excel vs word forms

[Lee]

Not a technical question, but it appears that the majority of the users in my
office prefer to create forms in Excel. I am a document coordinator and need
to revise and edit all forms on a regular basis and prefer to use Word unless
some spreadsheet applications are required. The question is this: Is there
a standard of acceptability for using Word to create forms as opposed to
Excel? I do not see the benefit to using Excel if there are no calculations
or data storage requirements associated with the form. Am I missing
something?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Have you tried asking your folks why they use Excel instead of Word? Thay
may have valid reasons.

 

[Lee]

The response is typically that they prefer Excel over word as they have used
it more in the past.

Have you tried asking your folks why they use Excel instead of Word? Thay
may have valid reasons.

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

Not a technical question, but it appears that the majority of the users in
my
office prefer to create forms in Excel. I am a document coordinator and
need
to revise and edit all forms on a regular basis and prefer to use Word
unless
some spreadsheet applications are required. The question is this: Is
there
a standard of acceptability for using Word to create forms as opposed to
Excel? I do not see the benefit to using Excel if there are no
calculations
or data storage requirements associated with the form. Am I missing
something?

 

[Gordon]

The response is typically that they prefer Excel over word as they have
used
it more in the past.

I once used to work with someone who used to write LETTERS in Excel!
Go figure THAT one out!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

If they are the ones creating the forms and that's what they are used to
doing and it doesn't hinder your work effort, I'd let it go. Turn the
question around, is there a reason why they should *not* use Excel?

--

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

The response is typically that they prefer Excel over word as they have
used
it more in the past.

Have you tried asking your folks why they use Excel instead of Word? Thay
may have valid reasons.

--

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

Not a technical question, but it appears that the majority of the users
in
my
office prefer to create forms in Excel. I am a document coordinator
and
need
to revise and edit all forms on a regular basis and prefer to use Word
unless
some spreadsheet applications are required. The question is this: Is
there
a standard of acceptability for using Word to create forms as opposed
to
Excel? I do not see the benefit to using Excel if there are no
calculations
or data storage requirements associated with the form. Am I missing
something?

 

[db]

perhaps, you are missing something
so I wouldn't disrupt the productivity
that has been achieved through the
effective use of excel.

what you can do is to copy and paste
the form from excel into word and see
if you can find some common ground.



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