This Itechguide teaches you how to combine two Word documents.
To make it easier, before you proceed with the steps in this Itechguide, copy the Word documents you want to combine to the same folder.
- Open Microsoft Word by searching for word with the Windows 10 search.
- Then, on the New section, click Blank document. A new Microsoft Word document will open.
- On the top menu of the blank Word document, click the Insert tab.
- Then, on the Text category of the Insert tab, click the Object drop-down and select Text from File – see the 2 screenshots below. The Insert File dialogue will open.
To help you locate the Text section, it is the section next to Headers & Footers. The Object icon is on the bottom right of the Text section.
- On the top of Insert File, navigate to the folder with the Word documents you want to combine. Select the first document (click on it once).
- Then, press and hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on the other Word documents you want to combine to a single document.
- Finally, to combine two Word documents, on the bottom right of the pop-up, click Insert.
The files will be merged into a single Word file. However, you are not done yet. You have to save the combined Word document.
- To save the document, on the top left of the menu, click File.
- Then, from the displayed options, select Save As.
- When Save As opens, click Browse. Finally, navigate to the folder you want to save the new file, give it a name and click Save.
Conclusion
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