How should I organize endnotes while merging Word documents?
May 18, 2013 11:38 AM Subscribe
I have a half dozen word documents, each with a heap of endnotes. I need to reconcile them into one big document with all endnotes at the end of the document. What I would like to do is preserve the numbering by chapter: notes on chapter 1 (what was the first document) numbered 1-50, notes on chapter 2 (what was the second document) numbered 1-40, etc. What's the most efficient way to do this?
There may be advantages to switching word processors, but at present I'm bound to using Word.
There may be advantages to switching word processors, but at present I'm bound to using Word.
Response by poster: Automatically numbered.
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 1:28 PM on May 18, 2013
posted by justsomebodythatyouusedtoknow at 1:28 PM on May 18, 2013
You should be able to do this with section breaks. Just paste each new chapter into a new section.
posted by col_pogo at 2:05 PM on May 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by col_pogo at 2:05 PM on May 18, 2013 [2 favorites]
Yes, you should be able to adjust your footnote numbering settings so the numbers restart with each section.
It has been a while since I tried to do it, but I think there is also a way to create a Word document that incorporates or embeds other documents as chapters. With the new ribbon interface, you would probably find this feature on the tab where you can go into outline view.
posted by stopgap at 2:42 PM on May 18, 2013
It has been a while since I tried to do it, but I think there is also a way to create a Word document that incorporates or embeds other documents as chapters. With the new ribbon interface, you would probably find this feature on the tab where you can go into outline view.
posted by stopgap at 2:42 PM on May 18, 2013
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posted by sbutler at 11:43 AM on May 18, 2013