Hello Sistah
SistahSan wrote:
Is there a way to move my references between computers???
yes. On my installation (Vista/Word 2007), they're saved at:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Bibl iography\Sources.xml
You can check this path and/or in the manage sources dialog (I hope
that's what it's called, I'm using a German language version here at the
moment :-)).
Insert a new source on your desktop, to see where the file is created.
Then you can copy in the file from your laptop.
While working on my dissertation, my back and I would like to be able to
switch between my laptop and my desktop ... which would, normally, be
feasible since I prefer to work from a flash drive. Unfortunately, when I
took the flash drive to my desktop ... there were no reference files (there
are 150+ on my laptop!). I hope someone can tell me there is a really simple
solution to this problem ... and posts some nice clear directions for
implementation ... ;-).
I can only echo what Terry says: opening a file directly from any
removable media is good and fine for a throwaway document that you can
easily re-create.
But this is your dissertation: you do not want to take any chances
whatsoever! If you don't create a backup every half hour or so, now
might be a good time to start.
At the very least, work on local files always. And then every time you
switch between the two computers, copy your latest package (at least
Sources.xml, yourdocument.docx, maybe even yourtemplate.docx/.docm, to
your flash drive. Then copy it down to your local machine and work there
again.
Two batch files should be able to do most of the work for you.
You may want to start naming your file something like
dissertation-001.docx, the next release dissertation-002.docx, etc.
HTH
Robert
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