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.

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
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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.

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.

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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.