Delete a subdocument from a master document

Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Delete a subdocument from 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 the subdocuments you want to remove are locked, unlock them.

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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. Click the subdocument icon Subdocument icon for the subdocument you want to remove. (Click Master Document View Button image on the Outlining toolbar if you cannot see the subdocument icon Subdocument icon.)
  5. Press DELETE.

Note  When you delete a subdocument from a master document, the subdocument file remains in its original location.