I'm unsure which version of Word you're using, but here's how you can do it in 2010:

1. Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon
2. In the Text section of the Insert tab, choose the drop-down option beside the Object button
3. Choose Text from File
4. Navigate to your text file and select it with one mouse click (do not insert it yet)
5. Press the drop-down on the Insert button, and select Insert as Link

Your .txt file is now inserted as a field. After you update the file, click the field in your word document and press F9 to see the new text. To update all fields at once, select the whole document (Ctrl+A) then press F9.

Alternate method:

1. Place your cursor where you want the file inserted
2. Press Ctrl+F9
3. Type { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\path\\to\\file.txt" \c AnsiText \* MERGEFORMAT }. Do not type the brackets. Do type the double-backslashes.
4. Press F9

Note that \* MERGEFORMAT is only necessary if you want the field to assume the formatting of the surrounding text. Field updating

I'm unsure which version of Word you're using, but here's how you can do it in 2010:

1. Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon
2. In the Text section of the Insert tab, choose the drop-down option beside the Object button
3. Choose Text from File
4. Navigate to your text file and select it with one mouse click (do not insert it yet)
5. Press the drop-down on the Insert button, and select Insert as Link

Your .txt file is now inserted as a field. After you update the file, click the field in your word document and press F9 to see the new text. To update all fields at once, select the whole document (Ctrl+A) then press F9.

Alternate method:

1. Place your cursor where you want the file inserted
2. Press Ctrl+F9
3. Type { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\path\\to\\file.txt" \c AnsiText \* MERGEFORMAT }. Do not type the brackets. Do type the double-backslashes.
4. Press F9

Note that \* MERGEFORMAT is only necessary if you want the field to assume the formatting of the surrounding text.

I'm unsure which version of Word you're using, but here's how you can do it in 2010:

1. Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon
2. In the Text section of the Insert tab, choose the drop-down option beside the Object button
3. Choose Text from File
4. Navigate to your text file and select it with one mouse click (do not insert it yet)
5. Press the drop-down on the Insert button, and select Insert as Link

Your .txt file is now inserted as a field. After you update the file, click the field in your word document and select press F9 to see the new text. To update all fields at once, select the whole document (Ctrl+A) then press F9.

I'm unsure which version of Word you're using, but here's how you can do it in 2010:

1. Go to the Insert tab on the ribbon
2. In the Text section of the Insert tab, choose the drop-down option beside the Object button
3. Choose Text from File
4. Navigate to your text file and select it with one mouse click (do not insert it yet)
5. Press the drop-down on the Insert button, and select Insert as Link

Your .txt file is now inserted as a field. After you update the file, click the field in your word document and press F9 to see the new text. To update all fields at once, select the whole document (Ctrl+A) then press F9.

Alternate method:

1. Place your cursor where you want the file inserted
2. Press Ctrl+F9
3. Type { INCLUDETEXT "C:\\path\\to\\file.txt" \c AnsiText \* MERGEFORMAT }. Do not type the brackets. Do type the double-backslashes.
4. Press F9

Note that \* MERGEFORMAT is only necessary if you want the field to assume the formatting of the surrounding text. Field updating