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Creating a Master Document

A master document is one that’s assembled from multiple documents, called subdocuments. A master document is extremely useful when multiple authors are working independently on separate sections of a document. All the changes are coordinated, so whether you edit documents separately or as part of the master document, all the changes are saved. When the separate documents are incorporated into the master document, you can easily establish common styles and formatting and can develop pagination, cross-references, and a table of contents.

Create the Master Document

1. Start a new document, using the template that will be used ...