In MS Word, how do I copy the list of files in a folder to a new document?

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I want to rearrange the allocation of files in a set of folders (specifically, these are files related to chapers in a book that I am writing, and I am rearranging the range of the chapters). So it would be helpful to copy the list of files that appears (not the files themselves!) when I open the existing folders

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It can't be done from Microsoft Word alone.  While pressing a Shift key, right-click the folder containing the files you wish to list, and click "Open command window here."

At the prompt, type this command and press Enter.
  DIR /B /A-D > %TEMP%&#92;filelist.tmp
Close the command prompt.

In Word, click Insert and File, then type %temp%&#92;filelist.tmp and click Insert.

In MS Word, how do I copy the list of files in a folder to a new document?

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