To compile more indesign files

hi
i need some information.
how to compile more individual indesign files as a single file?
i added the documents in a new book file but cannot compile them as a single indesign file.

Nothing automated.
However, you can move pages from one InDesign file to another.
You do not mention which verison of InDesign your are using.
CS4, open your source and your desitination documents.
With your source document open, go to the page panel, select Move Pages from the panel menu, and define which page range to move, to whiich document, and which place in the page order.
You can do this with master pages as well. If your documents use the Master pages of the same name, but have different content, it would be in your interest to rename them before moving pages. Otherwise, be prepared to make changes after the pages are added.

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Additional info: petteri.paananen[at]NOSPAMprepress.fi (replace [at] with @ and remove NOSPAM)

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