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Printing a master document
Hi- I am having a problem printing a 45MB users manual. It was created (by someone else) as a Master document with 20 subdocuments, a table of contents, and an index. I am using Word 2000 in a Windows 98 environment, and I have an 80 GB harddrive. When I try to print two specific sections I get the message "insufficient memory or disk space. Word cannot display the requested font." The printer will then print out a Times Roman font instead of the Ariel font. I have tried printing section by section, and page by page in these sections, but it still won't print these pages with the proper font. There are many graphics that reside in another directory and do show up on the screen in the proper places. I have turned off the background printing feature, and the A4 resizing feature. The printer is an HP LaserJet 4Plus. If I reboot, it still won't print properly. Can anyone help? This document is due on Thursday and I'm just at a complete loss. Thanks for any help you can give me. Maureen -- Writers-ink |
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Never, ever edit the contents of a subdocument from within the Master!
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. "Writers-ink" wrote in message ... Hi- I am having a problem printing a 45MB users manual. It was created (by someone else) as a Master document with 20 subdocuments, a table of contents, and an index. I am using Word 2000 in a Windows 98 environment, and I have an 80 GB harddrive. When I try to print two specific sections I get the message "insufficient memory or disk space. Word cannot display the requested font." The printer will then print out a Times Roman font instead of the Ariel font. I have tried printing section by section, and page by page in these sections, but it still won't print these pages with the proper font. There are many graphics that reside in another directory and do show up on the screen in the proper places. I have turned off the background printing feature, and the A4 resizing feature. The printer is an HP LaserJet 4Plus. If I reboot, it still won't print properly. Can anyone help? This document is due on Thursday and I'm just at a complete loss. Thanks for any help you can give me. Maureen -- Writers-ink |
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