How to Combine Microsoft Word Documents

You can easily combine documents in Microsoft Word 2003. Instead of spending the time to go back and forth and copy and paste one file's information into another, you can use a simple code to combine two documents. This code will save you time and place the referred to file wherever you want it to go. Follow the steps below to find out how you can easily combine Word documents.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Microsoft Word 2003

1. Start Microsoft Word 2003, and open the Word document that you want to combine the other document into.
2. Click to place the insertion point within the document where you want to insert the other Word document.
3. Use the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+F9 to insert a pair of field braces in this location. Verify that the insertion point is in between the two field braces before moving on to the next step.
4. Type "INCLUDETEXT" (without the quotation marks) inside of the field braces, followed by the name of the file that you want to combine into this file. For example, it may look like this – { INCLUDETEXT MyDocument.Doc }. You will need to replace the file name with the name of the file that you want to combine with the file you are using.
5. Double-check to make sure that the file name you typed within the field code is correct. You must have the file name exactly right for this process to work correctly.
6. Press the F9 function key on the keyboard to update the field. The document you referred to in the field code will now show up within your document.

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