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You can use the Windows copy and paste functions to combine two or more files. With the action line, you can use the append command to add a displayed file to a stored file or the merge command to copy a stored file into an open file. For instructions, see Append or Merge.
For information on managing book-length manuscripts with separate chapter files, see Manuscript Files.
To use the copy and paste functions to combine two files:
| 1 | Open the files that you want to combine |
| 2 | With your cursor in the file that you want to copy, press Ctrl+A to select the whole file (or click Edit, Select, Entire Document). |
| 3 | Press Ctrl+C to copy the selected text (or click Edit, Copy). |
| 4 | Press Ctrl+F6 (repeatedly if necessary) to move to the file that will contain all of the text from both files (or click Window, and then choose the file from the list of open files at the bottom of the dialog). |
| 5 | Move your cursor to the place where you want the text from the other file to appear. |
| 6 | Press Ctrl+V to paste the selected text into the file (or click Edit, Paste). |
| 7 | Press Ctrl+S to save the file (or click File, Save). This will save the file to the same name. If you want to save the file to a different name, click File, Save As. |
See also:
Managing Files
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