> -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of davebgar > Sent: Friday, 26 June 2009 9:33 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: XML software for Word-like formatting > > It's a bit of a grand experiment why I'm moving to XML for > editing. I've just finished a job which involved revising the > edits of several authors for a book. Using the one MS Word > document, this meant editing the whole document, then I'd put > it up on a FTP site so that each author could download and > revise their own chapter, then I'd revise the whole document > again for consistency, then the authors would come up with > ideas for images in the book (or revise figures), then I'd > have to revise the captions and list of figures, then put it > on the FTP site again.... ? how come your not using the master document feature of MS word? "A master document (master document: A "container" for a set of separate files (or subdocuments). You can use a master document to set up and manage a multipart document, such as a book with several chapters.) contains links (link: Used to insert a copy of information created in one program into a Microsoft Word document while maintaining a connection between the two files. When the information changes in the source file, the changes are reflected in the destination document.) to a set of related subdocuments. Use a master document to organize and maintain a long document by dividing it into smaller, more manageable subdocuments. In a workgroup, store a master document on a network to share ownership of a document by dividing it into individual subdocuments." I have used it and found no problems if one is *careful* in its use. > Several times the authors asked for the whole document to be > split up into chapters so they wouldn't have to spend time > downloading the whole lot when they only needed their own > chapter. Not an issue with master document usage. Chris. ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************