Inserting Pages documents

Can anyone tell me how to insert, what would seem a very basic question, how to insert one Pages document into another?
Thanks,
paul

Hullo Paul:
The reason you can't just import one Pages document into another (e.g.; via "Insert / Choose" is that in this case, all the Pages formatting information would be duplicated. It would require a software update to strip such duplication for a straightforward import facility. You might care to request this through Pages Feedback. But it's fairly simply done through copy and paste as things are.
I'd suggest using Exposé to switch between the two documents you want to combine.
In the source document, use edit / select all (shortcut command / a) then edit / copy (command / c) - then switch to your target document and paste (command /v). The pasted document will then take on the page settings of your target document, but conserve all other formatting.
If you have changed your fonts or styles in the target document, you can "paste and match style" as these stand at the point of insertion in your new document. These options are really more flexible than simply inserting one document into another - so arguably worth the slight complication.
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