One way to do that is by using MS Word’s “Master Document” functionality, which is covered by other posts in this blog. Perhaps you work in a large company and you need to pull together separate Word files into an updated document or perhaps the task is to combine files written by different writers (like the chapters of a book) into one final document. When you've resolved the combined changes the way you want, save the document.The question of how to combine individual MS Word Files into a Master Document is a question that most technical writers face frequently during their careers. Note the red vertical line that shows where changes were made. If that’s too much information on the screen, click Compare > Show Source Documents > Hide Source Documents. One section shows the Revisions made, the middle section shows the combined document, and the third section,which is split in two, displays the Original document and Revised document.
The screen is divided into three sections. Word opens a new document that combines the original document and the copy you merged with it. Under Show changes in, click New document. In the Label unmarked changes with box, type a name or phrase so you’ll know who suggested the changes.Ĭlick More to get more options for combining the documents. Under Revised document, choose the document you want to merge. Remember, this is the original document that you worked on without any changes or modifications. If you need to browse to the file's location, click the folder icon.
Under Original document, click the down arrow and choose the document you sent for review. Merge two versions of a documentĪ pop-up window lets you choose the Original document and the Revised document. When that happens, combine all those edits and ideas into one document. After you send a document out for review, you might get a lot of copies back-with suggestions and revisions you don’t want to miss.
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