Microsoft Excel has an import wizard, but if you structure the text correctly, you can bypass the wizard altogether.

We show you how to insert an Excel table in Word as a fully functional table, as a static image, a linked object or as a table in plain text.

How to Insert Excel Into ArcMap. ArcMap, a part of the ArcGIS geographic-information system software from the Environmental Systems Research Institute, can be used in conjunction with Microsoft Excel.