1 subdoc with 4 references in master

[wolowsj]

I am using ms word 2000.

Our plan is to have 1 subdocument (say, sub1.doc) that we will update.
After updating the sub1.doc, thoses changes will appear in 4 places
in the master document.

Essentially I inserted sub1.doc four times by "insert subdocument" in
the master document. There are 4 references to sub1.doc from the
master document.

PROBLEM: sub1.doc includes many captions for tables and figures. So
when I "update fields" on the master document, MS Word dies. I am
trying to update the Table of Contents and Table of Tables and Table of
Figures. I removed the TOC, TOT, and TOF and still no success.

Why do we want to do this? Rather than update things in 4 places we
would rather update one location. This would also keep things
synchronized ie, each section would be the consistently the same.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP - DELETE UPPERCASE CHARACT]

I would try using {IncludeText} fields to link the information from the
"subdocument"

If you want to email a copy of the subdocument to me, I will try out this
method.

So that I don't dump your email as an unwanted attachment, place the
following in the subject line wolowsj20040203

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[wolowsj]

Thanks for the response.

Just make a subdocument. Add the SAME subdocument 4 times into th
master and let me know what you get after you view->select all->righ
mouse->"update fields". I lock up.

I did a test with with a blank subdocument with one sentence in it. I
crashed when updating the fields

 

[Charles Kenyon]

--
"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.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.

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Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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