My question is a simple one.
I have an Excel spreadsheet with cells of text strings.  I would like
to cycle through the Excel document cells creating and saving a
separate microsoft word document for each text string using VBA.

Hi,

Here is the code for ur requirment. u can implement file name logic
what ever required by u. I can do this for selected cells. if u need
for selected cell let me know. solution is in text file.

  Dim fs, f
    Dim fname As String
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    For x = 0 To 256
        For y = 0 To 65536
            fname = Str(x)
            fname = fname + Str(y) + ".txt"
            Set f = fs.OpenTextFile(fname, ForAppending, TristateFalse)
            f.write Cells(x, y).Text
            f.Close
        Next
    Next

This will work if I change extension to .doc? to create microsoft word docs?

1) CREATE a template word document that you want all of them to be
like.  If you want them all blank, just open a blank one and save it
somewhere.  This will be your template file

2) use the following code.  Replace "C:\" with the location you want
to save all of the files.  Note: if your list contains the ".doc"
already, remove the  & ".doc" from the code.  Note2: if your list does
not start in row 1, then change i = 1 to i = <your starting row here>.
 If your list is not in column 1 then change both Cells(i, 1) to
Cells(i, <your column here>)


TemplateFile = Application.GetOpenFilename

Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

i = 1
Do While Cells(i, 1) <> ""
    fs.CopyFile TemplateFile, "C:\" & Cells(i, 1) & ".doc"
    i = i + 1
Loop