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I have a .doc which was created from an excel mailing list. It
is setup for labels and is in 3 columns (30 to a page). I want to
export this to a text format I can then import into excel again. (I
don't have the original excel document and I want to join this info
with other similar info [names and addresses].

I have looked all over and I can't figure out how to get rid of the
table formatting but leave the data hopefully in a format that excel
can easily import. Since is to remain essentially a mailing list, the
info will change in the future as people move. I am fairly sure I use
Data and Import in excel but I can't figure how to get the word document
into a text delimited file.

Any help???

Thanks


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Exact menu option depends on version, but Table Convert Table to Text is
what you want

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"J Mac" wrote in message
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I have a .doc which was created from an excel mailing list. It
is setup for labels and is in 3 columns (30 to a page). I want to
export this to a text format I can then import into excel again. (I
don't have the original excel document and I want to join this info
with other similar info [names and addresses].

I have looked all over and I can't figure out how to get rid of the
table formatting but leave the data hopefully in a format that excel
can easily import. Since is to remain essentially a mailing list, the
info will change in the future as people move. I am fairly sure I use
Data and Import in excel but I can't figure how to get the word document
into a text delimited file.

Any help???

Thanks




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As Tony says, you want to start with Table | Convert | Table to Text. But
see http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm

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"J Mac" wrote in message
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I have a .doc which was created from an excel mailing list. It
is setup for labels and is in 3 columns (30 to a page). I want to
export this to a text format I can then import into excel again. (I
don't have the original excel document and I want to join this info
with other similar info [names and addresses].

I have looked all over and I can't figure out how to get rid of the
table formatting but leave the data hopefully in a format that excel
can easily import. Since is to remain essentially a mailing list, the
info will change in the future as people move. I am fairly sure I use
Data and Import in excel but I can't figure how to get the word document
into a text delimited file.

Any help???

Thanks



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GREAT info!!! Thanks!!!


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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As Tony says, you want to start with Table | Convert | Table to Text. But
see http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMe...ToDatafile.htm



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Great! Thanks!

"Tony Jollans" No Mail wrote in message
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Exact menu option depends on version, but Table Convert Table to Text

is
what you want



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