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Today, Mytour will guide you through the process of merging several different documents into a single Microsoft Word file, or combining changes made in different versions of the same document.
Steps
Merge Multiple Documents
Open the Word document you wish to merge. Double-click the application with the blue "W" icon, then click on File, followed by Open… and select the document.
Click on the location where you want to insert the next document.
Click on Insert on the menu bar.
Click on File… near the bottom of the dropdown menu.
Select the text you want to merge into the open Word document.
Click on Insert. The new document will be added to the open Word document at the position you selected.
- After merging, the Word document and most RTF documents will retain their original formatting. The outcome will vary depending on the file types used.
- Repeat these steps for each document you want to merge.
Merge two versions of the same document
Open the Word document you want to merge. Double-click the application with the blue "W" icon, click on File, then Open… and select your document.
- A Word document will have multiple versions if you enable the Tracking feature under the Review tab.
Click on the Review tab at the top of the window.
Click on the Compare button located at the top right of the window.
Click on the Combine Documents… button.
Select "Original document" from the dropdown list labeled Original document.
Select "Revised document" from the dropdown list labeled Revised document.
Click OK. The two versions will be merged into a new Word document.
Click on File, then choose Save from the menu.
