Word: Converting a Master Document into a normal document
Let's say you have a complicated document, which consists of two different mail merges.
Since a Microsoft Word document can have most one mail merge, your need to create each mail merge in a separate document. Finally to combine them all, you will need a Master Document.
To convert these documents into a format suitable for the customer, follow these steps:
Open all the subdocuments and update the Mail Merge.
Save the subdocuments.
Copy the docx files to a subfolder called "to print".
Navigate to the the subfolder "to print". NOTE: Ensure you are in this subfolder, before performing the next steps, as these operations will permanently affect subdocuments.
Open the main document.
6. Expand Subdocuments > Opening this document will run the following SQL command: "No" to any document updates.
7. Click on a subdocument.
8. Outlining > Show Document > Unlink:
9. Repeat steps 7 & 8 for each subdocument.
10. Close the Outline View.
11. Select the text of the subdocuments.
12. Press "CTRL-SHIFT-F9" to convert all fields to text in the subdocuments.
13. Save the document.
14. Delete "ANNEX A.docx" and "ANNEX B.docx".