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Merge Word Documents

Join several Word files into one document, with every part keeping its own look and page setup, and opening with its file name as a heading if you like.

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Accepts DOCX, DOC, ODT, RTF

Encrypted upload. Files are deleted automatically after 1 hour.

About Merge Word

Merge Word documents when a report comes back in chapters from different people, or when a portal wants one file instead of five. Add DOCX, DOC, ODT or RTF files, drag them into order and get a single DOCX. Each document goes in as its own section, with its page size, orientation, margins, header and footer. If the combined file is too big for the portal, Compress Word shrinks the pictures inside it.

The usual trouble with merging is clashing styles. A Word file can hold only one Normal style and one Heading 1, so the documents after the first often end up in its fonts. We write each file's own formatting onto its paragraphs, so a chapter set in Calibri stays in Calibri. Tick Each file’s name as a heading and every part opens with its file name as a Heading 1: Word's navigation pane then lists the files, and References → Table of Contents turns them into a contents page. By default each document starts on a new page, and an empty page where one document meets the next can be cleared with Delete Blank Pages in Word.

How to use Merge Word

  1. 1
    Add the Word files

    Click Choose files or drop DOCX, DOC, ODT or RTF files on the page. A free account can merge up to 20 files at once, VIP up to 50.

  2. 2
    Put them in order

    Drag the cards into the order you want, or press Sort by name. The file in position 1 opens the merged document.

  3. 3
    Check the options

    Start each document on a new page is on by default. Tick Each file’s name as a heading for a document you can navigate file by file, and type a Name of the merged file under More options if you want one.

  4. 4
    Click Merge Word

    The documents are joined in an isolated process, then you download one DOCX, called merged_ plus the first file's name unless you picked a name.

Why use Cubfile for this

  • Each file keeps its look

    Fonts, sizes, colors, alignment, indents and line spacing are written onto each document's paragraphs, so later files don't take on the first file's styles.

  • Own page setup per document

    Landscape pages, A3 sheets, margins, page numbering, headers and footers stay with the document they came from.

  • A heading for every file

    Each part can open with its file name as a Heading 1, so Word's navigation pane lists the files and a table of contents can be built from them.

  • New page or run on

    Keep Start each document on a new page for chapters, or switch it off so short notices follow each other on the same page.

FAQ

Merge Word: questions and answers

Does Merge Word keep each document's headers and footers?
Yes. Every document becomes its own section with its own header, footer and page numbering settings, so the second file never inherits the first file's header.
Can I merge Word files for free?
Yes. Visitors get 2 tasks in total and free accounts 2 a day, while VIP has no daily limit. A free merge takes up to 20 files of 50 MB each, and a VIP merge up to 50 files of 1 GB each.
How do I add a table of contents to the merged document?
Tick Each file’s name as a heading before you merge. Every part then starts with its file name as a Heading 1, so the files show up in Word's navigation pane, and References → Table of Contents builds a contents page from them. The heading is the file name without its extension, so name the files the way the headings should read, such as 01 Introduction.docx, and use Sort by name to keep that order.
What if my documents use different page sizes?
That's fine. A landscape table or an A3 drawing keeps its size and orientation, because every document carries its own page setup into the merged file.
Are my documents safe when I merge them here?
Yes. They're uploaded over HTTPS, merged in an isolated process and deleted automatically after one hour, or straight away if you click Delete my files now. We never read, share or sell them, or use them to train AI.
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