I'm assembling a host of notes in Word 2010 on a multitude of different work topics. I was creating a large document for reference, but the file size was getting so large that I wasn't able to e-mail it through the work e-mail system. I need to be able to share documents via e-mail with others. Unfortunately we don't all have access to a shared drive we can use for this purpose. For security purposes we also cannot use USB drives in our computers.
I've since been creating separate documents for separate topics. I've also been accumulating a list of online resources and pdf documents. What I would like to have is a document that pulls all of these resources together. I'm going to be using this in the course of a fast paced job so I'm going to need to be able to access information quickly. My thought is to create a resources document that has hyperlinks to all the various subdocuments, pdfs, and online resources.
I've been looking into Master documents and I wonder if this isn't the solution, but I'd like to get some advice before I begin creating this document. I like the fact that it looks like each section is collapsible. There are some things I'm curious about though.
Does the Master document become huge itself? Is it the size of all the documents combined?
Along with inserting subdocuments would the addition of hyperlinks to web resources and pdfs work well?
Is the text of all the subdocuments within the master document searchable?
Am I on the right track here or can you all think of a better solution to my problem?
First and foremost I need a document for my own use. But I'm also considering how I could easily share it with others. The hyperlinks I create are going to reference word documents on my system. If I send the master document and all subdocuments will it work for them? I'm thinking of all the hyperlinks that might end up getting broken.
Thank you so much for your help! I don't want to put a lot of time into a solution that is not ideal.