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LINKING DOCUMENTS
Is there anyway to link documents that have common
information so that they automatically update every time there is a change? Thanks |
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You can save the common information in a file and use Insert File,
choosing 'Insert as link' from the Insert dropdown. You can set links to update automatically on opening and printing, but otherwise need to manually update. (This method inserts an INCLUDETEXT field - you might want to look at the Help for that - type INCLUDETEXT in the Help question box - to understand the detail and other options such as inserting bookmarked parts of a file.) Another possibility is to save the common information in AUTOTEXT in an attached template, and use an {AUTOTEXT} field - same issues about updating. Other usual issues to think about are a) who is allowed to change the common text and b) whether archived documents need links broken so they reflect the text as it was when they were finalised, and not later changes. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "smithy" wrote in message ... Is there anyway to link documents that have common information so that they automatically update every time there is a change? Thanks |
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