Can I use Access for this Idea?

[sandiego5]

I have a job where I need to write a narrative or summary regarding my interview with a client. I hate to write. I always basically say the same thing with already made statements. Demorgrahpics usually change with the client. I have about 40 set statements already written out, I just copy and paste to make my narrative as appropriate using Word. Is there any way I can just point and click at the statements and the narrative will automatically be a paragraph. This would help me a lot and I can catch up with my workload. What program would I use, Access? Who could do this for me? Hopefully I am making sense. Thanks

[June7]

Access could do this. Aside from the table of 40 statements, need a table where you store the selections for a particular summary. Do you want them to show as bullets or as a paragraph? Bullets would be easier. Paragraphing will probably involve code or multiple queries to achieve.

Could there be more than one summary per client?
TABLE: Summary
FIELDS: SummaryID (not unique), ClientID, StatementID

[A S MANN]

you need to create a small database to program the activity automatically.
This involve Creating Table , Query to pick up statemente etc, Form where you select statements to clents, reports and lastly log file to records activity.

[sandiego5]

I need to have it in paragraph form, not bullets

[June7]

That is possible, just more complicated to produce that output with the data structure I suggested. Build your database and when you encounter specific issue, post question.

Review 'sticky' thread tutorials at http://forums.aspfree.com/microsoft-access-help-18/

[DerFarm]

Have you considered using macros in Word? It would probably be somewhat of pain to get them in, but once they are there ....

I should think you could treat them as it they were different signatures