Move your insertion point to the second section break, and then on the View menu, click Header and Footer. Note This places a second section break in your master (destination) document. Note This places a next-page section break in your master (destination) document.Īgain, under Section break types, click Next page, and then click OK. Under Section break types, click Next page, and then click OK. In the destination document, on the Insert menu, click Break. Method 2: If the source document contains headers or footers The source document now retains its formatting when you insert it into the destination document. Also, if the master document contains headers and footers, the inserted document will obtain the master document's headers and footers. In the Insert Subdocument dialog box, select the file to be inserted (the source document), and then click Open.Note When you insert the subdocument (source document) into the master document, Word adds a continuous section break above and below the subdocument. Place the insertion point where you want to insert your file, and then on the Outlining toolbar, click the Insert Subdocument button. In the document that you want to insert a file into (the destination document), on the View menu, click Outline. Method 1: If the source document does not contain headers or footers To do this, use one of the following methods.
To work around this issue, insert your source document as a subdocument in a master document. Note To insert a document, click Insert File on the File menu. When you insert one document (the source document) into another document (the destination document) that contains different formatting, the source document takes on the formatting of the destination document.įor example, document layout formatting (such as margin settings, headers and footers, and page orientation) takes on the formatting of the destination document, even when you insert a section break before you insert the source document. Word document formatting is not retained when document is inserted as a file