Open a subdocument from within a master document

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Open a subdocument from within a master document

  1. On the View menu, click Outline.
  2. If the subdocuments are collapsed, click Expand Subdocuments Button image on the Outlining toolbar.
  3. If a subdocument is locked (a lock icon appears below the subdocument icon Small lock icon), unlock the subdocument.

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    1. Click anywhere in the subdocument you want to unlock.
    2. On the Outlining toolbar, click Lock Document Button image.
  4. Double-click the subdocument icon Subdocument icon of the subdocument you want to open.

  5. To close the subdocument and return to the master document, click Close on the File menu.

Note  If you share the master document with a workgroup, collapse the subdocuments before you close the master document so that others can gain access to them.