{"id":1665,"date":"2021-04-29T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:55:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:55:24","slug":"the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"The easiest way to merge Word documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever needed to combine or merge Word documents? Did you know how? Did you use a well-known copy\/paste method or some other way? Which one? Did it work? If you don\u2019t mind, we are going to answer a couple of these questions for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably the most popular way to merge Word documents is with a copy\/paste method. However, this is not the best option because you might lose some text specifications like headings or links. That\u2019s why it\u2019s by far a better option to insert documents as objects instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We already talked about the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/how-to-split-word-documents-into-separate-files-the-easy-way\/\" target=\"_blank\">procedure for splitting Word documents<\/a>, and this time the step-by-step guide will show the reversed process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page:<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#How_to_merge_Word_documents_using_objects\" >How to merge Word documents using objects?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#STEP_1\" >STEP 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#STEP_2\" >STEP 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#STEP_3\" >STEP 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#STEP_4\" >STEP 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#STEP_5\" >STEP 5<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/the-easiest-way-to-merge-word-documents\/#How_to_merge_other_documents\" >How to merge other documents?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_merge_Word_documents_using_objects\"><\/span>How to merge Word documents using objects?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to merge Word documents is with one of the newer versions of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-ww\/microsoft-365\/word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Word<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just follow the steps given below, and you are all good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_1\"><\/span>STEP 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, open a new Word document. You can also open the existing one, it doesn\u2019t matter. This one will serve as the main document for merging other Word documents. Now, find the&nbsp;<em>Insert&nbsp;<\/em>tab at the top left and click on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1330\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merge-word-documents-step-1.png\" alt=\"merge word documents step 1\" class=\"wp-image-1666\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_2\"><\/span>STEP 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, locate the&nbsp;<em>Object&nbsp;<\/em>option from the&nbsp;<em>Text&nbsp;<\/em>section, and click on it. If you can\u2019t find any of these, try the&nbsp;<em>Search&nbsp;<\/em>option, and you\u2019ll be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_3\"><\/span>STEP 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you have to choose the&nbsp;<em>Text from File&nbsp;<\/em>option. This one will appear in the drop-down menu after you click on the&nbsp;<em>Object<\/em>&nbsp;option from the previous step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merge-word-documents-step-3.png\" alt=\"merge word documents step 3\" class=\"wp-image-1667\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_4\"><\/span>STEP 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is time for you to add files you want to merge in one Word document. From the&nbsp;<em>Insert File&nbsp;<\/em>window, select all files you want to merge. Press and hold CTRL to select all Word documents in one take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/merge-word-documents-step-5.png\" alt=\"merge word documents step 4 and 5\" class=\"wp-image-1668\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"STEP_5\"><\/span>STEP 5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the&nbsp;<em>Insert&nbsp;<\/em>button at the end, and you are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just remember that documents will be merged in the order they appear in the&nbsp;<em>Insert File&nbsp;<\/em>window\u2019s list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How easy was that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merging several documents at once using the same Word format should mean your formatting and all content move across to the new document. However, you should double-check that this is the case when the merge process has been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_merge_other_documents\"><\/span>How to merge other documents?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know how to merge Word documents, it&#8217;s only fair to explain how to merge other files, too. After all, Word documents aren&#8217;t the only ones you can use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to merge other text documents, there are a few things you can do. First, you can convert any text document to a Word file and then do the previously mentioned procedure. If you are up for that, you should probably know the &#8216;how to convert files&#8217; part too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to convert files is with a little help of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/document-converter\" class=\"rank-math-link\">online document converter<\/a> such as Converter365. The conversion will take less than 10 seconds, and you can convert several files at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you don&#8217;t have to convert your files only in Word document file format. You can convert them to PDF file format as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, you can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/how-to-merge-pdf-files-in-3-ways\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">how-to merge PDF files<\/a> article we already published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the best part about Word and PDF files is that you can merge Word documents into PDFs. However, you might need third-party software for this task. But if you can do it, it doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, you can always convert all your files to Word or all your files to PDF and repeat the procedure written above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever needed to combine or merge Word documents? Did you know how? Did you use a well-known copy\/paste method or some other way? 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