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Default How can I merge multiple documents with one data source?

I have several documents (each with it's own unique formatting) that I want
to merge with one datasource (Access table). Is this possible? I'd prefer
to find an easy way to link the docs together, or find some way to retain
their formatting when consolidating them into one document.

Because of their very specific formatting, I'd rather not have to try to get
them to behave while copy/pasting them into a "master" doc.

Thanks!
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The one data source can be used for multiple documents, but perhaps not
simultaneously. Unless you have a real reason for combining the documents,
it is probably best to leave them as separate documents and just open and
merge each one individually, closing one before opening the next.

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I have several documents (each with it's own unique formatting) that I want
to merge with one datasource (Access table). Is this possible? I'd
prefer
to find an easy way to link the docs together, or find some way to retain
their formatting when consolidating them into one document.

Because of their very specific formatting, I'd rather not have to try to
get
them to behave while copy/pasting them into a "master" doc.

Thanks!



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Default How can I merge multiple documents with one data source?

The documents comprise a packet of information to be sent to one place (per
record in the data source). Opening each one and performing the merge ends
up being a very manual and ungainly process. Especially since the docs need
to be printed in a particular order.

So it sounds like I have to figure out how to make these 8 multiple page,
multiple-format docs into one master doc.

Thanks for trying.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The one data source can be used for multiple documents, but perhaps not
simultaneously. Unless you have a real reason for combining the documents,
it is probably best to leave them as separate documents and just open and
merge each one individually, closing one before opening the next.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"RMO" wrote in message
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I have several documents (each with it's own unique formatting) that I want
to merge with one datasource (Access table). Is this possible? I'd
prefer
to find an easy way to link the docs together, or find some way to retain
their formatting when consolidating them into one document.

Because of their very specific formatting, I'd rather not have to try to
get
them to behave while copy/pasting them into a "master" doc.

Thanks!




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Default How can I merge multiple documents with one data source?

See the "Preserving Section Formatting when Pasting between Documents" item
in the article at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...thSections.htm

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The documents comprise a packet of information to be sent to one place
(per
record in the data source). Opening each one and performing the merge
ends
up being a very manual and ungainly process. Especially since the docs
need
to be printed in a particular order.

So it sounds like I have to figure out how to make these 8 multiple page,
multiple-format docs into one master doc.

Thanks for trying.

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

The one data source can be used for multiple documents, but perhaps not
simultaneously. Unless you have a real reason for combining the
documents,
it is probably best to leave them as separate documents and just open and
merge each one individually, closing one before opening the next.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"RMO" wrote in message
...
I have several documents (each with it's own unique formatting) that I
want
to merge with one datasource (Access table). Is this possible? I'd
prefer
to find an easy way to link the docs together, or find some way to
retain
their formatting when consolidating them into one document.

Because of their very specific formatting, I'd rather not have to try
to
get
them to behave while copy/pasting them into a "master" doc.

Thanks!






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