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Importing data from Excel to Word
You can import data from Excel into Word as a linked OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) object so that when the Excel file changes, the Word document will update as well. To do this, you need to open the Excel source workbook and select the data you want to place in the Word file. Then press Ctrl + C or right-click and choose Copy from the drop-down menu. Open the Word destination document and position the insertion point where you want the linked Excel data to appear. Click the Home tab in the Ribbon and select the arrow below Paste. A drop-down menu appears. Select Paste Special. A dialog box will appear.
If you want to automate this process, you can use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to create a button in your dataset that will import data into Word from Excel. You can also use Mail Merge to auto-populate a Word document from Excel. This process involves preparing your Excel file, going to your Word document and selecting the Mailings tab from your ribbon. Then you need to select Recipients and choose Use an Existing List from the drop-down menu. A Select Data Source window will pop up where you can navigate to your Excel file and select it.
I hope this helps!