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Using explicit links to join documents together

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Barbara - 23 Oct 2003 02:45 GMT
I am creating a directory made up of information from over
120 different departments that needs to be updated
regularly.  I am using explicit links to join them
together.
When I insert the file as a link it inserts the whole
document but does not automatically update.

When I insert a field command and then link it through
this command it automatically updates but does not insert
the whole document only the first page.

How do I get it to insert the whole document and still
updated automatically?
Cindy M  -WordMVP- - 27 Oct 2003 23:18 GMT
Hi Barbara,

In my experience, Insert/File with a link should work and
update fairly automatically. However it does use a different
technology (DDE) than a LINK field (OLE). How often does this
information get changed? IOW, would it be enough if the
updates were made whenever you open/and or print the
document?

> I am creating a directory made up of information from over
> 120 different departments that needs to be updated
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> How do I get it to insert the whole document and still
> updated automatically?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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