When you need to bring your Access data into a Word form, a little VBA can expedite the task. Susan Harkins walks through an example to demonstrate the process.

Click File in the ribbon, then select Options from the menu. In the Word Options dialog box that appears, click Customize Ribbon in the left panel. You'll see two columns showing available tabs and ...

Use the form controls in Word 2007 and 2003 to gather information from a group of people.

Word form fields make it easy to repeat text It's actually easier to enter text once and have it repeat elsewhere in Word 2003 documents than it is to do the same thing in Word 2007 and 2010.

Microsoft Word provides Legacy Tools to help you create a form with check boxes and other symbols. The Developer tab includes the check box form field on the Legacy Tools drop-down list.

Once the document is created, use the options on the Developer tab to add form fields in Word. For example, you can insert a "Rich Text Content Control" for people to enter text or create drop ...

Protecting data in a Word table isn't as simple as turning a protection feature on, but it's possible using Text Form Field controls.

In Microsoft Word, you can insert built-in or custom fields into your Word document that may change within your document. Learn how to insert a Text field in Word.

Form field check boxes are ideal for printed documents, while content control check boxes work well in electronic documents. Adjust Properties: Right-click on the check box and select Properties.

Here's a little trick to add a word count field into your Word document so you don't have to keep checking the word count tool in the ribbon.