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Subject:Re: Follow-up and Question on large Word docs From:Kathleen MacDowell <kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Kat Kuvinka <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:51:44 -0500
Kat, I probably wasn't specific enough in my post. It sounds like the
file name or location might have been changed.
Kathleen
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Kat Kuvinka <katkuvinka -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
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> I feel you. I have been out'o'whack since having a day off in the middle of the week. What day is it, anyway?
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> I also selected all and did an Update Field, no go.
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> 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 14:39:52 -0400
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> D'oh!! You already said you used Link to file. Never mind what I said before. Is it quitting time yet?
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> -FR
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> 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
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> 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".
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>> 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!
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> Thanks, happy hot weekend,
>> KAthee
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