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From: "SUZANNE CHILES" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Total People Count
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:02:22 -0700


As a technical writer, I can state that I've never known anyone who has ever
been able to make Word's master document feature work. I'd point anyone
interested in using a master document to my earlier post about Open Office
1.1.

Suzanne Chiles





>From: Dead Relatives <>
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>To:
>Subject: Re: [TMG] Total People Count
>Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 22:14:26 -0300
>
>At 08:11 PM 03-10-03, Richard Cleaveland wrote:
>
>>I'm not a WORD expert, but I believe both WORD and WP have the "master
>>file" approach, where sections (chapters, whatever) can be in separate
>>files but linked together. Perhaps the index, then, will integrate the
>>sections for you. See "options" and "publication tools" where each
>>generation can be a separate subfile.
>
>Ditto for me ..... Word and I have agreed to disagree on most issues. I
>also though this option might be my salvation but beg to report I have not
>been able to make the "master documents" feature bend to my will. Any
>expert out there who has used this feature? How did you make a master
>index from the chapter documents? How did you make the page numbering work
>properly?
>
>Jim Eakins
>
>
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