Forms created in Microsoft Word can be used to compile data on groups such as clients, purveyors and prospects, and later extract and import the data to an Excel worksheet.

Avoid the hassle of manually importing Word form data into Excel. With the help of an Excel wizard, you can quickly step through the process.

Microsoft Word has a date field, but it's not easy to use in an expression. If you need to update dates in a document, use Excel to calculate the dates and then run a mail merge.