Document creation and delivery

A system and method for creating and delivering a document in a computer system is disclosed comprising a host server and a remote client terminal connected via a data transmission path. The host server transmits to the client terminal in electronic form prompts for guiding a user located at the client terminal through a document creation process. The user enters at the client terminal document creation information identifying the nature of a required document and document data for populating the document. A complete document is then created by an automated document creation process at the host server having a structure defined by the document creation information and populated by said document data. Lastly, the complete document is transmitted in electronic form from the host server to the remote client terminal via the data transmission path.