Merging Files

[Frostbie]

I have several Word documents to merge using Student Office 2007 (Vista op
sys).
I tried creating a unified document in pdf with the trial version of Acrobat
8.0 - without success..possibly a compatibility problem.
Any suggestions?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Without knowing exactly what it is that you tried with Acrobat, what exactly
do you expect as the end result?

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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Terry Farrell]

Make sure you have the latest updated for Acrobat 8. (You need at least
8.1.0 to be compatible.)

 

[Frostbie]

Thanks for responding. I an writing a family hx book for family members. Each
chapter is a separate word doc. I tried converting each doc to pdf and then
combining them. This was no problem using XP. Is there a better way to bring
docs together?

 

[Frostbie]

Thanks.

Make sure you have the latest updated for Acrobat 8. (You need at least
8.1.0 to be compatible.)

 

[Terry Farrell]

Word will comfortably handle several thousands of pages (up to 30MB
excluding any graphics). So create a combined document by starting from a
new blank. Use Insert File (and choose the first chapter), add a section
break, Next Odd Page (SAVE) and then repeat Insert File, selecting Chapter 2
and so on. I recommend regular saving after adding the Section Break.

Finally, use Word 2007's own Save As, PDF. No need for Acrobat - though if
you haven't already done so, you need to download the add-in from the
Microsoft Office Support site (a very silly licencing dispute between Adobe
and Microsoft).

Terry