The tutor covers how to insert files into a Microsoft Word document. Insert Objects. The tutor starts off by inserting a Word file into a word document using the Insert object feature. The tutor displays the files as an icon and then as an expanded object. The tutor goes on to insert an Excel file as an object and then expanded. Finally, the tutor uses copy and paste special with link, to insert Word and Excel elements into a document. This is a Microsoft Word tutorial covering, insert object, paste special and linking. How to insert an Excel file into Word. Excel to Word.