can word become protected thru add-ins?

foxtrotter · #1 03-29-2019, 08:15 AM

I want to merge or combine word documents, which I have never done before, but when I choose the two documents, it says it can't merge because one is protected. I checked under File>Info about protection and it seems like neither are protected. We use, especially for these documents, PPC add-ins for what's called Smart Practice Aids. can protection that is undisableable come through this means? the file is not read-only. I can edit it via the keyboard. Thanks

Charles Kenyon · #2 03-29-2019, 11:27 AM

Best way to combine a few documents, in my opinion:

Create a new document based either on the same template or on the first of the other documents.
If you have text, go to the end of the new document.
insert a Next-Page section break.
Insert the next document, either by copy and paste or Insert > Object > Text from file

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You will have the best results if all of the documents are (1) based on the same template and (2) use the same styles for formatting.

foxtrotter · #3 03-29-2019, 11:31 AM

Thanks I will try that next time. I just did it manually this time but i like to find efficiencies.

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