Somewhere along the line, you need to structure the file to turn it into
data. If the 'numerous fields' are delimited by a specific character you can
use Excel's import wizard. Otherwise, you'll probably need to spend some
time with the document in Word, using Find and Replace to impose a structure
on the file, so Excel's import wizard can interpret it correctly.




"resret29" wrote in message
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I have MS Word/Excel 2003 and a 250 page document extracted from a
proprietary software system with numerous fields. Unforunately, when I
open
it in Word or Excel, I don't get tables or headings. I need to be able to
sort it with about 20 different headings. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!