To merge comments and changes from multiple documents in Word, you can follow these steps:
- Open one of the Word documents that you want to merge changes into.
- Go to the “Review” tab.
- Click on “Compare” in the “Compare” group, and then select “Combine.”
- In the “Combine Documents” dialog box:
- Click “Original Document” to select the original document.
- Click “Revised Document” to select the revised document.
- Click “More” to expand the options.
- Check the “Comments” option in the “Comparison settings” section.
- Check the “Original document” option in the “Show changes” section.
- Click “OK” to close the “Combine Documents” dialog.
- In the “Merge Documents” dialog that appears, click “Continue with merge.”
- Review the changes in the combined document:
- The main changes and comments are shown in the left pane.
- The combined document is displayed in the middle section.
- The original document is shown in the above section of the right pane, and the revised document is shown in the below section.
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If there are additional documents to merge, repeat the process for each one.
This process allows you to merge comments and changes from multiple Word documents into a single document, making it easier to review and manage revisions.