Re: Splitting up a big Word file (workgroup publishing)

[Robert Plamondon <robert -at- PLAMONDON -dot- COM>]

>>Create a new document
>>Select Insert>Code>tables&indexes RD (RD stands for reference document)
>>Include the full path to the document and create one RD statement for each
>>doc to be referenced, for example... RD<c:\docstuf\chap1.doc>...
>>Open this document when you want to generate the TOC and index. They will
>>magically appear!

>This is what I use except I leave out the path since documents are being
>moved around within our group.

I see three important errors being made here:

1. You shouldn't use Microsoft Word, because it's a piece of junk, slowing
   you down and emperiling your data.

2. You shouldn't put any data you care about on the "C:" drive, because
   such drive are usually inaccessible to other people who need the
   data, and are not backed up properly.  This slows the group down
   and emperils your data.

3. Documents should not be schlepped around from place to place during
   production.  It leads to confusion, slows the group down, and emperils
   your data. ("I thought you had the real copy, so I deleted mine."  "I
   thought YOU had the real copy!") The whole project should be created in
   place, on a faithfully backed up server disk, on a lightly loaded network.

        -- Robert

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