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Old April 20th, 2010, 04:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
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Default How do I merge 4 documents into 1 without losing format of eac

The linked article got me most the way there but I need further help.
First I'll point out that I am using Word 2007 and the article may not cover
that according to the MVPS Word Home page.
My scenario is this: I have multiple files, some with multiple pages, each
with its own page layout (headers, margins, ...). I need to combine various
files (2 or 3 usually) to create a single file for email distribution.
Cut and paste not only requires opening the file meant for inclusion but
doesn't include header and margin info and requires specific settings in
options.
Adding a continuous section break in that file still doesn't include the
header (unless I am doing something wrong) and requires saving a modified
file.
This should be a ridiculously simple task but apparently has been 'broken'
since Word 2000 or earlier. For now I guess I am looking for the simplest
workaround and seem to be stuck with the header format.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Eddie

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

To preserve the section formatting (columns, page setup, and headers &
footers) when using Insert | File, see the relevant part of the article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting...thSections.htm.

If, in addition, you want to preserve text formatting, make sure that unique
styles have been used in the source documents.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Eagle" wrote in message
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I am using Word 2003 and have 4 documents I am trying to merge into one
without losing the original formatting of each - margins/number of pages
etc.
How do I do this? I have inserted a section break each time and have then
used the Insert-File option to paste in the next document. I was
expecting
to see the pop-up box offering me the "keep source formatting" option but
this doesn't appear. Can you help?