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Subject:RE: Follow-up and Question on large Word docs From:Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:<katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:39:52 -0400
D'oh!! You already said you used Link to file. Never mind what I said before. Is it quitting time yet?
-FR
From: docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com
To: katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Follow-up and Question on large Word docs
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:33:27 -0400
Assuming that you are using Word 2010, the trick is to *not* click the Insert button. Instead, click the arrowhead next to the button to pull down the menu with more command choices. You want to use either "Link to file" or "Insert and link".
-Fred Ridder
> From: katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Follow-up and Question on large Word docs
> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:27:03 -0400
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>
> Greetings from hot & humid Pittsburgh!
>
> You might recall a couple of months ago I asked for advice on developing large docs in Word, and your feedback has been extremely helpful, thank you! My docs are nice and clean and so far compile without a hitch.
>
> A question about graphics. I finally figure out how to import screen shots by reference using Link to File. However, if I edit and save the capture the new version does not show up in Word the way it does in FM, and I have to import it again.
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> Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks, happy hot weekend,
> KAthee
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