Step-by-Step Guide to Merge Two Word Documents for Free

Microsoft developed the Word application to help users create different types of documents, including Microsoft Word DOCX, TXT, and RTF.
However, sometimes, users might encounter merge issues when merging two documents.
This symptom usually arises when users want to merge two Word documents, and this article will explore the best steps to fix the merge issue.

• Merging word documents can be an easy thing to do.
• This guide will show you several methods to merge two word documents for free.

Convert your Word Documents into PDFs

1. Open the first document in Word.
2. Choose the Save As option.
3. Select PDF from the Save as type drop down menu, enter the desired file name, and click Save.
   
4. Open the second document in Word.
5. Under the File menu, select Save As.
6. Select PDF from the Save as type drop down menu, enter the desired file name, and click Save.
   
7. Open the merged document in PDF.
8. Select the Merge option from the Edit menu.
9. Choose the New Document Option.
10. Select the Save option.
    

Format the PDFs

1. Open both PDF documents in separate tabs or windows.
2. Right-click on the PDFs and select Open with > Microsoft Reader.
   
3. Click on the Select all button so that all text is selected.
4. Click on the Edit > Select All.
5. Do the same for Edit > Copy.
6. Press Ctrl + V to paste all the text from the first PDF to the second.
   
7. Save the copy to the desired location.

Create new Word Documents

1. Open another document and type the text you want to merge.
3. Save this file as _filename1.doc.
   
4. Open _filename1.doc and save it as a new file.
5. Open _filename2.doc and copy the content from the first document.
6. Now you need to paste the content into the second document.
7. Save this file as _filename2.doc.
8. Open both documents in a side-by-side view.
   
9. Now select all text from the first document.
10. Copy it and paste it in the second document.
11. Save the document.