Navigator for Master Documents
In a Master document, you can switch the Navigator between normal view and master view.
The Navigator lists the main components of the master document. If you rest the mouse pointer over a name of a sub-document in the list, the full path of the sub-document is displayed.
The master view in the Navigator displays the following icons:
Toggle Master View
Switches between master view and normal view.
Toggle Master View
Edit
Edit the contents of the component selected in the Navigator list. If the selection is a file, the file is opened for editing. If the selection is an index, the Index dialogue box is opened.
Edit
Update
Click and choose the contents that you want to update.
Update
Selection
Updates the contents of the selection.
Indexes
Updates all indexes.
Links
Updates all links.
All
Updates all contents.
Edit link
This command is found by right-clicking an inserted file in the Navigator. Changes the link properties for the selected file.
Insert
Inserts a file, an index, or a new document into the master document.
You can also insert files into the master document by dragging a file from your desktop and dropping on the master view of the Navigator.
Insert
Index
Inserts an index or a table of contents into the master document.
File
Inserts one or more existing files into the master document.
New Document
Creates and inserts a new sub-document. When you create a new document, you are prompted to enter the file name and the location in which you want to save the document.
Text
Inserts a new paragraph in the master document in which you can enter text. You cannot insert text next to an existing text entry in the Navigator.
Save Contents as well
Saves a copy of the contents of the linked files in the master document. This ensures that the current contents are available when the linked files cannot be accessed.
Save Contents as well
Move Up
Moves the selection up one position in the Navigator list. You can also move entries by dragging and dropping them in the list. If you move a text section onto another text section, the text sections are merged.
Move Up
Move Down
Moves the selection down one position in the Navigator list. You can also move entries by dragging and dropping them in the list. If you move a text section onto another text section, the text sections are merged.
Move Down
Delete
This command is found by right-clicking an item in the Navigator. Deletes the selection from the Navigator list and the master document, but does not delete the subdocument file.