Rearrange subdocuments within a master document

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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  • On the View menu, click Outline.
  • If the subdocuments are collapsed, click Expand Subdocuments Button image on the Outlining toolbar.
  • If the subdocuments you want to rearrange are locked, unlock them.

    ShowHow?

    1. Click anywhere in the subdocument you want to unlock.
    2. On the Outlining toolbar, click Lock Document Button image.
  • To select the subdocument you want to move, click its subdocument icon Subdocument icon. To select multiple adjacent subdocuments, click the first icon, and then hold down SHIFT as you click the last icon in the group. (Click Master Document View Button image on the Outlining toolbar if you cannot see the subdocument icon Subdocument icon.)
  • Drag the subdocument icon to a new location.

    • ShowTip

    You can also move text or graphics between subdocuments. To do this, expand the subdocuments and switch to print layout view.

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