Word's "Master Document" feature?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Kevin McGowan wondered: <<Does anyone use the Master Document feature  
in Word?>>

Many do, and many end up heartbroken and desperately trying to  
recover corrupted documents. For the scary details, see: http:// 
word.mvps.org/FAQS/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm

I'm not sure whether this problem still affects the most recent  
versions of Word*, and some people do use the feature successfully.  
But given the large number of anecdotal reports of disaster, and the  
fact that even the Word MVP folk advocate caution, it's not a feature  
I'd feel safe trying.

* Amusingly, when I just loaded the page, the status bar at the  
bottom stated "Last updated Wed. Dec. 31 2069 7 PM". I wonder if they  
know something we don't? <g>

For alternatives to Master Docs, check the techwr-l archives using  
"master docs" or "master documents" as search terms to turn up  
details on using reference fields to simulate the feature more safely.


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