Making word documents self-contained

If your word document contains links to other files, moving it to a different computer invalidates the linked information. To make the document self-contained, remove the links from the document.

Procedure

  1. To remove links from Word 2007 documents:
    1. Click Office Button > Prepare > Edit link to files. This menu entry is available only if your document contains linked data.
    2. Click Break link.
  2. To remove links from Word 2003 documents:
    1. Click Edit > Links.
    2. Click Break link.

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