creating a word table that can be filled in on email

I want to create a small table of about 10 items then send it out in email so
that the responders could type in their information on the table and send
back to me.
Any ideas how to format the table so that would work?

Also, I would like the information that is received back to be able to be
exported into an Access database that I will create with the same fields.

Hope someone can help; thanks!

Insert formfields into the cells of the table where you want the recipient
to enter their information, protect the document for forms and then email it
as an attachment. On receipt, open the attachment and use the Save Data
Only for Forms option in Word. The process of getting the data into Access
can be automated with VBA.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"detobias" wrote in message
...
I want to create a small table of about 10 items then send it out in email
so
that the responders could type in their information on the table and send
back to me.
Any ideas how to format the table so that would work?

Also, I would like the information that is received back to be able to be
exported into an Access database that I will create with the same fields.

Hope someone can help; thanks!

Thanks Doug, but I was hoping NOT to have to use an attachment. I am
reluctant because many of the folks who I hope will respond may have
difficulties with an attachment. Any way to have it NOT be an attachment? I
will try your method to see if it would work not as an attachment. Dianne

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Insert formfields into the cells of the table where you want the recipient
to enter their information, protect the document for forms and then email it
as an attachment. On receipt, open the attachment and use the Save Data
Only for Forms option in Word. The process of getting the data into Access
can be automated with VBA.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"detobias" wrote in message
...
I want to create a small table of about 10 items then send it out in email
so
that the responders could type in their information on the table and send
back to me.
Any ideas how to format the table so that would work?

Also, I would like the information that is received back to be able to be
exported into an Access database that I will create with the same fields.

Hope someone can help; thanks!

You have no control over how a recipient views e-mail messages. If the
recipient has e-mail view set to plain text then any formatting in the
document would be lost.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



detobias wrote:
Thanks Doug, but I was hoping NOT to have to use an attachment. I am
reluctant because many of the folks who I hope will respond may have
difficulties with an attachment. Any way to have it NOT be an
attachment? I will try your method to see if it would work not as an
attachment. Dianne

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Insert formfields into the cells of the table where you want the
recipient to enter their information, protect the document for forms
and then email it as an attachment. On receipt, open the attachment
and use the Save Data Only for Forms option in Word. The process of
getting the data into Access can be automated with VBA.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"detobias" wrote in message
...
I want to create a small table of about 10 items then send it out
in email so
that the responders could type in their information on the table
and send back to me.
Any ideas how to format the table so that would work?

Also, I would like the information that is received back to be able
to be exported into an Access database that I will create with the
same fields.

Hope someone can help; thanks!