Embedding Text File (Link to text file) in MS Word

Question

I have been trying to embed a text file like we can do with Word files.

1. Go to Insert >> Object
2. Check the box which says "Insert as a link"

At this instance, there is no option for text files. I can achieve this with Word files but not with txt and mht files.

I need to embed those in my Word document and do not want to send a dozen files across along with the document.

thanks.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, text (.txt) files and .mht files are not 'objects' in the sense of what Microsoft Office considers to be an embeddable object.

Answer 2

A simple copy/paste of the text files should do the trick.

Locate the text files on your computer, select the specific files, right click your mouse and select copy, go to your word document, and paste in there, the text files will be embedded. This worked for me in Word 2007

Answer 3

You can use 'insert as a link' and then also check the 'Display as a icon' option, and choose the TXT file icon from the following location:

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