- Can a Word Document be set up similar to an Excel workbook?

[mary wei]

Hello Everybody,

I'm writnig an operation manual. I'm using Windows ME and Word 2002.
Is there a way to set up a word document similiar to an Excel workbook
so that I can have separate tabs within the document to identify
chapters? I would like to be able to work on each chapter separately
without scrolling through the whole document or having to save each
chapter in a separate file?

Thanks

 

[DDM]

Mary, if you use styles for your chapter titles and major headings, you can
use either the Document Map or the Outline view to navigate your document.

In Word 2000 (probably the same in 2002) select View > Document Map. The
Document Map will appear on the left side of the screen. As you type in your
headings (chapter titles, section titles, whatever) and format them to
Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., they will appear in the Document Map. To jump
from one part of your document to another, just click the heading in the
Document Map (come to think of it, that's a lot like clicking a tab in
Excel!).

Or you can use the Outline view. Again, format your headings using the
built-in styles and when you switch to the Outline view you'll see them
there. You can set the display to show only the top level, top two levels,
whatever. Again, if you click a heading in the Outline view, when you switch
to the Print Layout view you'll be on that heading.

Either way, you'll be able to navigate your document with a minimum of
scrolling. Hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

Best way to do this is using "Master Document" and "Subdocuments". Go to your help menu and look for "master document" and it'll tell you how to set one up. It's very simple and will do exactly what you want.

 

[Jezebel]

Wolfi, master document and sub-documents is a TERRIBLE way to do this. Check
the forum archives or the MVP site for chapter and verse on the perils and
catastrophes of master documents.

On top of which, it doesn't achieve the original poster's objective.

Best way to do this is using "Master Document" and "Subdocuments". Go to

your help menu and look for "master document" and it'll tell you how to set
one up. It's very simple and will do exactly what you want.