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Hi,
I can't seem to figure out how to combine two documents with different document layouts (margins, line spacings, etc.) and headers/footers into one while keeping the exact original formating. That is, I want the final document to look the same as the original two documents, only that they are in one file. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Are the original documents in two separate sheet or page ? Have you tried copy/paste special ?
A good start would be to insert first a 'section end (next page)' at the end of the first document, than the second document. Most of the properties you mention are section dependent. For those that aren't (and I think line spacings are an example) you should select the second part and change the formatting in the selection, or apply new styles to that part. It could be time-consuming.
Why not keep it 2 separate documents?
Kees
Thank you both for your replies.
I've thought about using sections, but the problem is still with being able to keep all styles and formatting unchanged. It is important that I be able to use one document because I need to upload it to a website and they will only accept one file.
Flute
For example Word doesn't allow you to change the style "Heading" as you transition along the document. You may have chosen the wrong application.
HOWEVER I do know a way to mimic this using a PDF. Create your 2 PDFs then use a PDF JOINER to make the single document. I've done such in the past and some thought I created it in one Word document.
Another person spent weeks trying to mimic an Excel graph I made. They didn't know to get that effect I printed the page twice. One for the Excel and another time with a Word document to overlay my graph.
Think outside the box and maybe that will get it done.
Bob
Create a text box as large as the page for each of the two pages, and fill the text boxes with the documents,(copy/paste) or you may be able to fill in an auto shape (rectangle)..., else turn the documents into digital photo/graphic and paste into Word, in which case, they can no longer be edited at the reciving end.
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