Word Table v. Excel table

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Does anyone know if MS has a published recommendation on when a user should
create a Word table and when they might have better results using an Excel
data table? I know when I choose one over the other, but I would like to
have an "official" reference for a training class I am developing. The class
focuses on Tables, but I am supposed to offer examples of one usage over the
other.
My users are lawyers and legal support staff.
Thanks,
-Monica
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Having been a trainer at a law firm, I found that some
attorneys automatically used Excel because they didn't
realize they could accomplish many of their same goals
(alphabetizing, moving columns, simple sums) in a Word
table. In other words, a little training on the features
of Word tables helped with the problem. I was able to
convince them to use Word tables unless, as Cindy says,
they needed mathematical formulas, which was fairly rare.
 
Excellent. Just wondered how others might approach the same questions. I
don't know why people think Excel is the answer to everything!
Thanx again!!
-Moe
 
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