Can Word be used like an Access Form and Report?

[Nick]

Hi Word Gurus,

Can you please tell me how doable this is? The school I work at uses a
huge Word doc that’s been converted to contain check box and text form
fields, most of which are positioned inside table cells.

In an effort to be more consistent and save time, the teachers want to
get together to revise their previous reports to make the wording the
same—make certain text fields into generic statements, which could
then be edited on the fly. So, imagine these statements for a certain
field as separate records in a database that could be selected from a
combobox in the Word doc.

Here are my questions:

Can comboxes similar to those in Access be used into Word?

If so, can combo lists of generic field data be memo length (> 255
characters)?

Because some of these data records are going to be at least a
paragraph, this will cause the text or combobox form field to wrap to
the next page. How difficult would it be to come up with code that
would copy just that part of the Word doc and wrap it onto another
page, table and other formatting included and all.

Would this be easier in MS Access verses Word?

Thanks

 

[Graham Mayor]

It sounds like you need a userform - For the basics, see Word MVP FAQ -
Userforms
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm

for a more in depth explanation, see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

As for the combobox issue - see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Populate_UserForm_ListBox.htm

Would it be better using Access? It's hard to say without knowing more about
the resulting document and its use.

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[Nick]

Thanks Graham,

One of the main considerations of using Word is portability and
familiarity of use--most teachers are familiar with Word, and some may
with to take the doc file (application) home to use on evenings or
weekends.