Using a Master Document

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What is a Master Document?

A Master Document is a special Writer file which can contain (include) other documents and manipulate them. It can be recognized by its extension: .sxg for documents created by NeoOffice or OpenOffice.org 1.x and .odm for documents created by NeoOffice or OpenOffice.org 2.x.

The master document is particularly useful for large works (novels, instruction manuals, etc.) that require complex manipulations, for example the inversion of chapters.

"A priori," a master document can contain all types of bjects: texts, images, indexes, table of contents, etc.


Creating a a Master document

To create a master document, use the following method:

  • Go to the File the choose New Master Document
  • The Navigator window opens.
  • To include a document, click on the icon that looks like a sheet of paper with a little cross and an arrow. (The fourth icon from the left). In the contextual menu that appears, choose File
  • The usual Open appears; choose the file you want to insert
  • Repeat for each of the files you want to include in the master document




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