If the data is only used once in creating the document, and is not also
being retained in a database, then a template with a userform could well be
the way to go.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

If however it is desired to retain the information in a database, then
either an Access Report as mentioned by others, or the single document
mailmerge solution that was created by fellow MVP and Bill Gates look-alike,
Albert Kallal at

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKal...rge/index.html




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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"news.microsoft.com" stuff_at_bradc.net wrote in message
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I could really use some quality advice here to ensure I am not barking up
the wrong technology tree.



I have been an Access Developer for a number of years and I have become
rather good at creating custom reports and exporting to HTML etc.,
however, I have a customer asking me for something I have not done since
my Office 95 days (dating myself here). Namely MAILMERGE.



Currently my customer goes into the field with paper checklists and
gathers information. They bring the paper checklists back to the office
where the information gets manually added to a boilerplate document (or
template), which then gets massaged into the final product.



There are 2 phases to the project:

In phase 1, they want an easier way to enter the data into their template.
Instead of flipping through all of the pages a entering the information
in scattered locations, they want to punch it all into a database and
merge it into the document. In phase 2, they want to start taking PDA's
out to the field to collect the data and they want to sync and merge it in
the office.



Now to my question. 10 years ago, I would have assumed this was a job for
"Mail Merge". Today with the ever changing integration of the Office
Suite, I am not sure what other technologies I should explore before
assuming that Mail Merge is, and was, and ever more shall be, my best
approach. Is there anything else I should be considering?



Any advice (and especially links) would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks in Advance,

Tiffany