Data Link with InDesign

I am a new InDesign user and am in the process of converting files from Quark and PowerPoint. Most of these pages are heavy in numbers, as I work in finance. Is there a way to link InDesign files to Excel spreadsheets and have them automatically update? Is that the best way? I am working with CS4 and on a PC. Thanks for any help.

In your preferences, enable create link when placing text and
spreadsheet files.
Place the Excel file. Note: you'll either need to use table styles or do
all of the formatting Excel for this to work seemlessly.
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