WD2000: Master Document Toolbar Buttons Unavailable in Master Document (212230)
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This article was previously published under Q212230 SYMPTOMS
When you reopen a saved master document, the following buttons on the
Master Document portion of the Outlining toolbar are dimmed or unavailable:
- Create Subdocument
- Remove Subdocument
- Insert Subdocument
- Merge Subdocument
- Split Subdocument
- Lock Subdocument (if insertion point is within a subdocument)
CAUSE
This behavior is by design in Microsoft Word.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use the method appropriate for your situation.
Method 1: Expand the Subdocuments
The master document is in collapsed view. To expand the subdocuments in the active master document, click the Expand Subdocuments button on the Master Document portion of the Outlining toolbar.
Method 2: Unlock the Subdocuments
The subdocuments are expanded but locked. Unlock the subdocuments by clicking within the subdocument and pressing the Lock Document button on the Master Document portion of the Outlining toolbar.
MORE INFORMATION
When you reopen an existing master document, you are in collapsed view. In collapsed view, instead of seeing the contents of the subdocuments, you see the file name and path of each subdocument. To work with subdocuments, you must first expand them.
If the subdocuments are also locked, you must unlock them before you can make changes. You cannot edit a locked subdocument in the master document, and when you open a locked subdocument in its own window, it opens as read-only. A locked subdocument is indicated by a small lock figure under the subdocument icon to the left of the subdocument.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbualink97 KB212230 |
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