How to Open Word or Excel in a Specific Program

Open an Excel Document in Another Specific Program
1. Start Microsoft Excel.
2. Click the 'File' tab and then click 'Options' under 'Help.'
3. Click 'Save,' then click 'Save files in this format.' Under 'Save Workbooks,' select a default format from the list and then click 'Save.'
4. Start the specific program and then open your file with the new default format.
Save and Then Open a Word Document in Another Specific Program
5. Start Microsoft Word, click the 'File' tab and then click 'Open.'
6. Click 'OpenDocument Text' from the 'File of type' list.
7. Select the Word file you want to open in another specific program and then click 'Open.'
8. Click the 'File' tab and then 'OpenDocument Text' from the 'Save as type' list.
9. Type in a name for your file and then click 'Save.'
10. Start the specific program you want to use and then open your file.
Link an Excel Worksheet or Word document in Another Specfic Program
11. Start either Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word as well as the specific program to which you want to link the data. (Note: These steps apply to Microsoft Office 2010 programs.)
12. Select the data from either Excel or Word that you want to create a link from and then press and hold 'CTRL C.'
13. Go to the specific program and then click on the area where you want the Excel or Word file link to appear.
14. Click the arrow for 'Paste' from the 'Home' tab's 'Clipboard' group, then click 'Paste Special.'
15. Select 'Microsoft Office Excel object' from the 'As' list and then click 'Paste link.' (Note: Alternately, you can click 'Paste' to embed the object as static, which will not be automatically updated.)