I'm pretty sure Jeff's Tool does this. See
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/accessjunkie/csdtools.html
(exports to Excel too)

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Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP
> Is there a way to create an Excel file that lists all the fields for a table
> and their descriptions (not their properties, but the spelled-out
> descriptions that can be viewed in design-view.)
>
> I haven't found an option for this in the Documenter or in the Export
> functions.