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Master Sub Documents (Thesis writing with Word)
Hi Shauna,
All right, here is the what the thesis should be composed of: - title page (1) - signature page (2) - abstract (2) - table of contents (2) - list of figures/tables (2) - body of thesis (3) - references/bibliography (3) (1) ... special layout, to be numbered with i (not appearing) (2) ... to be numbered continuously with ii... (appearing), similar layout, special case TOC, List of Figured (3) ... to be numbered continuously with 1 ..., same layout (special case: references) I think that I will make a template only for (3). But the "body" will actually be composed of several chapters (= several files), and I plan to put them together at the final stage, incl. references. Would you suggest I write all these things in separate files and put them together at the very end in one large file or in a Master Document? On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:43:23 +1100, Shauna Kelly wrote: A regular .doc file isn't a template. Only a .dot file is a template. Well, actually Word is smarter than that. It recognizes the file structure, not the extension. If you take a document and re-name it as a .dot, it's still a document. You can create a new, clean template at File New and choose to create a template. Or save an existing document as a template. I know that. If I create a proper template with the method described by you, how do I base my new document on that template? Whenever I start Word, all my documents are based on the Normal.dot file. Since I want to write up the body of the thesis in different files, should I include page numbering in the template? Will that create a problem when I merge the chapter-files in one large "body" file? Also, I think it would be better to leave the numbering of the headlines for the end. That's OK. But I would recommend that you plan early for everything related to headings (not "headlines", by the way), and that includes: page numbering, caption numbering for tables and figures, cross-references to tables and figures, the table of contents, table of figures, appendix numbering, and numbering pages figures tables etc within appendixes etc. I just created a template (.dot-file) and realized that I would like to change something. Can I open the .dot-file, make changes, and save it? A final question: Where can I define a special format for footnotes and captions? BTW, I just made a test. Document 1 based on template Document 2 based on template New document based on template into which I copied Doc 1 & Doc 2 (chapter headlines are already formatted with numbering) and add a header with page numbers. Worked like a charm. Yippie!! Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word Good website. Lots of useful information. *thumbs-up* -- Nick H. niko25at "at" yahoo "dot" de |
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Master Sub Documents (Thesis writing with Word)
On Feb 8, 11:09 am, "Nick H." niko25at@NOSPAM (at) yahoo.de wrote:
I just created a template (.dot-file) and realized that I would like to change something. Can I open the .dot-file, make changes, and save it? well, one brute-force method is to double-click on the .dot file... For each of the files, make sure that your own template is attached to the file as the Document Template, not as a "global template /add-in. Use each style consistently in each of your documents. Save changes in styles back to template. (plus all the info in those other links) cheers Jay |
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