I want to write my thesis?

[Ta.To]

I want to write my thesis using MS office (word) 2007, so what I plan to do is:
- write each chapter in a separet word file (e.g. chapter1.doc,
chapter2.doc, summary.doc, ...etc.).
- then, I want to make a main file (call it main.doc).
- in the main file I want to link to each of the other files.
* up to here I succeeded to do that.

Now:
- I want to make table of contents in main.doc which then read automatically
the titles and sub titles in each of the separet files (when I update the
filed).
- and the same for the refrences.
* I do not know how to do that, or if it is possible or not.

many thanks

 

[Em]

The good thing about Word is that it is extremely user friendly unless you
try to create something you should not be. Try the help tool and go to
google, and type in "word tutorials". Asking how to do something without
taking the appropriate channels will not help you remember the next time you
try to create, or change files; which is something I wouldn't recommend you
do.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See “Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documentsâ€
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148

Note that it will not be hyperlinked. Note also that Word can easily handle
the entire thesis as a single document, and you will find this MUCH simpler
in the long run.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[jrr]

Hello Ta.

To the best of my knowledge this is functionality that Word simply doesn't
support. Although, maybe there is a macro or add-on that allows this to be
done.

I used the FrameMaker product line for a very long time and this was basic
functionality supported by FM. But Word doesn't, and it looks like MS don't
see such functionality as a valuable addition.

This isn't a matter of something you shouldn't do, but rather a limitation
with the Word product that won't let you do it. So if you choose to use word,
you'll have to find another way to structure your document.

Sorry,

-=John