Help again - Word!!!!!

Dumbo here is in pain again. As I said before, I am not all that well
versed in the myriad functions of the 'Word' program, so would really
appreciate your help again. It's bound to be such a simple process, but I'm
blowed if I know how! All I have done with it so far is to create separate
files as and when the muse struck me. All the stories now lie in their
individual little nests, waiting for the next stage.

I want to combine them all into one document, so that it runs in successive
chapters, so that I can paginate and formatt.

I know it can be done and I know what I want to do, but getting Word to do
it for me is the problem. I don't understand all their definitions, so am
at a loss to know which ti --- sorry, buttons to press.

Short of 'copypaste', I am stuck - do I resort to this, or is there
another, simpler way?

david...

there is an INSERT on the tool bar. click that and one of the options is
'file'... once you've done that for all the inserts, you may need to
reformat to get all fonts the same and to, possibly, make all headings and
subheadings to have consistent styles and then you can have word create a
table of contents for you. good time also for whatever heading or footing
is desired. and if it's to be publisher-ready, you will want to ensure that
the page numbering is odd/even.

Goromoff...

David, you're a good 'un, despite what they all say!

So it IS 'insert'. I had looked at that, but could not figure out just
what. Now that I have it, I can get busy.

Indeed, you have listed all that I want - correction, NEED to do now. I
have various fonts in there, spacings, page sizes etc as I have tested them
out along the way, and I have to get them all the same, so there is much to
do. Fortunately, that process is simple, but the formatting and paginating
will be tedious.

I have decided on the font to be used in the book, but I have not finally,
completely and terminally decided on book size, so a couple more trials are
needed. Then, as you say there are all the formatts to do in order to
finish with a difinitive file of the finished MSS.

Chakolate...

Do you mind if I ask which font you've decided on? It seems that serif
fonts are better for printed pages, and sans serif on computer screens.

david...

hmmm..... i sorta' use both in both places... :) "it depends..."

Goromoff...

for the printed book, serif type has always been used for best effect.
Apparently, serif is still best for this purpose, while sans-serif has
proven to be best on screen.

But, as David suggests, different fonts for different effects, and it may
well be that I may wish to highlight bits and pieces by using different
fonts, but if I do this, then it must be from the list of acceptables.

I will be using Palatino Linotype, since it is clear & clean and it is one
of the permitted fonts.

david...

if you create whatever heading and subheading styles you need, it will be
easier to assign the style to the text - and then Word can create a table
of contents with the same font... :)

and if you Insert>section breaks - you can have all new chapters begin on
an odd page. and if you change footer for table of contents to roman
numeral, that will distinguish front matter from the text... (unless table
of contents is one page or less...)

just some ideas to pass on.... :) I only mention them as i think you're
wanting to have the text ready for printing when you deliver it.

Chakolate...

Nice choice. :-)

Hey ho, on we go.

Again, thank you David, you are so kind.

Crusher...

To avoid having the style of your original document screw up the formatting
of the inserted one there is a command to use that preserves the formatting
of each inserted file intact.

Just before you insert the next file go to INSERT>BREAK and check PAGE
BREAK, then in the next section of the dialog box titled Section Breaks
check NEXT PAGE. After the insertion you can then control the style with
the overall style comands. The section break also breaks the previous
formatting. I use this feature often to insert pages of pictures into what
is otherwise a text file.

Lou...

AFTER you have copied all the stuff into one document save the new thing
with a different name!
Now Ctrl A (select all) then you can get it all to the same font and size.

david...

methinks that's just the beginning, as I doubt all words are to be same
font and size.... :) - but it's a start if there is a variety of fonts
and sizes...

Suggest you click on each word in the toolbar at the top to see the
various things you can do.

Have fun

Thank you gradely.