How to merge multiple Word documents into one

Method 1: Insert › Text from File in Microsoft Word

1. 1Open the document that should come first and click where the next document's content should start — usually at the very end.
2. 2On the Insert tab, click the arrow next to Object and choose Text from File.
3. 3Select the document (or several documents) to add and click Insert.
4. 4Repeat for any remaining files, then save the combined document under a new name.

Word inserts the content but applies the destination document's style definitions wherever two files use the same style name, so headings and lists can change appearance. Add a page break before each file if every document should start on a new page.

Method 2: Merge Word files in one step with Mergevanta

1. 1Open Mergevanta's Merge Word page in any browser.
2. 2Add two or more .docx files.
3. 3Drag the cards so the document that should open the file comes first.
4. 4Press Merge, then Download the combined .docx.

Each document starts on a new page. Styles, numbering, images, headers, footers and footnotes are carried over; where two files define the same style, the first document's version is kept so the result looks consistent.

What about Google Docs?

Google Docs has no merge command, so combining documents there means copying and pasting each one. A faster route is to download each document as .docx (File › Download › Microsoft Word), merge them with Mergevanta, then upload the combined file back to Google Drive.

Which method should you use?