If the main entries are formatted with a heading style, you can use Outline
view; see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm

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"tobiahw" u22918@uwe wrote in message news:61a28083699d0@uwe...
I need to combine two files; each containing a long alphabetical list of
main
entries, each main entry containing alphabetical subentries that must
remain
with their respective main entry. How do I do a sort of this level so
that I
end up with one larger file, containing all main entries of both files,
alphaetized, but each of the main entries keeping their respective
subentries?



Many thanks,




Tobiah