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Filling out an existing word document form from an external source
I have a form in Word with a bunch of fields. I want to fill some of these
fields from an external source (like a CSV file). Is it possible to do something like this? Example in case I wasn't very clear: Blank form in Word: Question1: __________ Question2: __________ Question3: __________ Question4: __________ CSV file: answer11,answer13 answer21,answer23 answer31,answer33 answer41,answer43 Final Product: Page 1 Question1: answer11 Question2: __________ Question3: answer13 Question4: __________ Page 2 Question1: answer21 Question2: __________ Question3: answer23 Question4: __________ Page 3 Question1: answer31 Question2: __________ Question3: answer33 Question4: __________ Page 4 Question1: answer41 Question2: __________ Question3: answer43 Question4: __________ |
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Filling out an existing word document form from an external source
Mailmerge and protected forms are mutually exclusive, but if you have
provided *all* the relevant infomation, replace the form fields in your blank form with merge fields and use a letter mailmerge to combine the two. http://www.gmayor.com/mail_merge_lab...th_word_xp.htm or http://www.gmayor.com/merge_labels_with_word_2007.htm See also http://www.gmayor.com/Form_Fields_and_Mail_Merge.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Caled wrote: I have a form in Word with a bunch of fields. I want to fill some of these fields from an external source (like a CSV file). Is it possible to do something like this? Example in case I wasn't very clear: Blank form in Word: Question1: __________ Question2: __________ Question3: __________ Question4: __________ CSV file: answer11,answer13 answer21,answer23 answer31,answer33 answer41,answer43 Final Product: Page 1 Question1: answer11 Question2: __________ Question3: answer13 Question4: __________ Page 2 Question1: answer21 Question2: __________ Question3: answer23 Question4: __________ Page 3 Question1: answer31 Question2: __________ Question3: answer33 Question4: __________ Page 4 Question1: answer41 Question2: __________ Question3: answer43 Question4: __________ |
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