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Inserting a document

You can insert the content of previously-created Word documents into a new or different Word document.

  1. Click or tap where you want to insert the content of the existing document.

  2. Go to Insert and select the arrow next to Object Object button with down arrow.

  3. Select Text from File.

  4. Locate the file that you want and then double-click it.

  5. To add in the contents of additional Word documents, repeat the above steps as needed.

Important: If you want to insert the header and footer also, be sure to insert the text from the file in a new section so that the header and footer are applied to only those pages. For more info on sections, see Insert a section break.

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Как вставить документ в документ Word

Если вы работаете с большим по объему текстовым документом MS Word, для ускорения рабочего процесса вы можете принять решение разбить его на отдельные главы и разделы. Каждая из этих составляющих может находиться в разных документах, которые явно придется объединить в один файл, когда работа над ним будет близиться к концу. О том, как это сделать, мы расскажем в данной статье.

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Наверняка, первое, что вам приходит в голову, когда возникает необходимость объединить два и более документов, то есть, вставить один в другой, это просто копировать текст из одного файла и вставлять его в другой. Решение так себе, ведь данный процесс может занять немало времени, да и все форматирование в тексте, вероятнее всего, будет испорчено.

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Другой метод — создание одного основного документа их вложенных в него “составляющих” документов. Метод тоже не самый удобный, да и весьма запутанный. Хорошо, что есть еще один — самый удобный, да и просто логичный. Это вставка содержимого составляющих файлов в главный документ. О том, как это сделать, читайте ниже.

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1. Откройте тот файл, с которого должен начинаться документ. Для наглядности мы назовем его “Документ 1”.

Документ 1 в Word

2. Установите указатель курсора в том месте, куда необходимо вставить содержимое другого документа.

Место для вставки документа в Word

    Совет: Рекомендуем в этом месте добавить разрыв страницы — в таком случае “Документ 2” будет начат с новой страницы, а не сразу за “Документом 1”.

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3. Перейдите во вкладку “Вставка”, где в группе “Текст” разверните меню кнопки “Объект”.

Кнопка объект в Word

4. Выберите пункт “Текст из файла”.

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Вставить текст с файла в Word

5. Выберите файл (так называемый “Документ 2”), содержимое которого вы хотите вставить в основной документ (“Документ 1”).

Вставка файла в Word

Примечание: В нашем примере используется программа Microsoft Word 2016, в предыдущих версиях этой программы во вкладке “Вставка” нужно выполнить следующие действия:

    • кликнуть по команде “Файл”;
    • в окне “Вставка файла” найти необходимый текстовый документ;
    • нажать на кнопку “Вставить”.

6. Если в основной документ вы хотите добавить более одного файла, повторите вышеописанные действия (2-5) необходимое количество раз.

7. Содержимое сопутствующих документов будет добавлено в основной файл.

Документ добавлен в Word

В конечном итоге вы получите целостный документ, состоящий из двух или более файлов. Если в сопутствующих файлах у вас были колонтитулы, к примеру, с номерами страниц, они тоже будут добавлены в основной документ.

    Совет: Если форматирование текстового содержимого разных файлов отличается, лучше привести его к единому стилю (конечно,если это необходимо) до того, как вы будете вставлять один файл в другой.

На этом все, из этой статьи вы узнали, как вставить содержимое одного (или нескольких) документа Ворд в другой. Теперь вы можете работать еще продуктивнее.

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How to embed files, including other Word files, into a Word document

Updated on September 6, 2022

What to Know

  • Open Word doc > place curser where you want to insert file > select Insert tab.
  • Next, select Object drop-down arrow > choose Text from File > select document > Insert.

This article explains how to insert one Word document into another — even when the copied document includes headers and footers. Instructions apply to Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, and Word for Microsoft 365.

How to Insert a Word Document Into Another Word Document

If you have an existing Microsoft Word document that would augment a document you’re working on, you have a few options. If you want to add an entire document to a second Word doc, your best bet is knowing how to insert a document into Word.

