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This wikiHow teaches you how to merge multiple Microsoft Word documents into a single document. In addition to merging separate documents, you can also merge multiple versions of a single document into one brand-new file. Although combining documents may seem daunting at first, the steps are actually pretty easy, and you'll be combining files in no time!
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Open the Word document you want to merge into. The easiest way to do this is to double-click the document so it opens in Word. You can also open Word first, click the File menu in Word, click Open, and select the document.
Click in the place where you want to insert the next document. The text from the document you're inserting will begin at the location you click.
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Click the Insert tab. It's at the top of the screen between "Home" and "Draw" (or "Home and "Design" in some versions). [1] X Research source
Click the Create from File tab. It's the second tab in the Object window. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
Click the Browse button. This opens your computer's file browser. [4] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
Click Compare . It's in the toolbar toward the top-right side. Two options will expand. [8] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
Click on Combine… . It's the second option. A window will appear in which you can choose your documents. [9] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
Select the "Original document" from the labeled drop-down menu. This is the document that was originally sent for review (before you made modifications). [10] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
Select New document under "Show changes in." This tells Word to create a new document from the two you're merging.
If two people are working on the same document at the same time, you will end up with two conflicting revisions. Both may have started from the same base version of the document, but through their separate work, they have created two different, revised versions. The point of merging is to combine the changes of both contributors into a new, complete revision of the document. The merging process compares what was changed in each version of the document, and tries to automatically create a new document combining all changes from all editors. Manual intervention may be necessary, if, for example, two authors changed the same sentence in different ways.
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Page tab - Break - Insert New Section Break; this will give you this chance to change page numbering.
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How can I combine a German document and an English document to show the German text on the left side of the page and the English translation on the right side of the page?
Community AnswerCreate a table with two columns on the page with two columns. Copy and paste the German text into the left column, and copy and paste the English text into the right column. If you wish you can put each paragraph of English and German into a new row in the table. Adjust your cells as necessary.
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