Fill Forms in Word Click the "File" menu's "Open" command, then navigate to and click the document containing the form you need to fill in. Click the dialog's "Open" button to load the form.

You can create a fillable form in Word itself, so that other people can fill out the form without editing the underlying document.

When you need to bring your Access data into a Word form, a little VBA can expedite the task. Susan Harkins walks through an example to demonstrate the process.

Protecting data in a Word table isn't as simple as turning a protection feature on, but it's possible using Text Form Field controls.

You can insert a PDF into Word via the File, Open menu, which turns the PDF into an editable document, or as a non-editable image.