Switch to Microsoft Excel.
2. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab.
3. Clear the Ignore other applications check box.

In Microsoft Word, you can import a Microsoft Excel worksheet or range by opening the workbook it's stored in. However, in Word you can't save the worksheet in Excel format. If you save the worksheet in Word format, Excel can no longer read the worksheet (or the workbook that contains the worksheet).

To edit and save changes to an Excel worksheet, don't save it in Word. Instead, open the worksheet in Excel, and then edit it and save your changes. Then, you can open the worksheet again in Word.

The Select method check box has been replaced. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the General tab. Select or clear the Confirm conversion at Open check box. When you select the check box, the Confirm Data Source dialog box opens when you open a data source.