If you want to open an existing word doc, then something like:

Sub Macro1()
x = Shell("cmd.exe /c C:\hello.doc", 1)
End Sub

should work
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200745


"Fello" wrote:

I am trying to write a macro that opens a Microsoft word 2003 document so
that I can transfer an Excel address worksheet to it in order to make address
labels. My problem is that the macro won't "recognize" the Word format.