Can I make a database in Word with Excel Data

I know this may be a "DUH" question, but...

I am making a list of area dentists that I have copied and pasted off of the Dex website into Excel. I am wondering if I can take this info and make a database in Word for printing address labels. Does anyone know if this can be done, and HOW?

You use excel as database source and word for mailmerging

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerg.htm

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Peo Sjoblom



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> know if this can be done, and HOW?
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For help on Word mail merge using Excel as the data source.

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/mailmerg.htm

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMe...AMailMerge.htm

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMe...DataSource.htm

And a training tutorial for creating envelopes and labels.

http://office.microsoft.com/training...RC010390291033


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:16:30 -0600, Myn777
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>I know this may be a "DUH" question, but...
>
>I am making a list of area dentists that I have copied and pasted off
>of the Dex website into Excel. I am wondering if I can take this info
>and make a database in Word for printing address labels. Does anyone
>know if this can be done, and HOW?

Thanks for the input. I think that I will have to work on the format of the excel doc before it will work. I think it needs the headings before it will register as a database? Any input?

Can't see your data so hard to tell.

You need headings for each column.

Name, Address, City, State, Zip............as a minimum

Each record must be on a row under the headings.

Any of the sites I listed in my posting will show you the format.

Take a quick tour of the training tutorial to get a feel for it.


Gord

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:41:02 -0600, Myn777
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>Thanks for the input. I think that I will have to work on the format of
>the excel doc before it will work. I think it needs the headings before
>it will register as a database? Any input?
>