Hi Nick
Do you suggest I make a template for my various chapter files
Using a template that contains the styles you intend to use in your
document(s) is generally a good thing. You can also store customizations to
your toolbar in the template, and they will only be available when you work
on documents created from that template.
a formatted document each time I start a new chapter, or should I deal
with
the formatting as the very last step.
I think this is a question about cognitive style, not about wordprocessing.
Some people (probably bottom-up thinkers) tend to write all the text and
then go back and format it. Other people (probably top-down thinkers) tend
to create the outline and the structure (and therefore the formatting) and
then fill in the gaps. I think they're just two ways of achieving the same
aim.
What I always do when I insert a new chapter in the final document is to
use "Section Break Next Page." I am not sure what the difference between
"Section Break Next Page" and "Section Break Continuous is
A continuous section break starts on the same page. The most common use is
to identify a section in the middle where the number of columns changes.
Hope this helps.
Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
"Nick H." niko25at@NOSPAM (at) yahoo.de wrote in message
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:09:41 -0600, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Actually, you should not need to use a Master Doc at all. Word can handle
extremely large documents in a single file.
I understand. I simply wanted to use the Master Doc to make the merging of
the various chapter files easier.
Do you suggest I make a template for my various chapter files to start
with
a formatted document each time I start a new chapter, or should I deal
with
the formatting as the very last step.
What I always do when I insert a new chapter in the final document is to
use "Section Break Next Page." I am not sure what the difference between
"Section Break Next Page" and "Section Break Continuous is".
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Nick H.
niko25at "at" yahoo "dot" de