How can I merge multiple documents with one data source?

[RMO]

I have several documents (each with it's own unique formatting) that I want
to merge with one datasource (Access table). Is this possible? I'd prefer
to find an easy way to link the docs together, or find some way to retain
their formatting when consolidating them into one document.

Because of their very specific formatting, I'd rather not have to try to get
them to behave while copy/pasting them into a "master" doc.

Thanks!

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

The one data source can be used for multiple documents, but perhaps not
simultaneously. Unless you have a real reason for combining the documents,
it is probably best to leave them as separate documents and just open and
merge each one individually, closing one before opening the next.

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[RMO]

The documents comprise a packet of information to be sent to one place (per
record in the data source). Opening each one and performing the merge ends
up being a very manual and ungainly process. Especially since the docs need
to be printed in a particular order.

So it sounds like I have to figure out how to make these 8 multiple page,
multiple-format docs into one master doc.

Thanks for trying.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See the "Preserving Section Formatting when Pasting between Documents" item
in the article at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/WorkWithSections.htm

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP