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combining two different word documents that both contain headers and footers

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2026-01-30T14:39:11.8033333+00:00

Combining two different Word documents that both contain headers and footers

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Charles Kenyon 167.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-01-30T17:40:49.4933333+00:00

I am assuming that you want to preserve the different headers and footers.

To do this, the two must be in different Sections.

  1. I would create a new blank document.
  2. Then, insert a next-page or odd-page Section break. This is under Breaks on the layout tab.
  3. Then, in the new section, insert the content from the document you wish to be second. You can do this by inserting an object > Text from file, or by simply opening the document, selecting all (Ctrl+A) and pasting.
  4. Go into each header and footer and make sure that it is not linked to previous.
  5. Then, insert the text from the first document.

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  1. Jay Tr 13,050 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-01-30T16:20:52.5766667+00:00

    Hi @Mark, 

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. 

    Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concern to merge 2 different Word document. According to your concern, please follow these steps to merge your documents: 

    1. Select the Insert tab. 

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    1. Select Object, and then select Text from File from the drop-down menu. 

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    1. Select the files to be merged into the current document. Press and hold Ctrl to select more than one document. 

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