what program is right for me?

[Newbie@work]

I just started a new job and I have been given a table in Word that lists
info that we collect from the internet. The info is basically a collection of
job openings that are listed by different companies and sorted by the type of
position - ex., all the "corporate attorney" positions are listed together,
all "litigation attorneys" positions are listed together.

The problem is that it takes FOREVER to scroll through the Word document to
get to the page that I want to either retrieve or enter info. There has got
to be a better way to do this.

I am thinking that creating a database would be ideal but I'm such a newbie
that I have no idea what program to use. Access? Excel? Does anyone have a
suggestion? Please do help - I can't stand this inefficiency. I know there
has to be a better way.

Thanks so much!!

 

[Beth Melton]

Access would be the way to go, however if you are a newbie then you
may want to use Excel initially. It has database functionality and
various tools you can utilize such as sorting, filtering, etc. You can
also import the Excel data to Access whenever you feel you've 'grown
out' of Excel.

To import the Word data to Excel just copy/paste. To get started in
Excel look up "About Excel List" in Help.
http://office.microsoft.com/assista...44331033&CTT=3&Origin=HP010317161033&Client=1

Btw, even if you want to take the data to Access you'll still need to
copy/paste from Word to Excel first.

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Microsoft Office MVP

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[Timothy L]

Newbie@work,

You might find it easier to use the Microsoft Word Viewer to copy the information. It will give you more
viewing area and will load quicker.

Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...87-8732-48d5-8689-ab826e7b8fdf&DisplayLang=en



Install this earlier version if you are running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME:

Microsoft Word Viewer 97
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...44-38f6-4eb5-aca6-8bd280d5e6b1&DisplayLang=en