EXCEL WORKSHEET AS AUTOCAD TABLE

Note: If the Excel document has a title at the top, it is highly recommended that the
entire top row be merged so that the title will not be wrapped.

1. Type table. You will get the Insert Table dialog box.
2. Put a bullet in From a Data Link.
3. One row down and to the right is a button to Launch the Data Link Manager
Dialogpick this button.
4. You will now get a Select a Data Link dialog box. Highlight Create a New Excel
Data Link. This will bring up a Enter Data Link Name dialog box. Type any
name you want; example: XYZ.
5. Pick OK. You will get a new dialog boxpick the button to the far right on the first
row (this box has three very small dots). Browse for the file you want and Open it.
6. In the next dialog box, make sure there is a bullet in Link Entire Sheet. You will
get a preview; make sure it is the Excel file you wanted and then pick OK.
7. In the next dialog box, pick OK.
8. Finally, you will be back to Insert Table dialog box. Pick OK.
9. Place the Excel Worksheet.

Linking an Excel Worksheet is important, as any changes in the Worksheet will

be reflected in the AutoCAD dwg when it is updated.
NOTE: Once an Excel Worksheet is inserted into an AutoCAD table, it is
possible to edit the cells, but it is tedious at best. The cells are locked and must
be unlocked first. It is better to edit the original Excel Worksheet, and then the
table in AutoCAD will be updated automatically.

QUICKER METHOD
Setup the Excel Worksheet with the required number of cells and rows, changing
widths as required.

For titles at the top, change height of row as required. Then highlight the text and
center. Then pick a cell at the left and go to the right as far as needed. Then pick
Merge cells. Change text to Arial (or whatever font is desired) and make bold if
desired.

Leave the next row blank so that there will be a noticeable space below the title
and the date.

On the third row, enter any data in each cell as required (see note below about
numbering and/or currency). If two lines of text are required (one line over the
other), change row height and then go to Format>Style>Modify. Center text and
use Wrap Text. You can also change text/numbers or currency to bold and
change the font size as required.
If number text in cells is required, pick the cell(s) and use Format, entering either
General or Number (with or without decimal places). See Format, number,
decimals. For currency, use Currency, and Dollar symbol.

It may be required to change the color of text.

When the Excel Worksheet has been completed,

1. Highlight the area to be used as a table in AutoCAD.

2. Copy to the clipboard.
3. In AutoCAD, under Edit, pick Paste Special.
4. The Excel Worksheet will now be listed in a dialog box. Pick OK.
5. The Excel Worksheet will now be in the AutoCAD dwg where it can be scaled
and/or edited. When the table is double picked, the Excel Worksheet will be
available where it can be edited and the table in the AutoCAD dwg will be
appropriately updated.