If you want to keep the chapters in separate files but don't want to use a
Master Document, take a look at this article
Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=148
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Cindy M -WordMVP- wrote:
Hi Yepp,
I am inserting subdocuments (other word documents) From the
instructions on the Help menu, it says
"Microsoft Word inserts a next page section break before the
subdocument and a continuous section break after it."
Since MS inserts these page breaks, maybe that is why I cannot delete
them??
Well, *I* can delete them, so that's not the issue...
Best guess, in this case, is that the file structure has been damaged -
not so unusual for a Master Document (which is why one discourages
their use).
If you start over with a new Master document and insert a couple of
documents can you delete these section breaks?
And, I'll come back again to a question I asked right at the beginning
of this discussion: Are you absolutely sure the customer wants to use
this feature? WHY does he insist on it? What does it offer him that's
not otherwise available? How is he planning to use it?
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
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Hi Cindy,
Yes, I started several new "Masters" and the same thing happens on all.
Even one with only 1 sub document added.
The finished file is to put into PDF format and sent to the customer.
Also, that is what they requested. But, I have had so much trouble, I
started to make files of 500 pages each and will do a separate TOC in a
document and reference them.
After I am finished with the separate 500 pages, I will *TRY* to
incorporate them into a Master file, but I have doubts.
I don't know why you can delete section breaks and I can't. I am using
XP.