Yesterday, I mentioned that my Creating an Outline in Word 2007 post that when working with larger documents, it is helpful to first create an outline. Today, we going to look at how to create a Master Document. Many folks remember previous versions of Word where Master Document were a bit clumsy and aggravating to work with and tend to shy away from them (I remember having a computer that crashed every time I opened a file containing a Master Document). You may wish to give them a try again as they have much improved since the old days.
As many of us know, large documents can be sometimes clumsy to work with due to their sheer size. Microsoft Word’s Master Document feature allows you to divide up your document into more manageable units called subdocuments. Each subdocument is its own file, which makes working on a document with several other people more manageable as well.
The Master Document is a container for your subdocuments. The subdocuments are not actually stored in the Master Document but rather the Master Document contains links to the subdocument files. Working with the organization of the Master Document is done in Outline view. Once in Outline view, you can then rearrange the order of the subdocuments, modify the subdocuments and even remove subdocuments from the Master Document
To Create a Master Document
- Start with a new blank document.
- Click the View tab on the Ribbon.
- Click the Outline button on the Document Views group of the Ribbon (or click the Outline button on the bottom right of your screen).
- Type the title for the master document.
- Press Enter
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