Can I saving data from multiple applications in one 'place.'

[KM]

I currently have nine Word, Excel and Powerpoint files that all have related
data (personnel info -- jub descriptions, salary ranges and etc). I'm
wishing (and wondering) if there is a way to save them as one file -- with
each of the nine existing like a tab in an excel file. ...so I'd just have
to open one file and could see all the needed data and update everything as
necessary.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You could create a single .pdf file from them but then you can't update them
at one time. It almost sounds like you should be using Access but you didn't
ask that question.

 

[KM]

JoAnn,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. You are correct that the .pdf won't
allow for the frequent changes the data requires. Unfortunately, Access
isn't really an option either, as some of the data is not generated by me
(i.e. pay scales) but is frequently referenced, thus my desire to include it,
plus job descriptions et al in one place. I'm looking for a 'convenience'
vehicle where everything for a subject resides and is editable, regardless of
the creation application.

You could create a single .pdf file from them but then you can't update them
at one time. It almost sounds like you should be using Access but you didn't
ask that question.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I currently have nine Word, Excel and Powerpoint files that all have
related
data (personnel info -- jub descriptions, salary ranges and etc). I'm
wishing (and wondering) if there is a way to save them as one file -- with
each of the nine existing like a tab in an excel file. ...so I'd just
have
to open one file and could see all the needed data and update everything
as
necessary.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Not going to happen in Office.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

JoAnn,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. You are correct that the .pdf won't
allow for the frequent changes the data requires. Unfortunately, Access
isn't really an option either, as some of the data is not generated by me
(i.e. pay scales) but is frequently referenced, thus my desire to include
it,
plus job descriptions et al in one place. I'm looking for a 'convenience'
vehicle where everything for a subject resides and is editable, regardless
of
the creation application.

You could create a single .pdf file from them but then you can't update
them
at one time. It almost sounds like you should be using Access but you
didn't
ask that question.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I currently have nine Word, Excel and Powerpoint files that all have
related
data (personnel info -- jub descriptions, salary ranges and etc). I'm
wishing (and wondering) if there is a way to save them as one file --
with
each of the nine existing like a tab in an excel file. ...so I'd just
have
to open one file and could see all the needed data and update
everything
as
necessary.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

JoAnn,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. You are correct that the .pdf won't
allow for the frequent changes the data requires. Unfortunately, Access
isn't really an option either, as some of the data is not generated by me
(i.e. pay scales) but is frequently referenced, thus my desire to include it,
plus job descriptions et al in one place. I'm looking for a 'convenience'
vehicle where everything for a subject resides and is editable, regardless of
the creation application.

Depending on exactly what you're after, you could for example embed a PPT
presentation or individual slides into a Word document; the same is true of Excel
content.

It wouldn't give you tabbed access to each document, but you'd at least have a
way of launching each document from a single source file.

You could create a single .pdf file from them but then you can't update them
at one time. It almost sounds like you should be using Access but you didn't
ask that question.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I currently have nine Word, Excel and Powerpoint files that all have
related
data (personnel info -- jub descriptions, salary ranges and etc). I'm
wishing (and wondering) if there is a way to save them as one file -- with
each of the nine existing like a tab in an excel file. ...so I'd just
have
to open one file and could see all the needed data and update everything
as
necessary.