Thank you for your quick reply and helpful link @gmayor. Before my response, may I point to a typo in Extract Data from E-Mail A paragraph (fifth one, I believe) begins with a double-"T": "TThe basic process will..."

The article is very slick. And I understand most of it. But I think I've asked the wrong question. I now remember I have many "Quick Parts" that I doubt migrated with the document. So, though "late binding" may take care of the Excel issue, the application will remain unusable.

My solution probably requires a better migration strategy. Particularly if my machine ever crashes.