(With Word 2000)  I would like to build a program that would allow me
to type on a keyboard and use those letters to automatically search
columns in a table and return the first string that matches that
letter sequence.

I will have four columns.  The lists will be sorted alphabetically.
I'm thinking of putting this in a form.  So I type "E" and the four
text boxes on the form (one for each table column) show the first text
entry the starts with "E" with no other key press.  Then I type "s"
and get entries that start with "es".  Letter case won't be
considered, and no numbers will be involved.  If no entry matches, I
may have the text box change color or disable.

The table entries with be hyperlinks to documents.  When I see the
hyperlink I want come up, I will type 1, 2, 3 or 4 for the text box I
want and the doc will load up.

Or am I dreaming too hard?   8>/

Ed