I have a very large, unwieldy spreadsheet that I am trying to condense by
embedding a small set of cells in a cell in a master spreadsheet. Following
the online help for "Create a link to another cell, workbook, or program," I
can embed a Excel workbook in a cell in another workbook. However, I do not
need to embed a whole workbook. I only need to embed a few cells from a
worksheet.

At the bottom of the online help article at

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...995141033.aspx

In the section entitled, "Insert part of an existing document as a linked or
embedded object," the article states:

"Note You can't paste worksheet cells or a chart as a linked or embedded
object in a Microsoft Excel workbook. However, you can use the Copy Picture
command (hold down SHIFT and click the Edit menu) to create a link to cells
on this or another sheet"

What is meant by "a link" here? If I just insert a snapshot of the cells I
want to embed in the cell in the master spreadsheet, I get a graphical
picture, not a "link" to the original cells I am embedding, nor an embedded
object I can modify with Excel.