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If I recall being able to embed an Excel spreadsheet into a Word document was OLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding https://en.wikipedi

by mtmail 3y ago

If I recall being able to embed an Excel spreadsheet into a Word document was OLE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_Linking_and_Embedding

tn1 3y ago
It's still possible, even into places like WordPad. When it's rendered (i.e., when you're not currently editing the embedded item) it becomes a bitmap (at a usually not great resolution). So text in your spreadsheet isn't selectable
kragen 3y ago
it got rebranded activex for browsers