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> I have a 1200 page user guide, and since I use WORD, and we all know the
> instabilities of WORD, I have 17 different saved files, for 17 sections I
> have. I can create an index easily, if this was all ONE FILE, but
> since it's
> not, how do I merge the index to reflect the entire document, with any
> redundancies?
>
>
> THANKS VERY MUCH!
> -Khaleel
>
You can do this easily with Referenced Document (RD) fields. Basically, you
create a blank document to hold your index. In this document, you put RD
fields that point to each file in your book. You then add an index field to
this document and update the field. Word will scan each document listed in
the RD fields and buld the index.
Word's online hlep describes the procedure.
For more help on Word and working with long documents, I HIGHLY recommend
Jean Weber's book Taming Microsoft Word. Go to http://www.wrevenge.com.au/bookshop/tameword.htm. Also, you may want to
check out my article, Essential Resources for Word Users published on the
Raycomm site (www.raycomm.com/techwhirl) and at my web site, URL below.
Regards
Keith
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