To embed or add a Word document inside Excel requires the user to do so via Objects, Paste special, Linked documents, or creating a new file.

To embed or insert an audio or sound file in a Word document, Excel sheet or PowerPoint presentation, follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial.

Maybe you’re not interested in alternatives to Word and Excel, but bear in mind that these alternatives handle Microsoft file formats very well—not perfectly, but well enough in most cases.

You can enter data into a Microsoft Excel sheet or run a bit of M code in Microsoft Excel Power Query when you need to create a table.