We all have those moments when we rush through a task, thinking we've done everything right—only to realize we've messed up. Well, let me tell you about one of my recent "oops" moments that could have cost me hours of frustration but ended up being a breeze to fix, thanks to two online tools.

The Problem is One File Instead of Five

I had a simple task: write five different keywords and save each one in a separate file. Sounds easy, right? Well, in my enthusiasm (or maybe just my lack of focus), I wrote all five keywords in a single Google Docs file. No problem, I thought—I’d just save them separately. But then, instead of downloading five individual files, I absentmindedly saved the entire document as one DOCX file.

That’s when reality hit me: I had one DOCX file with all five keywords, but I needed five separate files. Manually copying and pasting each keyword into a new document sounded like torture. I needed a quicker, more efficient way to fix my mistake.

The Solution

Instead of wasting time manually splitting my document, I found two online tools that turned this headache into a quick fix.

Step 1: Splitting the DOCX File

The first tool I used was Docs Splitter (GroupDocs Splitter). It allows you to take a DOCX file and divide it into multiple separate files—exactly what I needed!

Here’s what I did:

  1. Uploaded my wrongly saved DOCX file.
  2. Selected the option to split by pages (since each keyword was on its own section).
  3. Since each keyword contained a 400-word article spanning two pages, I had to specify which pages I wanted in each file—for example, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and so on.
  4. Clicked the “Split” button and waited a few seconds.

Boom! Just like that, my one messy file was transformed into five individual DOCX files—one for each keyword. The first part of my problem was solved.

Step 2: Extracting and Organizing the Files

Now that I had my five separate files, I needed to store them efficiently. Instead of downloading each file one by one, I wanted them all neatly compressed into a ZIP folder for quick access.

That’s where Zip Extractor (Extract.me) came in handy. This simple online tool lets you extract or compress files effortlessly.

Here’s what I did next:

  1. Took my newly split DOCX files and compressed them into a ZIP file.
  2. Uploaded the ZIP file to Extract.me.
  3. Extracted the files neatly into a folder, ready to be used.

What could have been a tedious, manual process turned into a quick, efficient fix using these two tools. In just a few minutes, I had my five separate keyword files ready, all thanks to Docs Splitter and Zip Extractor.

So next time you make a similar mistake, don’t panic. Just use these tools, work smart, and move on with your day! 😃