Thanks to macropod and others, i cobbled together the following code to copy
a specific range from a set of excel files to a specific word document. The
problem i have, is how to insert a paragraph break in word in between each of
the excel ranges after they are pasted into word, otherwise it defeats the
purpose since i would have to cut and paste again to create the necessary
room to add comments in the word doc.

tia for any help.
regards.
george


Sub Francis()

' ==============================
' Define Variables
' ==============================

Dim loanfile As String
Dim collatfile As String

Dim numcollat As Integer
Dim Collatloop As Integer
Dim collatincluded As Integer

Dim wdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As String

' ==============================
' Initialize Variables
' ==============================

WdDoc = Range("ic_memo_filename").Value + ".doc"
collatincluded = 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
numcollat = WorksheetFunction.Max(Range("array_collatfilenum") .Value)

loanfile = ActiveWorkbook.Name

' ==============================
' Loop through each collat file
' ==============================

For Collatloop = 1 To numcollat

If Range("array_collatfileinclude").Cells(Collatloop) = 1 Then

'============================
'Open the collat file
'============================

Workbooks.Open
Filename:=Range("array_collatfilename").Cells(Coll atloop)
collatfile = ActiveWorkbook.Name
collatincluded = collatincluded + 1

'========================================
'Go to Collat File & Copy Data
'========================================

Windows(collatfile).Activate

'Copy the table from the Excel Sheet IC MEMO
Range("ic_memo1").Copy

'Open IC Memo in Word
If Dir(WdDoc) < "" Then
Set wdApp = New Word.Application
wdApp.Visible = False
With wdApp

'open the Word Document

Documents.Open Filename:=WdDoc
With wdApp
Dim BookMarkName As String
BookMarkName = "collat_table"
With ActiveDocument
If .Bookmarks.Exists(BookMarkName) Then
.Bookmarks(BookMarkName).Range.PasteSpecial Link:=True,
DataType:=wdPasteOLEObject, _
Placement:=wdInLine, DisplayAsIcon:=False

Dim oShape As InlineShape
For Each oShape In ActiveDocument.InlineShapes
With oShape
.LockAspectRatio = msoTrue
.Width = CentimetersToPoints(16.4)
.Height = CentimetersToPoints(15.5)
End With
Next oShape

.Save
Else
MsgBox "Bookmark: " & BookMarkName & " not found."
End If
End With
End With
End With
Else
MsgBox "File: " & WdDoc & " not found."
End If

' ================================
' go to file and close
' ================================

Range("A1").Copy ' JUST TO CLEAR CLIPBOARD

Windows(collatfile).Activate
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False

End If

Next Collatloop

'Release Word object
Set wdApp = Nothing

MsgBox ("IC Memo from " + WorksheetFunction.Text(collatincluded, "0") + "
collateral files created for Francis")

End Sub