I copied a master doc and al lit's subdocs onto my server (from the common
server at my office - we have no access to our own drive and cannot load
anything on..and I needed to work on a copy without disturbing the original)
Somehow the links stopped working after working just fine for about three
sessions. And the links in ths original are also not working...I have no
idea how this can happen..and how do I put the links back??

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 sure 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.

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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!
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"Sharon" wrote in message
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I copied a master doc and al lit's subdocs onto my server (from the common
server at my office - we have no access to our own drive and cannot load
anything on..and I needed to work on a copy without disturbing the
original)
Somehow the links stopped working after working just fine for about three
sessions. And the links in ths original are also not working...I have no
idea how this can happen..and how do I put the links back??