Master Documents and file formats

[Paul]

I am about to enter the domain of master documents (it is very important for
me to keep lots of different bits of information and links within one
document--I tried OneNote but it wasn't what I was looking for). Having
read warnings in the past, from folks online who know a lot more about Word
than I do, not to use this feature, I'm wondering if one file format would
be easier for Word to function in, than others. Would .docx, .doc, or .rtf
be better/worse than the other formats, when using this feature? Or would it
matter at all?

 

[Stefan Blom]

I doubt that the file format makes a difference. Have you considered using
INCLUDETEXT fields instead? See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/includetextfields.htm ("How to Use
IncludeText Fields"). A different approach is RD fields, described in the
article at http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
("Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents")

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

 

[Paul]

Thanks for the reply, Stefan. Please clarify--are you suggesting that Master
Document function still isn't working properly, and that it could give me
greif? Or are you simply providing alternatives?

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Paul
Vista Home Basic
Office 2007

I doubt that the file format makes a difference. Have you considered using
INCLUDETEXT fields instead? See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/includetextfields.htm ("How to Use
IncludeText Fields"). A different approach is RD fields, described in the
article at http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
("Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents")

~~~
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Thanks for the reply, Stefan. Please clarify--are you suggesting that
Master Document function still isn't working properly, and that it could
give me greif? Or are you simply providing alternatives?

 

[Stefan Blom]

In other words, master documents are still considered unreliable.