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Altering Subdocuments and Master Documents
OK, silly question, and this may seem totally obvious to some people, but I
am encountering Master and subdocuments for the first time. My current understanding is that the subdocuments are inserted into the Master document as links to the original files. So therefore, if I make any alterations to the subdocuments in the Master Document, are those changes reflected in the original file? I'm thinking alterations such as formatting, adding or removing text etc. Likewise, if I open the subdocument file on it's own and make changes there, will those changes be reflected in any Master Documents that the file has been inserted into? Thanking anyone in advance who cares to respond to this, Jess |
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Jess:
First, avoid master/subs if at all possible. Secondly, NEVER edit a sub from the master; always edit them directly in the subdocument or you will surely have a corrupt document in no time. If you edit from the sub, your master will be fine. ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com www.MyExpertsOnline.com "Jessiepops" wrote in message ... OK, silly question, and this may seem totally obvious to some people, but I am encountering Master and subdocuments for the first time. My current understanding is that the subdocuments are inserted into the Master document as links to the original files. So therefore, if I make any alterations to the subdocuments in the Master Document, are those changes reflected in the original file? I'm thinking alterations such as formatting, adding or removing text etc. Likewise, if I open the subdocument file on it's own and make changes there, will those changes be reflected in any Master Documents that the file has been inserted into? Thanking anyone in advance who cares to respond to this, Jess |
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Thanks for the advice Anne!
Jess "Anne Troy" wrote: Jess: First, avoid master/subs if at all possible. Secondly, NEVER edit a sub from the master; always edit them directly in the subdocument or you will surely have a corrupt document in no time. If you edit from the sub, your master will be fine. ******************* ~Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com www.MyExpertsOnline.com "Jessiepops" wrote in message ... OK, silly question, and this may seem totally obvious to some people, but I am encountering Master and subdocuments for the first time. My current understanding is that the subdocuments are inserted into the Master document as links to the original files. So therefore, if I make any alterations to the subdocuments in the Master Document, are those changes reflected in the original file? I'm thinking alterations such as formatting, adding or removing text etc. Likewise, if I open the subdocument file on it's own and make changes there, will those changes be reflected in any Master Documents that the file has been inserted into? Thanking anyone in advance who cares to respond to this, Jess |
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