Word inserts the document into the current document without changing the formatting applied to either document. Images, tables, shapes, and other objects in the existing document carry over into the new Word file as well.

  1. Start Word and open the document into which you want to insert another Word document.

    Alternatively, select New > Blank Document to open a new, blank Word document to insert an existing document into.

  2. Place the cursor on the spot in the document where you want to insert an existing Word file.

  3. Select the Insert tab.

  4. Select the drop-down arrow next to Object in the Text group.

  5. Choose Text from File in the drop-down list that appears. The Insert from File dialog box will open.

    If you select Object from the Object drop-down menu, you can embed an existing Word document as a clickable file from the Create from File tab of the Object dialog box that appears. Alternatively, you can create a new, blank document that becomes a clickable object when saved using the Create New tab in that dialog box. This is a useful way to reference a document without importing the text into your existing document.

  6. Navigate to the Word file you want to insert into the current Word document and select it.

  7. Select Insert. Word will insert the document into the current document.

  8. Save the changes to the combined file, if desired.

  9. You can repeat the steps to insert additional Word docs into the Word file you are currently working on.

Any changes made to the contents of the inserted document does not affect the original Word document.

How to Insert a Word Document With Headers or Footers Into Word

If the file you want to insert has headers and footers you want to carry over into the new file, add a section break before selecting the insertion point in the new document.

  1. Place the cursor on the spot in the document where you want to insert an existing Word file.

  2. Select the Layout tab.

  3. Select the Breaks drop-down arrow in the Page Setup group.

  4. Either select Next Page to add a section break and insert the Word document starting on the next page, or select Continuous to add a section break and insert the Word document starting on the same page.

  5. Insert the Word document using the same steps listed above. The header and footer will only be applied to the pages of the newly inserted document.

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If the content of another Microsoft Word document is relevant to the content in a Word doc you’re currently working on, you can embed or migrate the text of that document into your current document. Here’s how.

First, open the Word document that you would like to add the contents of, or embed, another Word document to.

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Next, head over to the “Text” group of the “Insert” tab and click the down arrow next to the “Object” option.

Object option in Text group

A drop-down menu will appear. There are two options to choose from here: “Object” and “Text From File.”

  • Object: Embeds an object such as a Word document or Excel chart
  • Text From File: Inserts the text from another file into your Word document

The “Text From File” option is essentially a quicker way to copy and paste the content of another file into this one.

Try it out by clicking the “Text From File” option in the drop-down menu.

Text from file option

File Explorer (Finder on Mac) will open. Find the file you would like to copy the text from, select it, then click “Insert.”

Select file to copy text from

The contents of that Word doc will now appear in the current Word document. This works well if there isn’t a lot of content in the other Word document, but if there is, embedding it may be a better option.

Back at the “Object” drop-down menu (Insert > Text group > Object), click the “Object” option.

Object option

The “Object” window will appear. Select the “Create From File” tab and then click “Browse.” The “Create From File” option will appear as a button in the bottom-left corner of the window on Mac.

Create from file tab and browse option

File Explorer (Finder on Mac) will appear. Find the file you want to embed, select it, then click “Insert.”

Select and open file

The file path of the selected file will now appear in the text box next to “Browse.” Now, you need to decide how you want to insert the object. You have two options:

  • Link to File: Inserts the contents of the selected file into your Word document and creates a link back to the source file. Changes made to the source file will be reflected in your document. Selecting “Link to File” by itself will insert the content of the other file inside a text box.
  • Display as Icon: Inserts an icon to show the reader that there is an embedded object. This is ideal when saving space is imperative.

We’ll check both options in this example.

The file will now be embedded in your Word document. Double-clicking the icon will open the second Word file.

Embedded Word document

One caveat with this method is moving the source file would break the embedded object’s link. For this reason, Microsoft prevents you from being able to move the source file to a different location. If you try, you’ll receive this message:

File in use message

If you need to move the source file to another location, you’ll need to remove the embedded link, move the source file, and then re-embed the file following the steps in this article.

