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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to tabl
I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages;
and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks -- doon |
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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to tabl
If the "table" was created with tabs, it can be converted to a table fairly
easily. The table can then be converted back to text in another of different ways or used as a data source for a mail merge into even more configurations (the latter is what I would advise), including newspaper-style columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doonboggle" wrote in message ... I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages; and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks -- doon |
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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to tabl
See http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm for some
assistance. It will still be tedious, but not impossible. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:42:01 -0700, doonboggle wrote: I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages; and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks |
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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to
I'm presuming you may be referring to the seperator 'Tab'; which may be a
possibility; yes, the spacers over to the 2nd column was the tab key ... that much I can see. But ....... between the end of the left hand line, for that individual, and over to the beginning line of the next individual ... both being the same item (name, address, etc) ... the number of tabs will differ from line to line; from individual to individual. Thus preventing my setting up a table of specifics columns; since the individuals location of fields differ from one to the next. In other words, putting the first individual's phone number into the assigned column ... but then the next individual, due to having less or more tabs, will have his phone number into a different column. I have not tried this yet ... but forsee this as the problem. Your suggestions? Chuck -- doon "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If the "table" was created with tabs, it can be converted to a table fairly easily. The table can then be converted back to text in another of different ways or used as a data source for a mail merge into even more configurations (the latter is what I would advise), including newspaper-style columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doonboggle" wrote in message ... I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages; and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks -- doon |
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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to tabl
If the columns are not real columns or tables, it should be much simpler if
you use ALT+Drag select to select the extra columns and cut and paste them to the end of the first column, with the aim of getting all the addresses in one column. Delete the white space at the ends of the lines (CTRL+E then CTRL+L) and then use the process Jay posted to convert to a data file. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Jay Freedman wrote: See http://www.gmayor.com/convert_labels...mail_merge.htm for some assistance. It will still be tedious, but not impossible. I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages; and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks |
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Need to convert columnar document so that can be converted to
The first thing you need to do is replace multiple tab characters with a
single one. This can be done using Find and Replace. But what we really need to know is this: Which of these setups represents what you've got? Name Address1 Address2 Phone Name Address1 Address2 Phone Etc. or Name Name Address1 Address1 Address2 Address2 Phone Phone If the former, then my method will work, after reducing the number of tab characters to one for each separatiion. If the latter, then Graham's suggestion of column selection is the way to go. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doonboggle" wrote in message ... I'm presuming you may be referring to the seperator 'Tab'; which may be a possibility; yes, the spacers over to the 2nd column was the tab key ... that much I can see. But ....... between the end of the left hand line, for that individual, and over to the beginning line of the next individual ... both being the same item (name, address, etc) ... the number of tabs will differ from line to line; from individual to individual. Thus preventing my setting up a table of specifics columns; since the individuals location of fields differ from one to the next. In other words, putting the first individual's phone number into the assigned column ... but then the next individual, due to having less or more tabs, will have his phone number into a different column. I have not tried this yet ... but forsee this as the problem. Your suggestions? Chuck -- doon "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If the "table" was created with tabs, it can be converted to a table fairly easily. The table can then be converted back to text in another of different ways or used as a data source for a mail merge into even more configurations (the latter is what I would advise), including newspaper-style columns. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "doonboggle" wrote in message ... I have a document of names, addresses, email, etc. that consists of 36 pages; and hundreds of individuals. This document was provided to me by someone else. It is in a 'table' format ... however, it is not a table ... nor did he use the column feature for Word. By the way, I am using Word 2003. I need to, somehow, change this document of 2 side by side columns into something that I can ... hopefully ... be able to then convert it into a columnar table of some 14-15 columns. I am afraid this is likely impossible, and too difficult to alter ... but thought I'd see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks -- doon |
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