>Some sample code would be helpful, if it's not too much trouble.
>
>I may end up going against the client's wishes and doing it the Word way afterall, if that's the best way. Which I bet it is.
>
>Thanks very much.

oWord = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
oWord.Documents.Add()
* Insert the text from the table
oWord.Selection.TypeText(MyTable.MyMemo)

oSele = oWord.Selection
WITH oSel.FIND
.TEXT = "^"
.Forward = .T.
.WRAP = wdFindContinue
.FORMAT = .F.
.MatchCase = .F.
.MatchWholeWord = .F.
.MatchWildcards = .F.
.MatchSoundsLike = .F.
.MatchAllWordForms = .F.
ENDWITH

WITH oSel
DO WHILE .Find.Execute && the first ^
lnStart = .Start
.DELETE(wdCharacter,1)
IF .Find.Execute && goes to the second ^
lnEnd = .Start
.Start= lnStart-1
.End = lnEnd
.FONT.Bold = wdToggle
.FONT.SIZE = 10
.Start= lnEnd
.End = lnEnd
.DELETE(wdCharacter,1)
ENDIF
ENDDO
ENDWITH

This code assumes that text that should be bolded is surrounded by "^" characters. You can use any character or string you wish, and have that character represent any type of formatting (different font, underline, etc.)

This code was assembled by recording macros in word and observing the VBA code generated in the macro; you can do the same for any task you want to accomplish in word.