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insert doc as link
can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline
view and inserting a file using "insert as link" |
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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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline view and inserting a file using "insert as link" |
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"Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See
http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with master docs). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline view and inserting a file using "insert as link" |
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Stefan Blom wrote: "Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with master docs). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline view and inserting a file using "insert as link" Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching for. |
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Glad I could help.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... Stefan Blom wrote: "Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with master docs). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline view and inserting a file using "insert as link" Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching for. |
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Stefan Blom wrote: Glad I could help. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... Stefan Blom wrote: "Insert as Link" makes use of the IncludeText field. See http://daiya.mvps.org/includetext.htm. Using fields is safer than master documents (see the reply by Charles Kenyon about problems with master docs). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... can anyone tell me the difference between using a master doc in outline view and inserting a file using "insert as link" Wow, thanks Stefan! This may be the answer I have been searching for. Anyone know why the file size is getting so large if I am using 'INCLUDETEXT' feature? The documents are not embedded, they are linked, but the file size of the "master" is as big as if they were embedded. |
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