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How to 'assemble' a document from parts? (Word for Mac)
Years (over a decade) ago I used to create a large Word document (think book or multi-chapter paper) by setting up a set of related document parts:
(a) a 'master' document, that defined the document specs (e.g., header/footer, size, margins, etc.) and
(b) a set of individual content parts (think 'chapter'), each containing a bit of the contents of the book.
This master document was small in its content, consisting basically of just a list of the 'included' other files as its content. Each line in that master document referenced one of the parts using a specially-formatted 'include' or 'embed' command, followed by the name of the 'included' file, as a single line of text.
Where can I find documentation on how this is done in today's Word?
Thanks for any help with this.
Keri
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Hello Keri,
The Master Documents "Feature" is flawed and dangerous to your work unless used with care. This has been true for decades.I strongly suggest that you use John Korchok's tool mentioned on the page linked above to assemble your document. John is a respected Office developer.
