Tracking Specific Words

[dee]

Hi there,

I am trying to create a document that lists words that are used in student
exercises and include the number of exercises that use a particular word.

For example:

The "Master" document will contain many words, such as Boat, Plane, Car, etc.

The separate exercises may be:

Document titled Voc1 will contain Boat and Plane

Document titled Voc2 will contain Plane and Car

I need the Master document to put a 1 beside Boat, a 2 beside Plane and a 1
beside Car.

I know I can create a table and each time I do an exercise, just increment
the number, but was wondering if there was a more automatic way. Cross
referencing doesn't work and neither does index, as they indicate the page
number rather than the number of files that contain a particular word.

THANKS!

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?ZGVl?=,

I think the only way this can be accomplished is to use a macro (VBA code). If
you want to pursue that route, ask in a Word VBA newsgroup.

I am trying to create a document that lists words that are used in student
exercises and include the number of exercises that use a particular word.

For example:

The "Master" document will contain many words, such as Boat, Plane, Car, etc.

The separate exercises may be:

Document titled Voc1 will contain Boat and Plane

Document titled Voc2 will contain Plane and Car

I need the Master document to put a 1 beside Boat, a 2 beside Plane and a 1
beside Car.

I know I can create a table and each time I do an exercise, just increment
the number, but was wondering if there was a more automatic way. Cross
referencing doesn't work and neither does index, as they indicate the page
number rather than the number of files that contain a particular word.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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