Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 19, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Word provides a very easy way to combine documents, without the typical cut-and-paste routine. This is great for boilerplate text in your document. All you need to do is use the INCLUDETEXT field within a document. Follow these steps:
{ INCLUDETEXT "MyFile.Doc" }
At this point, the specified file should appear within your document. If it doesn't (for instance, if you get an error message), then make sure you typed the document name correctly, and that you included a full path name. (You must include the full path name if the document is in a directory different from the one in which the current document is located.)
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2020-09-19 19:43:54
Peter Thomas
Just a note of caution that when typing the path in the field you must use the \\ separator rather than the single \. I also had some trouble until I included both the path and filename within the quotes.
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