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Tony - 25 Feb 2008 16:56 GMT

How do I convert a document in Microsoft Word into Access? Basically, I
created a contract in Microsoft Word, but I will eventually have to use it
for different people and different dates. I think having it in Access will
make my work a lot easier, but I do not know where to start

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Arvin Meyer [MVP] - 25 Feb 2008 17:23 GMT

Create a report for the contract. The data to fill the contract report will
be in an Access table or query.

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> How do I convert a document in Microsoft Word into Access? Basically, I
> created a contract in Microsoft Word, but I will eventually have to use it
> for different people and different dates. I think having it in Access will
> make my work a lot easier, but I do not know where to start

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Pat Hartman - 25 Feb 2008 20:39 GMT

You can do this as a simple Access report as Arvin suggested or you can get
a little fancier and keep your variable data in Access and then use Word's
mail merge facility to merge the variables from Access with the form fields
in a Word document or better still, use automation. Search for "automating
Word" topics for examples. You will find help entries within Word for this
but not within Access. I started with samples I found posted on the web and
have become quite adept at populating Word documents with Access data via
automation.

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