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Compiling files
I've been told that I can write chapters to my thesis in separate word
documents, then compile them at the end. It supposedly automatically updates information in the table of contents when figures or pages are changed. Also, changes can be made in original chapter files, then imported into the master document very easily. How can this be done? |
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I would stay away from the master documents and subdocuments. They are
unstable for most users. You can put each text chapter in a separate Word file. In the TOC chapter, insert one RD field for each text chapter, and insert the TOC field as usual. This method works well if each chapter's page numbering starts at 1. This method will not automatically number the pages continuously from one chapter to the next, although you can manually set the starting page number in each chapter, and the TOC will reflect the page numbers on each page. "dirkformvp" wrote: I've been told that I can write chapters to my thesis in separate word documents, then compile them at the end. It supposedly automatically updates information in the table of contents when figures or pages are changed. Also, changes can be made in original chapter files, then imported into the master document very easily. How can this be done? |
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Useful links further to what g-n-o says:
Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=148 For all this to work well, you will need to use styles consistently. ***Styles & Templates*** http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...sOnStyles.html http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/HeaderFooter.htm (very basic) http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Format...singOLView.htm http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart1.htm http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Format...thSections.htm http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...rontMatter.htm http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/NonPrintChars.htm http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html ***Master Documents*** Why Master Documents corrupt: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm How to recover a Master Document: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm Steve Hudson on how to make Master Documents work safely: http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...dhomepage.html On 12/14/04 1:37 PM, "garfield-n-odie" wrote: I would stay away from the master documents and subdocuments. They are unstable for most users. You can put each text chapter in a separate Word file. In the TOC chapter, insert one RD field for each text chapter, and insert the TOC field as usual. This method works well if each chapter's page numbering starts at 1. This method will not automatically number the pages continuously from one chapter to the next, although you can manually set the starting page number in each chapter, and the TOC will reflect the page numbers on each page. "dirkformvp" wrote: I've been told that I can write chapters to my thesis in separate word documents, then compile them at the end. It supposedly automatically updates information in the table of contents when figures or pages are changed. Also, changes can be made in original chapter files, then imported into the master document very easily. How can this be done? |
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