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1. Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.
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2. Click Add Query on the OfficeWriter toolbar.
   
   
3. # Follow the steps to Create a Data Source and Building a Query in Creating a New Template.
   
   
4. # In the Add Tables dialog box, find the SalesOrderHeader table in the list and select Add. Click Close.
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5. In Microsoft Query, drag the following fields to the query: SalesOrderID, SalesPersonID, and TotalDue.
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6. Click the Hide/Show Criteria button on the Microsoft Query toolbar to open the criteria table.
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7. Click within the top left cell in the criteria table and select SalesPersonID from the drop-down list.
   
   
8. # In Value cell beneath SalesPersonID, type*[Enter the Sales Person ID]*. This is the text that will be used to prompt the user.
   
   
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9. Microsoft Query will prompt you to enter the default value for the parameter. Enter a sales person ID value.
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10. From the File menu, select Return to OfficeWriter Designer.
    
    
11. # Using OfficeWriter Designer's Merge Fields button, add the fields to your report and set the import behavior for your dataset.
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12. Deploy the report.
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13. Click View on the OfficeWriter toolbar. You will be asked to enter a parameter value.
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14. Replace the 0 with 280. Every row displayed in the report will have SalesPersonID number 280.
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Samples

Download an .rdl file created with Microsoft Query and OfficeWriter.