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Edit same text in multiple locations
Hello,
I'm wondering if it's possible to edit an external text file that will update the text in a master document [with the text in multiple locations on the master document. Here's what I mean. SAMPLEFILE.DOC Aliquam commodo. TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt velit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras suscipit, purus ac rutrum consectetuer, quam enim sodales tortor, a gravida tellus est vel nulla. Sed TEXT FILED 1 vitae turpis. Nulla aliquet eleifend ante. Nulla convallis tortor. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nullam augue. Aliquam libero augue, auctor id, mollis id, TEXT FILED 1 amet, nunc. Nullam quis lectus id mi ultricies iaculis. Aenean euismod laoreet sapien. Proin pharetra ultrices nisl. Suspendisse TEXT FILED 1 potenti. Proin magna risus, rutrum a, gravida in, egestas ac, lorem. Aliquam pharetra TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt nisl. Integer iaculis. Cras at mi. Donec quis leo. Maecenas non tortor. Suspendisse interdum. Vestibulum eget erat. Aliquam erat volutpat. Phasellus sit amet velit quis mi sodales posuere. Fusce consequat TEXT FILED 1 varius ipsum. Fusce suscipit venenatis nisl. Aliquam cursus viverra metus. Donec tincidunt tincidunt quam. Notice the TEXT FILED 1 in multiple locations. I want the TEXT FILED 1 to be editable by using an external file like you can do with a linked excel sheet object. I've tried using an object with a .doc and .txt file but it messes with the formatting of the text on the master doc because it adds what looks to be an image placeholder. Ideally, I'd like the formatting of the text to remain the same while the text itself changes. Find and replace won't accomplish what I'm trying to achieve which is a master document that has specific text that can be revised while keeping the whole document editable (not using templates). Thanks for any help. Angelo --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Edit same text in multiple locations
Use an InsertText field in your "master" document to reproduce the contents
of your file. Insert File BTW "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 sure 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 URL: http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. (This page also has a link to Steve Hudson's chapter on how he gets Master Documents to work.) See URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RecoverMasterDocs.htm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. -- 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. "angelo11 " wrote in message ... Hello, I'm wondering if it's possible to edit an external text file that will update the text in a master document [with the text in multiple locations on the master document. Here's what I mean. SAMPLEFILE.DOC Aliquam commodo. TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt velit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras suscipit, purus ac rutrum consectetuer, quam enim sodales tortor, a gravida tellus est vel nulla. Sed TEXT FILED 1 vitae turpis. Nulla aliquet eleifend ante. Nulla convallis tortor. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nullam augue. Aliquam libero augue, auctor id, mollis id, TEXT FILED 1 amet, nunc. Nullam quis lectus id mi ultricies iaculis. Aenean euismod laoreet sapien. Proin pharetra ultrices nisl. Suspendisse TEXT FILED 1 potenti. Proin magna risus, rutrum a, gravida in, egestas ac, lorem. Aliquam pharetra TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt nisl. Integer iaculis. Cras at mi. Donec quis leo. Maecenas non tortor. Suspendisse interdum. Vestibulum eget erat. Aliquam erat volutpat. Phasellus sit amet velit quis mi sodales posuere. Fusce consequat TEXT FILED 1 varius ipsum. Fusce suscipit venenatis nisl. Aliquam cursus viverra metus. Donec tincidunt tincidunt quam. Notice the TEXT FILED 1 in multiple locations. I want the TEXT FILED 1 to be editable by using an external file like you can do with a linked excel sheet object. I've tried using an object with a .doc and .txt file but it messes with the formatting of the text on the master doc because it adds what looks to be an image placeholder. Ideally, I'd like the formatting of the text to remain the same while the text itself changes. Find and replace won't accomplish what I'm trying to achieve which is a master document that has specific text that can be revised while keeping the whole document editable (not using templates). Thanks for any help. Angelo --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Edit same text in multiple locations
I would agree with this. having battled with Master
Documents as a way of producing manuals I have had no success at all - files have been corrupted, data goes missing, page numbering is totally random. Have now resorted to using Outline view and Styles - a dream! -----Original Message----- Use an InsertText field in your "master" document to reproduce the contents of your file. Insert File BTW "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 sure 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 URL: http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the Master Document feature and workarounds. (This page also has a link to Steve Hudson's chapter on how he gets Master Documents to work.) See URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...sterDocsCorrup t.htm for more information on what goes wrong, and URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...erMasterDocs.h tm for ideas on how to salvage what you can. -- 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. "angelo11 " wrote in message ... Hello, I'm wondering if it's possible to edit an external text file that will update the text in a master document [with the text in multiple locations on the master document. Here's what I mean. SAMPLEFILE.DOC Aliquam commodo. TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt velit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Cras suscipit, purus ac rutrum consectetuer, quam enim sodales tortor, a gravida tellus est vel nulla. Sed TEXT FILED 1 vitae turpis. Nulla aliquet eleifend ante. Nulla convallis tortor. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nullam augue. Aliquam libero augue, auctor id, mollis id, TEXT FILED 1 amet, nunc. Nullam quis lectus id mi ultricies iaculis. Aenean euismod laoreet sapien. Proin pharetra ultrices nisl. Suspendisse TEXT FILED 1 potenti. Proin magna risus, rutrum a, gravida in, egestas ac, lorem. Aliquam pharetra TEXT FILED 1 tincidunt nisl. Integer iaculis. Cras at mi. Donec quis leo. Maecenas non tortor. Suspendisse interdum. Vestibulum eget erat. Aliquam erat volutpat. Phasellus sit amet velit quis mi sodales posuere. Fusce consequat TEXT FILED 1 varius ipsum. Fusce suscipit venenatis nisl. Aliquam cursus viverra metus. Donec tincidunt tincidunt quam. Notice the TEXT FILED 1 in multiple locations. I want the TEXT FILED 1 to be editable by using an external file like you can do with a linked excel sheet object. I've tried using an object with a .doc and .txt file but it messes with the formatting of the text on the master doc because it adds what looks to be an image placeholder. Ideally, I'd like the formatting of the text to remain the same while the text itself changes. Find and replace won't accomplish what I'm trying to achieve which is a master document that has specific text that can be revised while keeping the whole document editable (not using templates). Thanks for any help. Angelo --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ . |
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