We had lots of problems merging documents on Friday. If you're having trouble getting that to work in Word following the directions on our handout, try following the directions under Help for your version of Word.
In Word 2007, you'll have to search for the topic Where is the Insert File Command? (One of the top least useful changes in new word, if you ask me.) In older versions of Word, you should be able to just look for Insert File; you'll need to follow the instructions for inserting section breaks.
This is a total pain, I agree, but it's one of the most valuable things you can learn to do when you're drafting a team-written project in Word; it will save you time when you compile drafts of your final report. If the Word thing just won't work for you, try saving your documents as .pdf files and merging them into a single document; worst case scenario, send them to me as a zip file.
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