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Duplicating and Updating Information
I have some Procedure documents at work that I have combined into one Master document for our team to reference, as well as new hires. We want to keep the individual documents as well, in case we ever need to reference only one process during an audit.
Is it possible to link these documents together, so that if I make an update to an individual document, the Master receives the same update automatically? To be clear, I want the data from the individual documents to be displayed in the Master, not just a link to file. |
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Why Master Documents corrupt Master Documents Feature in Microsoft Word - from the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Microsoft Word Quote:
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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That's perfect, thank you @macropod!
Also, is there a way I can use VBA to auto-update when the document is opened, that way if there are any changes to the source document the user won't have to manually hit F9 to update? |
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See:Instructions for Installing Macros from Forums or Websites by Graham Mayor, MVP If your rename his UpdateAll macro shown as an example to AutoOpen and place it in your Document it will update all fields when the document is opened. If you need something more refined (i.e., only certain fields) write back. |
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Private Sub Document_Open() Application.ScreenUpdating = False With ActiveDocument .Fields.Update .PrintPreview .ClosePrintPreview End With For Mac macro installation & usage instructions, see: Word:mac - Install a Macro
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