Inserting Linked Objects

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AJ

I am trying to insert a multi-page Word 2003 document into an existing Word
document; but when I do this, only the first page displays in the destination
document. Can I have all the pages of the source file display?

Thank you.
 
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Jay Freedman

No. In Word, no object can cross a page boundary.

Instead of inserting the document as an object, use the Insert > File
command to insert its contents as regular text and/or graphics.

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AJ

Thanks, Jay. I guess I will have to insert it as regular text. But I was
hoping to have everything update automatically when the original documents
were updated. Would you happen to know of a work-around? Would
master/sub-documents be able to help with this?
 
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Jay Freedman

When you select the file in the Insert > File dialog, click the down
arrow on the end of the Insert button and choose "Insert as Link".

When the source document changes, the linked copy will also change.
You can go to Tools > Options > General and make sure "Update
automatic links at Open" to have the linked copy refresh each time you
open the document; or you can just right-click the linked copy and
choose Update Field whenever you want to refresh it manually.

The Master Documents feature, in Word 97 through 2003, is best left
untouched if you're still editing the documents. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/RecoverMasterDocs.htm. The jury
is still out on whether it's usable in Word 2007.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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challa prabhu

Do the following:

Create a new document and follow the procedure which is documented in the
Microsoft 2003 on-line help.

Important: This procedure helps you modify from source document to target
document and vice versa - target document to source document.

Field codes: IncludeText field
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{ INCLUDETEXT "FileName" [Bookmark ] [Switches ] }

Inserts the text and graphics contained in the named document. You can
insert the entire document or a portion of the document. If the document is a
Microsoft Word document, you can insert only the portion referred to by a
bookmark (bookmark: A location or selection of text in a file that you name
for reference purposes. Bookmarks identify a location within your file that
you can later refer or link to.), or if the document is an XML (Extensible
Markup Language (XML): A condensed form of Standard Generalized Markup
Language (SGML) that enables developers to create customized tags that offer
flexibility in organizing and presenting information.) file, you can insert
only the fragment referred to by an XPath expression. This field (field: A
set of codes that instructs Microsoft Word to insert text, graphics, page
numbers, and other material into a document automatically. For example, the
DATE field inserts the current date.) was formerly called the INCLUDE field.

Notes

XML features, except for saving files as XML documents, are available only
in Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 and Microsoft Office Word 2003.
If the source document is a Word document, you can edit the inserted text
resulting from the INCLUDETEXT field and save the changes back to the source
document. Edit the inserted text, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+F7.
The INCLUDETEXT field doesn't make use of OLE (OLE: A program-integration
technology that you can use to share information between programs. All Office
programs support OLE, so you can share information through linked and
embedded objects.).
Security Because field codes can be visible to anyone reading your
document, be sure that the information you place in field codes is not
information that you want kept private.

Instructions

"FileName"
The name and location of the document. If the location includes a long file
name with spaces, enclose it in quotation marks. Replace single backslashes
with double backslashes to specify the path (path: The route that the
operating system uses to locate a folder or file; for example, C:\House
finances\March.doc.), for example:
"C:\\My Documents\\Manual.doc"

Bookmark
The name of a bookmark that refers to the portion of the Microsoft Word
document you want to include.
Switches

\!
Prevents Word from updating fields in the inserted text unless the fields
are first updated in the source document.
\c ClassName
Here are file format converters provided with Word and their corresponding
class names:

WordPerfect version 6.x
WordPerfect6x
WordPerfect 5.x for Windows
WrdPrfctWin

\n
Specifies a namespace mapping for XPath queries. This switch is required if
the \x switch refers to an element by name in an XML file that declares a
namespace.
\t
Specifies an XSLT for formatting XML data.
\x
Specifies the XPath for returning a fragment of data in an XML file.
Examples

This field inserts the portion of the file referred to by the Summary
bookmark:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Winword\\Port Development RFP" Summary }

This field inserts the Name element of the XML document Resume.xml and
applies the XSLT Display.xsl to it:

{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Resume.xml" \n xmlns:a=\"resume-schema\" \t
"C:\\display.xsl" \x a:Resume/a:Name }

Challa Prabhu
 

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