regarding master doc/ sub documents

[heis]

I'm new to using master document/ sub documents function in MS word.
I have a question regarding that. I've created a master document with
several subdocuments. Several times, when I open the master doc, some of the
subdocuments are not there. Yes, I think I've made some changes to those sub
documents but never changed either the names nor the locations of those
subdocuments. It feels like I'm using a feature that is not stable enough
which makes me quite nervous about using this. Does any of you know what's
going on or any suggestion regarding how to use this feature more
effectively? Any known bugs or etc.? Thanks a lot!

 

[DeanH]

This feature has been "broken" across all versions of Word, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm

Hope this helps
DeanH

 

[Twayne]

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I'm new to using master document/ sub documents function in
MS word.
I have a question regarding that. I've created a master
document with several subdocuments. Several times, when I
open the master doc, some of the subdocuments are not
there. Yes, I think I've made some changes to those sub
documents but never changed either the names nor the
locations of those subdocuments. It feels like I'm using a
feature that is not stable enough which makes me quite
nervous about using this. Does any of you know what's going
on or any suggestion regarding how to use this feature more
effectively? Any known bugs or etc.? Thanks a lot!

OpenOffice.org, a good replacement for Word and also free, has
a Master Document mode that is both stable and should provide
all the features you need. The current version is 3.2.

HTH,

Twayne`