How to Open a Word Document From Excel Using VBA. Millions of small businesses all around the world use Microsoft Word and Excel daily to create correspondence or crunch numbers.

While it is technically possible to open an Excel file in Notepad, this is not a good idea. Excel files are binary files that contain complex formatting and data structures. When you open an Excel ...

To open the file using a different program than the default one, simply select the available program that is listed and the file will open with that program instead.

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.