How to combine many word files in one file but to have correct pages numbers and tabl

[Jamal NUMAN]

How to combine many word files in one file but to have correct pages numbers and tables of content?



please, see the attached image that shows my question

I've a project which consists of many word file, but i need to combine them in one pdf file with correct page numbers and table of content...

how can i do that in MS word?

thank you

regards

Jamal

[macropod]

Hi Jamal,

You could create a 'target' document into which all the 'source' documents will be linked via INCLUDETEXT fields. This will allow you to have the same headers, page numering sequence, etc, thoughout. The only content in the 'target' document might be the Table of Contents.

Alternatively, you could create a 'target' document into which all the 'source' documents will be linked via RD fields. Again, the only content in the 'target' document might be the Table of Contents. the difference with this approach is that the content from the 'source' documents isn't inserted into the 'target' document - they just share a common Table of Contents.

See Word's help file for details.

[Jamal NUMAN]

Thank you for the answer Paul.

i did, but i got only the text on the target file! no header, footer or page number!!!

please, see the attached images

which setting do i need then?

by the way, we don't have "PAUL" in access forum!!!! and till now I'm still looking for how to have the path in the title bar of Access!!!"

regards

Jamal

Originally Posted by macropod

Hi Jamal,

You could create a 'target' document into which all the 'source' documents will be linked via INCLUDETEXT fields. This will allow you to have the same headers, page numering sequence, etc, thoughout. The only content in the 'target' document might be the Table of Contents.

Alternatively, you could create a 'target' document into which all the 'source' documents will be linked via RD fields. Again, the only content in the 'target' document might be the Table of Contents. the difference with this approach is that the content from the 'source' documents isn't inserted into the 'target' document - they just share a common Table of Contents.

See Word's help file for details.

[macropod]

If you want those, insert a continuous section break as the first character in each source file, then go into its header & footer and make sure the 'same as previous' setting is off.

[Jamal NUMAN]

Thank you Paul,

actually i got more problems (please, see the attached images)

- that was the first source file i call to be in the target file!!! why i should say "same as previous"?

- then i couldn't find the command "same as previous' in word 2007!!!!

- and as the source file comes up to the target file, its format is different !!!!! why?????

how to fix all of these problems???

appreciated

regards

Jamal

Originally Posted by macropod

If you want those, insert a continuous section break as the first character in each source file, then go into its header & footer and make sure the 'same as previous' setting is off.

[Jamal NUMAN]

It did work once i set the path and the name of the file in the dialogue box but not inside the word file!!!! please, see the attached image.

is there a way to let the target file takes the page settings of the source file????? or we need to set the target file before?

thank you

Originally Posted by Jamal NUMAN

Thank you Paul,

actually i got more problems (please, see the attached images)

- that was the first source file i call to be in the target file!!! why i should say "same as previous"?

- then i couldn't find the command "same as previous' in word 2007!!!!

- and as the source file comes up to the target file, its format is different !!!!! why?????

how to fix all of these problems???

appreciated

regards

Jamal

[macropod]

Originally Posted by Jamal NUMAN

- that was the first source file i call to be in the target file!!! why i should say "same as previous"?

I said "go into its header & footer and make sure the 'same as previous' setting is off". That's because, if you leave the 'same as previous' setting on, the imported file will simply pick up the target document's header and footer.

- then i couldn't find the command "same as previous' in word 2007

If you open the header/footer, which you'll probably need to do on page 2 of the 'source' document, the 'link to previous' button will be highlighted. If you click on that, the the 'same as previous' setting will be turned off.

- and as the source file comes up to the target file, its format is different !!!!! why?

Your 'source' and 'target' documents should have the same format! If the default document format isn't what you want, make a copy of one of your 'source' documents, delete all its content, then use it as the 'target' document.

It did work once i set the path and the name of the file in the dialogue box but not inside the word file

There are two problems with the INCLUDETEXT field you had displayed in the document:
• you have a '\* MERGEFORMAT' switch in the field in post #5. Delete it. That's meant to control some aspects of formatting. If you don't delete it, it might cause more problems.
• when you insert an INCLUDETEXT field manually (which you can do without going through the dialogue box), the file path needs to have two backslashes for each path separator (see the field in post #5) - or you can replace the backslashes with single forward slashes. For example:
{INCLUDETEXT "F:\\All\\Various\\Graduation Project ENCE530\\doc\\ch1 Introduction(1-2).doc"}
or:
{INCLUDETEXT "F:/All/Various/Graduation Project ENCE530/doc/ch1 Introduction(1-2).doc"}
To insert these fields manually, go to wherever you want to insert one, press Ctrl-F9, then insert the field code. When you're done, press F9 to update.