Re: Need help for long Word7 Docs

[MacGyver <mlee -at- FDLDOTNET -dot- COM>]

Tom Herme wrote:
>
> I am working with technical manuals of 70-160 pages in Word 7. Usually I have several
> chapters, each a separate file. My problem is with master document. I know that it is
> very buggy, but I'm still looking for work-arounds for it, especially since we need to
> include indexes. I can put up with a table of contents that gives me "missing bookmark"
> errors. But I need an index and can't figure out how to do it without master document.
>
> I can't abandon Word 7 since I'll be using Robo-Help 4.0 soon to build online help and
> html content. I hear that Framemaker will solve many of these problems with Word 7, but
> I still have to write the manual in Word in order to convert to online help in
> Robo-Help.
>
> Thank you for any help.
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Try the following URL to see if the information doesn't help with this.

http://www.wordinfo.com/how_to/nomaster.htm



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