Something wrong with "creation a subdocument within a master document"

[Phan Van Muoi]

Hi, all!
I have a master document (was formated with many styles)
and i want to create a sub-document from one heading.

I tried to do that by folowing the Word's instructions:
1. View the Master Doc in "outline view", then
2. select a block text that begin with a line is formated
in "Heading 1" -
3. clik on the "Create Subdocument" on outline toolbar

After that the Master doc shows the block with subdocument
icon -- seem OK (event when when i collaped the master
doc: the hyperlink in the subdoc show the fullpath of the
file contained the subdoc).

But the trouble here is: When i saved the Master doc,
closed it. Then opens again the Master Doc, and then click
the "expand subdocument" button. there's a error. Word
tell me that "the subdocument XXX is missing. Do you want
to expand the master document without this
subdocument?" !!!!

Or when i open the the xxx the error message is "the file
could not be found: checks the spelling of the name of the
doc...""

 

[Graham Mayor]

The master document function in Word is broken and you should use it at your
peril.
See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm
Restore the documents into a single document file, while you still can.

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[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Phan,

Have you checked whether the sub-document is actually present
in that path, as a separate file? Can you open it?

3. clik on the "Create Subdocument" on outline toolbar

After that the Master doc shows the block with subdocument
icon -- seem OK (event when when i collaped the master
doc: the hyperlink in the subdoc show the fullpath of the
file contained the subdoc).

But the trouble here is: When i saved the Master doc,
closed it. Then opens again the Master Doc, and then click
the "expand subdocument" button. there's a error. Word
tell me that "the subdocument XXX is missing. Do you want
to expand the master document without this
subdocument?" !!!!

Or when i open the the xxx the error message is "the file
could not be found: checks the spelling of the name of the
doc...""

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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