atw: Re: compiling reports
- From: "Christine Kent" <cmkentau@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:53:04 +1000
If you are using Word 2010, the solution is simple.
You control the master document, and cut and paste the text from all other
documents into it using either the unformatted or the merge with existing
styles, options. (For those not familiar with 2010, there are more
formatting options in 2010 that previous versions.) You can set your
preferred default formatting type when you do your first import.
If your writer has not used styles at all, bring it in as plain text, if
they have used styles with the correct names, bring it in so that your
styles of the same name over-rule the formatting of the source document
styles.
You will still have to go through and re-apply styles to any text that has
no style or an incorrect style, but there is no possible way around that.
Christine
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Hunter
Sent: Thursday, 28 July 2011 12:40 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: compiling reports
Hi everyone.
I compile a lot of reports at work (some are monthly ~25 pages and others
are not on a regular basis and are around ~500 - 1000 pages - excluding
appendices).
I need to get input from various team members and they all use word
(non-negotiable).
For the smaller documents I compile everyone's input into one document, for
the larger documents I keep each chapter as a standalone document due to
managing revision updates and time constraints.
Word drives me nuts, so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a program
for me to use for compiling the final documents and managing formatting.
The documents are for internal use only so they don't have complicated
styling; they do have lots of graphs, tables and images.
Your thoughts would be most appreciated.
thanks
Sus
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