heading numbering

[ak]

I have a longer document that I want to split up in subdocuments. The
headings (three levels) are assigned automatically to the different chapters
of the document. When I create now a subdocument, say of chapter two, a new
document is created that is stored outside the master document. So far,
everything nice and dandy. How do keep the heading numbers from my original
document in the subdocument? If I store "Chapter 2" away in a subdocument
then I don't want to see it renumbered to "Chapter 1", just because the other
headings from the masterdocument are not present. Any clues on this one?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Sorry, I don't have an answer because I don't use Master Documents. However,
you may need the reason I don't more than you need an answer. "Master
Document" is a term of art in Word referring to a "feature" that not only
doesn't work but also destroys documents. The consensus (with the limited
exception of Steve Hudson) among those offering advice on these newsgroups
is that using the Master Document feature is a good way to destroy your
document. It can destroy parts of your document that you are not even
working on! I think John McGhie said it succinctly when he said that there
are two kinds of Master Documents: Those that are corrupt and those that
will be corrupt soon. See
http://www.addbalance.com/word/masterdocuments.htm for information on the
Master Document feature and workarounds. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm for more
information on what goes wrong, and
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RecoverMasterDocs.htm for ideas on how
to salvage what you can. See
http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/magazine/technical/masterdocs.doc for
Steve Hudson's instructions if you are willing to follow them very
carefully.