Here’s how to insert a file inside a Word 2007 / Word 2010 document:

1. Click on ‘Insert>Object’.

2. Click on ‘Create from File’. Check the option ‘Display as icon’. Now click ‘Browse’ and select the file that you want to insert inside the Word 2007 / Word 2010 document. Click ‘OK’ when done.

3. Once a file is inserted inside a Word 2007 / Word 2010 document, it will get displayed as an icon which can be double clicked any time to view the file independent of the original file.