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Subject:Re: Word Master Documents From:"David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- BROWN-INC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 9 Jul 1999 10:01:02 -0700
"Mitman, Rikki" wrote:
>
> ... I've heard separate files for each
> chapter suggested before, but it seems like creating a TOC and index for
> multiple files is a complex activity. Or am I merely missing something I
> should have known?
Creating a "container" document with the TOC and Index, then using RD fields in separate sections as "placeholders" for the external files, is highly effective--and not too complicated, once you get it working right! ;)
--David
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David M. Brown - Brown Inc.
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