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Old May 18th, 2011, 08:56 AM
Kieren Schneider Kieren Schneider is offline
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Default Update word fields with excel file?

Hello everyone,

I am hoping that someone can help me with an idea I have to make our life easier here at work.

We run manufacturing projects which require alot of project specific documentation, most of the documents are similar between projects, but there are variables that change.

What I would like to do if possible is create an excel file that includes info like, project name, number, client, and other process variables. I would then like a standard set of word documents that updated their fields based upon the excel file.

Is this possible and if so how would I go about acheiving this?

Any help is much appreciated

Regards,
Kieren
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Old May 18th, 2011, 09:56 AM
tarquinious tarquinious is offline
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What I would like to do if possible is create an excel file that includes info like, project name, number, client, and other process variables. I would then like a standard set of word documents that updated their fields based upon the excel file.
Hi Kieren,

There are a number of ways to achieve this (including Mail Merge and inserting field codes) however, by far the easiest and way that sounds like it would suit you best is to paste a link.

To do this, go into your Excel worksheet and Copy the cell you want to put into Word. In your Word document, where you want the data, select Paste Special and click on Paste Link and Unformatted Text before clicking OK.

You can format this text to match the rest of your Word document, and whenever the data in Excel changes, it will change in your Word document.
 




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