8 docs -> 1 doc ?

[Leonard M. Wapner]

Greetings:

I have eight 20 page docs from which I wish to create one single doc. Is
there a best way to select all docs and merge them into a single doc?

Thanks -

Len

 

[Jay Freedman]

Greetings:

I have eight 20 page docs from which I wish to create one single doc. Is
there a best way to select all docs and merge them into a single doc?

Thanks -

Len

Hi, Len,

The most stable, bug-free method is to create a new blank document,
and insert into it a series of INCLUDETEXT fields that refer to the
other documents.

It's best if all the documents are based on the same template, so
there are no conflicts among styles with the same name but different
characteristics.

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Hi, Len,

The most stable, bug-free method is to create a new blank document,
and insert into it a series of INCLUDETEXT fields that refer to the
other documents.

It's best if all the documents are based on the same template, so
there are no conflicts among styles with the same name but different
characteristics.

Additional info: INCLUDETEXT fields are most useful if you will later be
changing text and want your combined document to update itself. Then the
eight documents can be individually edited and maintained, and the next time
you update the combined document, it will pull the new text from the eight
documents. Probably most useful in an office setting where different people
are maintaining the documents.

If you are working alone, and want to switch from keeping track of eight
documents to just editing one, you can use Insert | File instead of copy and
paste to merge them all into one. In that case, see these links re what may
happen if the documents have different formatting:
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html
ttp://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/PasteWithoutSectionInfo.htm
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm

DM