Word 2k TOC

[Guest]

We are working on a very large document, over 750 pages
and need to set it up as a master/sub so we can generate
a TOC, the right way. Right now each Chapter is in its
own file. There are 11 Chapters, 8 of them are less that
2000 kb, one chapter is 26,534 kb, one is 46,089 kb and
the last one is 89,766 kb.

These files were never set up as master/sub because
neither Dennis or I have had much luck with master/sub.
In the past we have done some creative cutting and
pasting to get a TOC for this document, but we know that
is not the right way.

The biggest problem we have with master/sub is that when
the TOC is generated the chapter numbers do not show up
on the TOC sometimes. Also, sometimes after we expand the
master document when we would go back to the individual
chapter the page numbers would be all messed.

 

[Margaret Aldis]

See http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/general/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm on why
Master documents is probably the 'wrong' way. If you do decide to use it, do
it at the end to make the TOC and use throwaway copies of the individual
documents.

To generate a TOC 'the right way' from several separate files you need to
use RD fields. See the Word Help on the field code.