TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Word, Snails and Thankyous From:Marcia Coulter <notjust -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 23 May 1995 09:06:41 -0700
Peter Boothby (<pwboo -at- BOB -dot- KNOWARE -dot- NL>) wrote:
>Dear All,
> I would like to thank all of you who sent messages of
>condolences, support and tips to me in response to my plight with
>Word 6.0. ... I'll take the following course of action:
>- divide the chapters up into files
>- compile the toc and index with RD fields (thanks Sue)
>- size the TIFF images outside of Word
>- link the TIFFs (rather than embedding)
>- put in the cross references by hand
>- try converting to GIF from TIFF to save space
>- steer well clear of master documents!
Just one more thought. Automatic cross-referencing *within a chapter*
is still very possible, as long as you abide by the following rules:
* Include only one chapter in a file
* Use the Cross-reference option on the Insert menu
* For individually numbered chapters (i.e., 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2,
etc.), either hard code the chapter or use a sequence code.
References to material outside the file must still be done
automatically.
--------------------
Marcia Coulter
notjust -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com
