How to Combine Multiple Word Documents

August 26, 2008

Here’s a clever little trick that I’ve found to be pretty useful. Give it a read, then put a yellow sticky on your brain about it- it could save you a few hours of boring, repetitive work someday.

Here’s the scenario:

You’ve got several Word documents, and you need to “merge” them into one big one.  Sure, your trusty “copy/paste” skills could get the job done.   But what if you have 10 files?  or 50?  or 100?   Not so easy.

For you info marketers out there, you may find a similar situation with your ebook.  Maybe the cover image is in one file, the contents are in another, the appendix a third, etc.   Or perhaps you have 20 reports you’d like to bundle.

This is exactly where I found myself yesterday.

A client had created some printable checklist cards in Word, 120 of them.  Each in a separate file.

He tells me, “My customers get confused with “zipped” files- let’s just make one big 120-page Word document!”  So there I am, staring at a folder filled with individual documents… fearing the sun would come up before I finished.

What would you do?

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Keeping Weirdos from Coming to Your Front Door (Info-Marketing Style)

July 21, 2008

Weirdos knocking..Ok, let me begin by acknowledging that there are MANY ways to effectively weirdo-proof your home; this is only one of the tactics that seems to be effective.

But for those of us who send emails to a large group of opt-in contacts, including our home address on each message sent can be a little unnerving.

(By the way, providing a physical address on each email is a requirement of the recent CAN-SPAM Act.)

Most popular autoresponder services, like 1Shoppingcart and aWeber automatically put your contact address at the bottom of each mail. This, combined with Google maps, allows any disgruntled recipient an opportunity to come express their feelings, to you, in person, not what most of us want.

And even if the end result isn’t personal visits, your address is out there for anyone who wants to send you junk mail. Read more

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VIDEO: “Autographing” Your Site

August 27, 2007

This video demonstrates how to create a cool, customized “signature” to add to your website.
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VIDEO: Combining Word Documents

August 26, 2007

This video demonstrates how to take several Word documents and “merge” them into one large Word doc
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