1. Open the first file--let's call this the combined file.
2. Choose File - Save As, and give it a new name so you don't disturb the
first file.
3. Press Ctrl+End to go to the end of the combined file.
4. Open the second file. Press Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C to select it and copy it to
the clipboard. Press Ctrl+F4 to close this file. (Depending on the size of
the files, you might be prompted asking if you want to retain the
clipboard--if so, say Yes.)
5. Display the combined file, and press Ctrl+V to paste the contents of the
clipboard.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other 8 files.
If you had dozens of files to combine, one of the other methods would
certainly be more efficient. Since it's only 10, it's faster using the
copy/paste brute force method, IMO.
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
"fmede" wrote in message
...
herb
as a beginner i am having trouble executing any of the your suggested
methods could you pick the one you think is the easiest for me to
understand
and try to give me the instructions in a line by line explanation
thanks
--
frank mede
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
I check here for messages quite frequently. So right here is the best
place.
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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"fmede" wrote in message
...
thank you herb
as a beginner and new to word2007 i'll give this a try but it appears
that
i must learn some new terminologly
if i have trouble may I contact you at your website directly?
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frank mede
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
....except that the extension will be .dotx, rather than .doc.
Although,
I
wonder why you have these files contained in template files rather
than
regular documents.
However, .dotx suggests that you're using Word 2007, so for Insert
File,
in
the Insert tab, click Object - Text from Tile. The Sort command is
located
in the Paragraph group in the Home tab, just to the right of the
Increase
Indent tool.
For the field code approach, I would suggest that you insert the first
one
using the Insert - Object - Text from File - Insert as Link method.
Then,
press Alt+F9 to show the field codes. Copy the first field code and
replicate it nine times, and then edit to provide the names for files
2
through 10.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
You choices include:
1. Copy & paste.
2. Open the first, go to the end, use Insert File, insert the
second,
lather-rinse-repeat.
3. Create a new document, insert ten {IncludeText} field codes with
the
names of the 10 files. Use double slashes instead of slashes for
specifying the location, e.g.,
{ INCLUDETEXT "C:\\Users\\Herb\\Documents\\FileOne.doc" }. Press
Ctrl+A,
F9, then Ctrl+Shift+F9 to select, update, and convert them into
actual
text.
Then use the table sort command (which isn't just for tables) to
sort
them.
The exact location of the Insert File and Sort commands depends upon
which
version of Word you're using.
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"fmede" wrote in message
...
I have ten .dotx documents that has a column of addresses in each
table
that
are each sorted alphabetically, is there a way to join all ten
.dotx
documents and have all ten address columns sorted all together
alphabetically?
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f mede
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