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Master Documents
Hi. Is it still unadvisable to use Master Documents in MS Word (2003)? If
so, why hasn't MS done something to fix this feature, because I'm sure it would prove to be very useful, if they ever get it to work? Are there any good workarounds or alternatives? Thank you. |
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Rebecca:
Here is what one person thinks of Word's Master Documents featu Word doesn't do a good job with relative links in any circumstances. If you ahven't read any of these articles, you may want to peruse them. Using Master Documents is equivalent conciously trying to corrupt your files. http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ocsCorrupt.htm http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...MasterDocs.htm http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...dhomepage.html If, however, you wish to pursue the use of the Master Document feature, click the following link. Be very careful if you choose to use the MD feature. http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ma...dhomepage.html "Rebecca" wrote in message ... Hi. Is it still unadvisable to use Master Documents in MS Word (2003)? If so, why hasn't MS done something to fix this feature, because I'm sure it would prove to be very useful, if they ever get it to work? Are there any good workarounds or alternatives? Thank you. |
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It has not been fixed, the probable reason being the cost of fixing it in
relation to the benefit. Word will handle very long and complex documents as a single file and so it is hardly essential. Investigate also the IncludeText field function. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Rebecca wrote: Hi. Is it still unadvisable to use Master Documents in MS Word (2003)? If so, why hasn't MS done something to fix this feature, because I'm sure it would prove to be very useful, if they ever get it to work? Are there any good workarounds or alternatives? Thank you. |
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