Re: Master documents in Word 2007

[quills -at- airmail -dot- net]

I've not heard that Microsoft has done anything on this "feature". I 
believe it still functions as it did in previous versions. In other 
words, buggy at best, unreliable and disastrous at worst.

Scott

On 3/8/10 10:51 AM, Joy Kocar wrote:
> What is your experience with this feature? What tips and tricks would you
> suggest for making the most of it?
>
> It has been years since I tried using it. The concept is great but I found
> it problematic and not worth the effort back then. I've been avoiding it by
> splitting books into chapters and using the RD field to generate a TOC and
> index for a book. When I really needed this feature, and had the flexibility
> to, I used FrameMaker.
>
> I'd like to revisit it so I can reuse content. I'd also like to
> cross-reference between files.
>
> Thanks for your advice!
>

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