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Subject:Re: Making manuals, using Word From:Jean Weber <jean -at- wrevenge -dot- com -dot- au> To:kanerb -at- concentric -dot- net, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 06 Apr 2000 12:19:56 +1000
Beth,
The short answer is: put each chapter in a separate file and use the RD
(Reference Document) field to compile ToC and index. Use the SEQ field for
chapter number, page numbers (in some situations) in headers/footers etc.
You might find Chapters 3 and 4 (esp. Ch4) in my book "Electronic Editing"
helpful. I've covered most of the essential information, but not
necessarily in the order you need to use when setting up a multi-chapter
book in the first place. See sig below.
Regards, Jean
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At 11:18 4/5/00 -0700, kanerb -at- concentric -dot- net wrote:
Can anyone point me to instructions for using Word to make manuals with
TOCs, indexes, chapters, etc.? Have such instructions been written up? Do I
have to use "sections" in a multi-chapter, Word-based manual? Is a book
always just one single file, or is it composed of several files, like it is
in Frame?
