Hi All, I work frequently writing technical manuals, and would like to simplify my life, and the life of my co-workers. Is it possible to embed in Word links to other documents that update the contents when the master document is opened? Example: Master Document is comprised of sub-documents A, B and C. Can the content in the Master Document be updated to changes made to sub-document B when it (the Master Document) is opened?
I have no idea if it is possible if even embedding other documents is possible, let alone content update. I welcome any advice...

It seems to me you're using the term 'master document' to mean something other than what it means for Word. In which case, the link Charles provided likely isn't relevant.

If you want to link contents from multiple documents together, that can be done via Word's INCLUDETEXT field - which is what Word creates for you if you use Insert|Object|>Text from File>Insert as Link. See: Field codes: IncludeText field - Office Support

Word also provides an RD field which allows you to have a Table of Contents in one document that references content in another document. See: Field codes: RD (Referenced Document) field - Office Support

You may also find https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...nal-files.html helpful when using INCLUDETEXT & RD fields to link documents that may need to be moved around.

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Paul Edstein
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