A

Prepare the document you wish to embed and save it - it can be in Word, Excel, PowerPoint or even a Zip folder.

B

Open a new Word document (the shell) and add some words of explanation: 'Double click the icon to open the document you need'

C

Use Enter a couple of times to move the cursor down your page.

D

Click Insert>Object>Create from File

E

Browse in the usual way to the document you prepared then double click to add it to the Browse file path.

F

Click Display as Icon

G

You can edit the file label by clicking Change Icon and typing new words in the Caption box.

H

When everything is perfect, click OK

I

The document is embedded in your shell and can be opened (in its own working Word, Excel, etc window) by the student double clicking it.