merge data with form

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Help, I've fallen and I can't get up. I've tried tutorial software and the
MS community site. I've listened and read and read and my head is all
swelled up with information overload. I'm at brain gridlock, and what I want
to do is fairly simple, I think.
Situation: I have 20 legal forms in PDF. I used PDF Converter Pro 3 to
convert to Word format. The form is now ready-made for me. All I want to do
is fill-in the answers. Some are repetitive (name, file #, address, etc). I
thought I tried correctly to create a table and then merge the two but all i
get are bookmark errors. I believe it's a fairly simple task but I'm not
computing the instructions. Anyplace you can direct me to for step-by-step
instructions? I don't want to create a form letter, it's available; I want
to create data for each new case and merge it with the form.
Do I have to create the table and insert the field name on the form and then
protect it? Sorry about the ignorance.
 
Assuming that you are dealing with one case at a time, rather then trying to
complete the forms for multiple cases at the one time, see the following
series of articles:

Please Fill Out This Form
Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119

Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127

Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

If however you are wanting to complete the forms for multiple cases at the
one time, then getting all of the data together in a format that can be used
as a mailmerge data source (a table in Word will do) and then inserting
mergefields in the appropriate places in the forms could be the way to go.

See the article "How to create a Mail Merge" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/CreateAMailMerge.htm

and "Creating a Mail Merge Data Source" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MailMerge/CreateADataSource.htm


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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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