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2.5.2 Using Master Documents
If you are working with a very large document, such as a book, you might find it easier
to manage the book with a master document, rather than keeping the book in a single
file. A master document enables you to quickly apply formatting changes to a large
document or to jump to each subdocument for editing.
A master document is a Writer document that serves as a container for multiple Writer
files. You can maintain chapters or other subdocuments as individual files collected in
the master document. Master documents are also useful if multiple people are working
on a document. You can separate each person's portion of the document into subdocu-
ments collected in a master document, allowing multiple writers to work on their sub-
documents at the same time without fear of overwriting other people's work.
Procedure 2.1 Creating a Master Document
1 Click New > Master Document.
or
Open an existing document and click File > Send > Create Master Document.
2 Insert subdocuments.
3 Click File Save.
The OpenOffice.org help files contain more complete information about working with
master documents. Look for the topic entitled Using Master Documents and Subdocu-
ments .
TIP: Styles and Templates in Master Documents
The styles from all of your subdocuments are imported into the master docu-
ment. To ensure that formatting is consistent throughout your master document,
you should use the same template for each subdocument. Doing so is not
mandatory; however, if subdocuments are formatted differently, you might
need to do some reformatting to successfully bring subdocuments into the
master document without creating inconsistencies. For example, if two docu-
ments imported into your master document include different styles with the
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