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How to embed Excel table to a static item in WDC
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Exporting an Excel Spreadsheet
to a Writing.Com Static Item



Have you ever wanted to display an Excel table inside a Writing.Com static item? 

It turns out you can!  It's not hard--it just takes a few steps. You have to avoid a couple of Microsoft tripwires on the way, but if you follow the steps you'll have an embedded Excel table in no time!

Here's an example of the kind of table you'll learn how to produce.  This one has links to my author  logo, to my WDC handle, to the first three chapters of one of my novels, and generates a running word count. 



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Max Griffin 🏳️‍🌈 Author IconMail Icon

Chapter

Word Count

Running Word Count

"Chapter 01--Murder on Cabot's LandingOpen in new Window.

2316

2316

"Chapter 02--Murder on Cabot's LandingOpen in new Window.

2255

4571

"Chapter 03--Murder on Cabot's LandingOpen in new Window.

2769

7340




Follow along below, and you'll learn how to produce and update this table.

                                       
How to CREATE a static item with an embedded Excel Table.

STEP ONE. Create and format your table in Excel.

STEP TWO. Embed your table in a Word Document.

STEP THREE.  Use the word document to create a new static item.

STEP FOUR  Dislpaying an embedded spreadheet in an email or another static item.

                                       
How to UPDATE a static item with an embedded Excel Table.
This uses a simplified version of the above steps.

STEP ONE.  Update your Excal Table.

STEP TWO.  Update the Word file your previously saved.

STEP THREE.. Update your static item



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