Master document
To familiarise you with Master document, a very readable set of instructions written by Christine Davis of the School of Education is provided. They should be read in conjunction with the other help sources listed below.
- Creating a master document in Word 2003 and earlier versions
- Creating a master document in Word 2007
| Caution – This workshop recommends that you use Master document only when you have completed all chapters and appendices, edited them and checked that they are set to the same template (see Apply the thesis template to an existing document – opens in new window). This will help you avoid the precarious and ponderous process of using Master document throughout the writing of your thesis. |
Creating a master document in Word 2003 and earlier versions
Comprehensive instructions for setting up a Master document in Word 2003 are given on the site Microsoft Word Master document.
- We recommend that you begin by working through About master documents.
- For help with problems, see Troubleshoot master documents and subdocuments.
For further assistance, the notes by Christine Davis
- are specifically about compiling a thesis
- recommend that you create a master document only at the end, to combine your completed chapters into a thesis
Click on this link to open Creating a master document in Word (RTF file, 65kb)
Creating a master document in Word 2007
The above instructions for Word 2003 can be followed in Word 2007, with the following modifications
- The Office Button menu replaces the File menu.
- The View tab replaces the View menu.
- When you select Outline on the View tab, a new Outliner tab opens to the left of the Home tab.
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