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Why does Word always lock subs in a master document?
Hello group
I have been pointed to this newsgroup as someone might be able to provide an answer to the following question: Background info: Recently, we have startet using WebWorksPublisher for Word. I would need to use it in conjunction with the Word-function "master-documents/subs". Firstly: I know that this word-function is supposed to be risky, an i personally would rather use external docs imported by reference. But it is not my choice to use master-docs rather than other solutions. Although WWP-docs say it will grok master/subdocuments, it always chokes on such beasts. I suspect it is, because Word always locks and collapses subs inside a master-doc even if I saved the docs expanded and unlocked (Whenever I am reopening a doc saved expanded and unlocked, it opens as collapsed and locked) So my question is: How can I prevent word from collapsing and locking subs upon saving? Thanks for any feedback FK. |
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Why does Word always lock subs in a master document?
DV,
Master documents are not "supposed to be risky" -- they are. If you must use them, read this first: http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/mag...masterdocs.doc As far as collapsing and locking, write a macro to expand and open and name it AutoOpen. In closing, you are in for a rough ride...Good luck!! Jon ----------- "DV" wrote in message om... Hello group I have been pointed to this newsgroup as someone might be able to provide an answer to the following question: Background info: Recently, we have startet using WebWorksPublisher for Word. I would need to use it in conjunction with the Word-function "master-documents/subs". Firstly: I know that this word-function is supposed to be risky, an i personally would rather use external docs imported by reference. But it is not my choice to use master-docs rather than other solutions. Although WWP-docs say it will grok master/subdocuments, it always chokes on such beasts. I suspect it is, because Word always locks and collapses subs inside a master-doc even if I saved the docs expanded and unlocked (Whenever I am reopening a doc saved expanded and unlocked, it opens as collapsed and locked) So my question is: How can I prevent word from collapsing and locking subs upon saving? Thanks for any feedback FK. |
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Why does Word always lock subs in a master document?
Hi Dv,
I'd contact the manufacturer of WebsWorksPublisher about this, if they say it ought to work. Word has locked sub-documents for every version since Word 97, I think. The reason behind it is to try to make the functionality more stable. Master documents were originally conceived as a way to pull separate documents together for creating TOCs, Indexes, cross-references and then printing the result. It was never supposed to be an editing tool, but of course, that's how people began to use it. And exactly this is what makes the feature "break". So the sub-docs are locked by default to help prevent users from doing some of the things that can break them. There's no way to change how Word works for this. Although WWP-docs say it will grok master/subdocuments, it always chokes on such beasts. I suspect it is, because Word always locks and collapses subs inside a master-doc even if I saved the docs expanded and unlocked (Whenever I am reopening a doc saved expanded and unlocked, it opens as collapsed and locked) So my question is: How can I prevent word from collapsing and locking subs upon saving? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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