Also considering saving your notes to a Module (MOD) file. If you create a whole bunch of mod's in a notes folder, you can think of each file as a saved clipboard, ready to paste (merge). [Mac users have other options.]
For all that people complain about the problems with OLE and Word (which only works on XP, which is your platform), I've been reasonably satisfied with using that combination to link my notes into my layout sheets.
Karl
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