1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <topic id="textswriterguideglobaldocxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Master Documents and Subdocuments</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <filename>/text/swriter/guide/globaldoc.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </meta> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <body> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3145246"><bookmark_value>master documents;properties</bookmark_value> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>subdocuments;properties</bookmark_value> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>central documents</bookmark_value> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>subsidiary documents</bookmark_value> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>documents; master documents and subdocuments</bookmark_value> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <bookmark_value>styles;master documents</bookmark_value> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</bookmark><comment>Mw made "master documents" and "subdocuments" a two level entry, deleted "references;" and "bookmarks;" and added a new entry and shifted "Navigator;" and "indexes;" to the file globaldoc_howtos.xhp</comment> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145246" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="4"><variable id="globaldoc"><link href="text/swriter/guide/globaldoc.xhp">Master Documents and Subdocuments</link> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph><comment>MW: This file was split into globaldoc.xhp (concepts) and globaldoc_howtos.xhp (procedures)</comment> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149806" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">A master document lets you manage large documents, such as a book with many chapters. The master document can be seen as a container for individual <item type="productname">%PRODUCTNAME</item> Writer files. The individual files are called subdocuments.</paragraph> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id6537369" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">Characteristics of Master Documents</paragraph> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <list type="unordered"> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150096" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="13">When you print a master document, the contents of all subdocuments, indexes, and any text that you entered are printed.</paragraph> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153400" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="12">You can create a table of contents and index in the master document for all of the subdocuments.</paragraph> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155854" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="15">Styles that are used in subdocuments, such as new paragraph styles, are automatically imported into the master document.</paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9033783" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">When viewing the master document, styles that are already present in the master document take precedence over styles with the same name that are imported from subdocuments. </paragraph> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <listitem> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3419598" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Subdocuments never get changed by changes made to the master document.</paragraph> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </listitem> 62*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </list> 63*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155180" role="note" l10n="C">When you add a document to a master document or create a new subdocument, a link is created in the master document. You cannot edit the content of a subdocument directly in the master document, but you can use the Navigator to open any subdocument for edit.</paragraph> 64*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id7904904" role="heading" level="2" l10n="NEW">Example of Using Styles</paragraph> 65*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5817743" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">A master document master.odm consists of some text and links to the subdocuments sub1.odt and sub2.odt. In each subdocument a new paragraph style with the same name Style1 is defined and used, and the subdocuments are saved.</paragraph> 66*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id9169591" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">When you save the master document, the styles from the subdocuments are imported into the master document. First, the new style Style1 from the sub1.odt is imported. Next, the new styles from sub2.odt will be imported, but as Style1 now already is present in the master document, this style from sub2.odt will not be imported. </paragraph> 67*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1590014" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">In the master document you now see the new style Style1 from the first subdocument. All Style1 paragraphs in the master document will be shown using the Style1 attributes from the first subdocument. However, the second subdocument by itself will not be changed. You see the Style1 paragraphs from the second subdocument with different attributes, depending whether you open the sub2.odt document by itself or as part of the master document.</paragraph> 68*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id5878780" role="tip" l10n="NEW">To avoid confusion, use the same document template for the master document and its subdocuments. This happens automatically when you create the master document and its subdocuments from an existing document with headings, using the command <emph>File - Send - Create Master Document</emph>.</paragraph> 69*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <section id="relatedtopics"> 70*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <embed href="text/swriter/guide/globaldoc_howtos.xhp#globaldoc_howtos"/> 71*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <embed href="text/swriter/guide/indices_multidoc.xhp#indices_multidoc"/> 72*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154382" role="paragraph" l10n="C"><link href="text/shared/01/02110000.xhp" name="Navigator in master mode">Navigator in master mode</link></paragraph> 73*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </section> 74*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski </body> 75*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument>