[Ed]

With some spare time on my hands and a curiosity about Master Documents
stirred up by a previous post, I read the Word FAQ article on Master Docs,
which also linked to Steve Hudson's article on Master Docs. I said all that
to simply explain where I ran into the term "rebuilding" a document.

I've used Word almost every day for years now. I've done a bit of VBA, and
I've even learned the difference between direct formatting and using a
style. Sometimes I do work on larger docs with lots of graphics and tables,
and yes sometimes these docs just refuse to show up to work one morning!

So what's this about "rebuilding" a doc? Is this simply forcing Word to
internally rewrite all the pointers? What does the typical user of the
"glass typewriter" do that would require a "rebuild"? How can I change what
I do to avoid needing a "rebuild"?

Ed

[CyberTaz]

The wisdom you seek cannot be captured in the cap of an acorn, but your
quest will be easier if you begin he

http://word.mvps.org/mac/bend/bendwordtoyourwill.html
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Ed" wrote in message
...
With some spare time on my hands and a curiosity about Master Documents
stirred up by a previous post, I read the Word FAQ article on Master Docs,
which also linked to Steve Hudson's article on Master Docs. I said all
that to simply explain where I ran into the term "rebuilding" a document.

I've used Word almost every day for years now. I've done a bit of VBA,
and I've even learned the difference between direct formatting and using a
style. Sometimes I do work on larger docs with lots of graphics and
tables, and yes sometimes these docs just refuse to show up to work one
morning!

So what's this about "rebuilding" a doc? Is this simply forcing Word to
internally rewrite all the pointers? What does the typical user of the
"glass typewriter" do that would require a "rebuild"? How can I change
what I do to avoid needing a "rebuild"?

Ed

[Ed]

Many thanks, O Great One. I need only remember that the mighty oak was once
a nut like me! 8O

Ed

"CyberTaz" typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet wrote in message
...
The wisdom you seek cannot be captured in the cap of an acorn, but your
quest will be easier if you begin he

http://word.mvps.org/mac/bend/bendwordtoyourwill.html
--
HTH |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Ed" wrote in message
...
With some spare time on my hands and a curiosity about Master Documents
stirred up by a previous post, I read the Word FAQ article on Master
Docs, which also linked to Steve Hudson's article on Master Docs. I said
all that to simply explain where I ran into the term "rebuilding" a
document.

I've used Word almost every day for years now. I've done a bit of VBA,
and I've even learned the difference between direct formatting and using
a style. Sometimes I do work on larger docs with lots of graphics and
tables, and yes sometimes these docs just refuse to show up to work one
morning!

So what's this about "rebuilding" a doc? Is this simply forcing Word to
internally rewrite all the pointers? What does the typical user of the
"glass typewriter" do that would require a "rebuild"? How can I change
what I do to avoid needing a "rebuild"?

Ed