Merging Documents in Word
• What you need to know• This method links multiple
documents into one master document
• Master Documents has embedded in it the following Word documents:
• Document 1• Document 2• Document 3• Etc.
• It is NOT a copy of the embedded documents
• Example: When Document 1 is updated, the updates will be reflected in the Master Document
• You can ONLY do it in the ‘Outline’ view in Word.• As far as I know, this is the
only way
• Caveat Emptor• You will find other ways of
‘merging’ documents when you search the Web or Youtube
• Many of them are just cut/copy and pasting a copy –but when the original is updated, the Master Document is NOT updated
• This method is about linking and embedding – therefore when the original is updated, it will be reflected in the Master Document
Getting to Outline View
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Click on Show Document
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Create Your Own Content that can be part of the master document
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Or Insert content from Existing Files via Linking to It
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Here is what happens next when you click on ‘Insert’
Repeat inserting documents as many time as you need to . . .
This is how it looked like after inserting 3 documents
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If you want to … You can lock the documents so that changes are not propagated back to the originals
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Months later … when you open the master document . . . it is gone!
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Fear Not ! It is NOT gone.
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Go Back To Outline View
It will be back, just click Expand Subdocuments
It there all along . . .
Change it to Print Layout (Page Layout) View . . . It looks better
Print Layout View