Convert Excel to Word - how to change the file format

The export function allows you to save your documents in most programs so that they are also compatible with other applications. If you want to convert a file into a Word file in Microsoft Excel, this only works in a roundabout way, despite the export function. Learn how to convert Excel files to Word files.

How to convert an Excel file to a Word document

Excel comes with a built-in export feature that allows you to convert Excel documents to other file formats. However, the ability to convert Excel documents to a Word files is missing.

• Online, however, you can find a solution. There are some websites, such as www.aconvert.com, through which you can convert files.
• To do this, upload the Excel file to the website and select a target format. Your file will then be converted and ready for you to download.
• If the files contain sensitive data, it is advisable not to use an online converter. Instead, transfer the data manually into Word.

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Alternatively, you can also specifically copy elements from Excel and paste them into Word.

1. Make a selection in Excel that you want to copy.
2. Press the key combination [Ctrl] and [C] or on the Mac [Cmd] and [C] to copy the selection to the clipboard.
3. Open Word and click with the cursor at the point in the document where you want to paste the selection again and press [Ctrl] and [V] or on the Mac [Cmd] and [V].