can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

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
http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the
Master Document feature and workarounds. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm for more
information on what goes wrong, and
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm for ideas on how
to salvage what you can. See
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...masterdocs.doc for
Steve Hudson's instructions if you are willing to follow them very
carefully.

--

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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"yepp" wrote in message
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can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

"Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See
http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than
master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with
master docs).

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
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can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in
outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

Stefan Blom wrote:
"Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See
http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than
master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with
master docs).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
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can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in
outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching for.

Glad I could help.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
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Stefan Blom wrote:
"Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See
http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than
master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems
with
master docs).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
oups.com...
can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in
outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching
for.

Stefan Blom wrote:
Glad I could help.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
oups.com...

Stefan Blom wrote:
"Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See
http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than
master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems
with
master docs).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"yepp" wrote in message
oups.com...
can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in
outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link"

Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching
for.

Anyone know why the file size is getting so large if I am using
'INCLUDETEXT' feature? The documents are not embedded, they are
linked, but the file size of the "master" is as big as if they were
embedded.