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I can't answer the common denominator question. The Master Document feature looks like an extremely powerful tool.
My story is probably typical of many LibreOffice / MS Word users. I am retired. I went through college using a portable manual typewriter, and a good portion of my professional life using an IBM Selectric. I even used a slide rule in college. Word Processing came late in the game. I took no courses. I learned different tips and tricks from some of the secretaries and have managed to get the job done. I would expect and hope that students today are taught advanced word processing either in high school or college freshman year.
I have fudged my way through many documents and did work the long, wrong and hard way because I was never taught some of the tools that are included as part of these office suites. I even wrote in my previous response that as long as it looks pretty, I'm happy. How I would have loved to use some of these tools when I was just getting started!
The Master Document tool looks like a good feature, but it's not something I will be able to pick up right away. I've been looking at it since it was mentioned here. It is powerful, but it's work to learn it. And I will. But I think that if students are taught how to use these amazing office suites, they will truly be blessed.
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