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Unlocking subdocuments
After I made edits in Track Changes, I saved the subdocument and then opened
the master document. The subdocument was locked within the master document. I expanded the subdocuments, located the the one I needed, and wanted to unlock it. The icon on the Outlining toolbar shows that I can do this (it's not gray). But when i click on the Lock/Unlock icon to unlock the subdocument, this message occurs: "The operation cannot be complete because the subdocument has a different type of protection from the master document. Make the protection the same for the master document and subdocument." What does this mean and how can I change the protection? Thank you! |
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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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Lyana" wrote in message ... After I made edits in Track Changes, I saved the subdocument and then opened the master document. The subdocument was locked within the master document. I expanded the subdocuments, located the the one I needed, and wanted to unlock it. The icon on the Outlining toolbar shows that I can do this (it's not gray). But when i click on the Lock/Unlock icon to unlock the subdocument, this message occurs: "The operation cannot be complete because the subdocument has a different type of protection from the master document. Make the protection the same for the master document and subdocument." What does this mean and how can I change the protection? Thank you! |
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