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Automatic Sheet updating
I use Excel as my data source, and do mail merge using MSWord. I currently
have a master sheet which of course holds all the information. I have other sheets which hold filtered data. Two Questions. Is there a way using MSWord to select the filtered data from the main sheet if I use the Data filter and select say USA in the country field. That way I could eliminate all the other sub sheets, and filter the data using before the merge. When I try now, I still get all the data from the sheet. If the answer to the above is NO, then is there away that when I enter new data into sheet 1 (Master Sheet) that the data will automatically update in the sub (Filtered) sheets? -- Regards Michael Koerner |
Automatic Sheet updating
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Automatic Sheet updating
You haven't mentioned which version of Office you are using.
95 / 97 / 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 ???? I can tell you that 2003 (and probably at least 2002) you filter from Word. It's possible earlier versions worked in the opposite direction. I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to make a change like that. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: Funny, The Word NG said I should filter through Excel first -- Regards Michael Koerner "Gary Brown" wrote in message ... Filter from Word instead of from Excel. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: I use Excel as my data source, and do mail merge using MSWord. I currently have a master sheet which of course holds all the information. I have other sheets which hold filtered data. Two Questions. Is there a way using MSWord to select the filtered data from the main sheet if I use the Data filter and select say USA in the country field. That way I could eliminate all the other sub sheets, and filter the data using before the merge. When I try now, I still get all the data from the sheet. If the answer to the above is NO, then is there away that when I enter new data into sheet 1 (Master Sheet) that the data will automatically update in the sub (Filtered) sheets? -- Regards Michael Koerner |
Automatic Sheet updating
Sorry about that. using Office 2003 SP(2)
-- Regards Michael Koerner "Gary Brown" wrote in message ... You haven't mentioned which version of Office you are using. 95 / 97 / 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 ???? I can tell you that 2003 (and probably at least 2002) you filter from Word. It's possible earlier versions worked in the opposite direction. I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to make a change like that. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: Funny, The Word NG said I should filter through Excel first -- Regards Michael Koerner "Gary Brown" wrote in message ... Filter from Word instead of from Excel. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: I use Excel as my data source, and do mail merge using MSWord. I currently have a master sheet which of course holds all the information. I have other sheets which hold filtered data. Two Questions. Is there a way using MSWord to select the filtered data from the main sheet if I use the Data filter and select say USA in the country field. That way I could eliminate all the other sub sheets, and filter the data using before the merge. When I try now, I still get all the data from the sheet. If the answer to the above is NO, then is there away that when I enter new data into sheet 1 (Master Sheet) that the data will automatically update in the sub (Filtered) sheets? -- Regards Michael Koerner |
Automatic Sheet updating
Then Definitely filter in Word. Just tried it on a sample file.
-- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: Sorry about that. using Office 2003 SP(2) -- Regards Michael Koerner "Gary Brown" wrote in message ... You haven't mentioned which version of Office you are using. 95 / 97 / 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 ???? I can tell you that 2003 (and probably at least 2002) you filter from Word. It's possible earlier versions worked in the opposite direction. I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to make a change like that. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: Funny, The Word NG said I should filter through Excel first -- Regards Michael Koerner "Gary Brown" wrote in message ... Filter from Word instead of from Excel. -- HTH, Gary Brown If this post was helpful to you, please select ''YES'' at the bottom of the post. "Michael Koerner" wrote: I use Excel as my data source, and do mail merge using MSWord. I currently have a master sheet which of course holds all the information. I have other sheets which hold filtered data. Two Questions. Is there a way using MSWord to select the filtered data from the main sheet if I use the Data filter and select say USA in the country field. That way I could eliminate all the other sub sheets, and filter the data using before the merge. When I try now, I still get all the data from the sheet. If the answer to the above is NO, then is there away that when I enter new data into sheet 1 (Master Sheet) that the data will automatically update in the sub (Filtered) sheets? -- Regards Michael Koerner |
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