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Did you know it is possible to insert a Word document into another Word document? Yes, this is very much possible to accomplish, and it’s not hard to get done either. Most people are more inclined to open the document, copy the content from within it, then paste it into another opened Word document. That’s not a wrong way to do it, but we believe it is more time-consuming from our point of view.

Adding the document to another opened document is the easiest way, and like always, we’re going to explain how to do this in the best way possible.

  1. Open a Word document
  2. Select the Insert tab
  3. Choose Text from File
  4. Add the Word file to your document

Let us discuss this in more detail, shall we?

1] Open a Word document

The first step to take here is to open a Microsoft Word document. You can do this by firing up the app, then choose which file you want to open.

2] Select the Insert tab

Once the document is opened, you must look to the Ribbon and be sure to click on the Insert tab. You should now see quite a few options to choose from, but you are looking for one in particular.

3] Choose Text from File

How to insert a Word document into another Word document

Before going down this path, make sure to have an idea of which Text-based document you want to insert. When you’ve finally settled on one, click the down arrow beside the Object icon, then from there, select Text from File.

If you’re confused as to where the Object icon is, well, it can be found close to the Text Box.

4] Add the Word file to your document

After selecting Text from File, a small window will appear, giving you the ability to choose your file. Double-click on the preferred file, then right away, the contents from it will appear in your current document.

You can also do this with PDF documents. Just bear in mind that Microsoft Word will convert such files into a Word format for compatibility reasons.

Read next: How to convert Table to Text and Text to Table in Word.

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  • I would like to set up a word document such that the document has embedded in it another document shrunk down a bit to make room for additional comments and information which I will add on the side. I’ve been looking to see if word 2007 has this feature
    but have had difficulty finding it. Is it possible to take an entire document and insert it as a resizeable object into another?

    Some of my research suggests that I might be able to accomplish something of this nature with publisher, and while several people in my office do not have publisher and we’d prefer if it were doable in word, instructions for publisher would be appreciated
    as well if Word 2007 cannot do this.

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  • You can copy text from one document and use Paste Special to insert it into another as an embedded Word Document. Each embedded document is, however, confined to one page on the containing document.

    You could alternatively use the {INCLUDETEXT} field to merge the text of the first document into the second. If you put the field in a table (2 columns by 1 row) you could use the other column for your comments and resize the columns and text as appropriate.

    If you want the embedded document to look like printed pages you should consider using PDF, TIF or PNG images of each page which could be inserted into your containing document and shrunk to the appropriate size to fit your comments around.


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Last updated Feb 18, 2021

Do you want to insert a word document into another word document? Do you need the content of a word file in another word document?

Is this even possible? The answer is a big YES, it is possible and it has been done severally. And in this article, I am going to show you how to insert a word document into another word document.

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For several years now, Microsoft Word has been the most used word processing software in the world. Even though there are several other alternatives to MS Word, people continue to use it.

One of the main reasons why people love using it has an easy User Interface (UI) and can be used by everyone; techies and non-techies alike.

Aside from the fact that it is used by most people, most people are also not aware of some of the basic tips of MS Word. One of such easy to do tips is how to insert a word document into another document.

By default, you can easily insert the content of a previously created word document into a new or different Word document. All you have to do is to go click on someone or two (2) tabs and you are good to go.

Because this is very simple and quick, this is article is going to be short and straight to the point. I am going to hit the nail on the head with the hammer without beating around the bush.

How To Insert A Word Document Into Another Word Document

  1. Open the Word document you wish to insert the other Word document into.
  2. Click on where you wish to insert the content of the first document.
  3. Click on the Insert tab and then select the arrow next to Object.
  4. Choose Text from File.
  5. Next, locate the file you wish to insert and then double click on it.

Conclusion

That’s all that is required to insert a word document into another word document. You can do this at any time and at anywhere you are.

NOTE: If you want to also insert the header and the footer, make sure you insert the text from the file in a new section so that the header and the footer are applied to only those pages.

I hope this article was helpful? Feel free to write down all your comments in the comment section below and I will attend to them as soon as possible.

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