If you only want to merge plain text into this document (no images, special fonts, for formatting), you can click the arrow next to “Object” instead, select Text from File, and skip to step 7.

Word documents and most RTF documents will retain their original formatting when merged. Results will vary for other types of files. Repeat these steps for each document you want to merge.

A Word document will have multiple versions if you’ve enabled Track Changes on the Review tab. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source

A Word document will have multiple versions if you’ve enabled Track Changes on the Review tab. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source

A Word document will have multiple versions if you’ve enabled Track Changes on the Review tab. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source

If you don’t have a Review tab, click the Tools tab.

If you want to mark the parts of the document that have been changed since revision, type a label into the “Label unmarked changes with” box. Usually you’ll want to use the name of the person who suggested the edits.

If there’s too much information on the screen to read the new document, go to Compare > Show Source Documents > Hide Source Documents. This minimizes the right panel and marks revisions with a vertical red line in the new merged document.