This should have either been a Word template that used mail merge to insert the data into fields or an Access form.

  Checklist:
   #1 Are you doing calculations?
    Yes: Use a spreadsheet
    No: Use another tool

▲ kccqzy 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah. People usually forget that Word also supports tables. In my experience people think, I need tables therefore it’s Excel.

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sgarland 2 days ago | parent [-]

Tbf trying to position things in Word is enraging. I get the appeal of having an explicit grid.

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kccqzy 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

This is another thing Apple does right. Pages allows you to turn off the inline text and use only absolutely positioned non-floating text boxes. In this mode It’s more similar to desktop publishing tools than word processing tools.

	▲	sgarland 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Really? That’s awesome! I’ve never bothered to use it, because GSuite is right there, but I will definitely keep that in mind.

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kevin_thibedeau 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Access gives you an explicit grid in its report designer.

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mpyne 2 days ago | parent [-]

Excel is already a solid grid without a separate report designer being necessary.

	▲	kevin_thibedeau 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Except the OP had to write VBA code to link it to a database. That is almost guaranteed to be a brittle solution with hardcoded cell IDs.

▲ pc86 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean nothing should be an Access form, ever. :)

	▲	dismalaf 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		After learning Access in university I agree. Just toss it into the ocean...