Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated January 27, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
When you have information from other applications linked in your document, you may find it helpful to pull up the source of the link and review the material in that application. Word makes this easy through any of the following methods:
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