[AccessD] Word merge document

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I find the most useful thing to do when working with word is to ensure the non-printing characters are visible.  Then if the document looks ugly and messy, it will almost certainly be that way.

My pet Word hate is folks who (along with using spaces rather than tabs) use 10 tabs on each line, when you can set the tab stop correctly and just use one tab instead. Urrrrgh.

Anyway... I am sure word is a wonderful product if you really use it well, but not being a legal secretary or document publisher of any kind my knowledge is pretty basic.  Actually I hardly ever use word at all.

Cheers
Darryl.

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Michael Bahr
Sent: Thursday, 8 July 2010 2:40 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Word merge document

I was not trying to slam you, just that most users do not bother to
"learn" Word.  They just type.  Example: using spaces to "tab" to next
field--yuck.

Back to your problem, tables mentioned earlier are a good option. 
Everything is guarranteed to line up and position correctly.  The table
can even be hidden by removing the borders.  Your merge fields still have
to be defined by you (with names) so the code knows where to put the
information.

Another option is preset tabs.  Not as good as tables because if the field
is longer than the tab the data still gets skewed.

Another possiblity is columns.  You can add 2 or 3 coulmns per page and
have each bit of data on a seperate line.  There is not much control over
format-placing though.

Mike...


> LOL, OK.
>
> That doesn't explain the inability to pin down the merge fields.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>
> Michael Bahr wrote:
>> Word does not suck--it is the users.  Ninety-nine percent of the users
>> use
>> one percent or less of Words' capablilties.
>>
>> Mike...
>>
>>> Word SUCKS sometimes.  Perhaps even most of the time?
>>>
>>> John W. Colby
>>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>>
>>
>>
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