Thanks all! Word as a data base? It seems to be a simple way to store all the useless supporting information outside of XL... and the information can be easily printed. From XL, you don't need to recall or use the Word information, you only have to find where it exists. Not really a data base, just a data storage process. I thought XL general efficiency would be better with less clutter. I don't know access but I'm not sure if I need too? Dave