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Master document with different header and footer for subdocuments
Hi Everyone,
I need some help with using Word 2003 to create a master document that contains several sub-documents. I have about 7 sub-documents in Word. Each document is set with the following Page Setup - Layout: Headers and footers ----------------------- - Different odd and even - Different first page Borders and shading ------------------------ - Apply to: This section, First page only Each sub-document contains a first page with the Chapter name. No header or footer is seen on the first page. The subsequent pages have even and odd headers and footers. The even headers contain the chapter name (from the first page) and the even footer contains the title of the book with a page number. The odd footer contains the name of the author with a page number. When I create a master document with all the linked sub-documents, I lose all the headers, footers and first page formatting that was laid-out in each sub-document. Question ---------- Is there a way to create a master document that links the sub-documents in such a way that the individual first pages, headers and footers are preserved? I've heard of using macros to do this but I'm not sure how this is done, if it *can* be done. Thanks for your help! Richard Balfour |
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G'day Richard Balfour ,
Normally ye olde master has consistent H&F all the way through - so you define them INSIDE the master and let it apply them. If you require different text in the H&F for each section, use STYLREF fields. You should also be aware of http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...masterdocs.doc Steve Hudson - Word Heretic steve from wordheretic.com (Email replies require payment) Without prejudice Richard Balfour reckoned: Hi Everyone, I need some help with using Word 2003 to create a master document that contains several sub-documents. I have about 7 sub-documents in Word. Each document is set with the following Page Setup - Layout: Headers and footers ----------------------- - Different odd and even - Different first page Borders and shading ------------------------ - Apply to: This section, First page only Each sub-document contains a first page with the Chapter name. No header or footer is seen on the first page. The subsequent pages have even and odd headers and footers. The even headers contain the chapter name (from the first page) and the even footer contains the title of the book with a page number. The odd footer contains the name of the author with a page number. When I create a master document with all the linked sub-documents, I lose all the headers, footers and first page formatting that was laid-out in each sub-document. Question ---------- Is there a way to create a master document that links the sub-documents in such a way that the individual first pages, headers and footers are preserved? I've heard of using macros to do this but I'm not sure how this is done, if it *can* be done. Thanks for your help! Richard Balfour |
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Sorry, I don't have an answer because I don't use Master Documents. However,
you may need the reason I don't more than you need an answer. "Master Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not only doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus (with the limited exception of Steve Hudson) among those offering advice on these newsgroups is that using the Master Document feature is a good way to destroy your document. It can destroy parts of your document that you are not even working on! I think John McGhie said it succinctly when he said that there are two kinds of Master Documents: Those that are corrupt and those that will be corrupt soon. See URL: http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. (This page also has a link to Steve Hudson's chapter on how he gets Master Documents to work.) See URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RecoverMasterDocs.htm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Richard Balfour" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, I need some help with using Word 2003 to create a master document that contains several sub-documents. I have about 7 sub-documents in Word. Each document is set with the following Page Setup - Layout: Headers and footers ----------------------- - Different odd and even - Different first page Borders and shading ------------------------ - Apply to: This section, First page only Each sub-document contains a first page with the Chapter name. No header or footer is seen on the first page. The subsequent pages have even and odd headers and footers. The even headers contain the chapter name (from the first page) and the even footer contains the title of the book with a page number. The odd footer contains the name of the author with a page number. When I create a master document with all the linked sub-documents, I lose all the headers, footers and first page formatting that was laid-out in each sub-document. Question ---------- Is there a way to create a master document that links the sub-documents in such a way that the individual first pages, headers and footers are preserved? I've heard of using macros to do this but I'm not sure how this is done, if it *can* be done. Thanks for your help! Richard Balfour |
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