Compare Document

Edit, Compare

Purpose

Use this feature to compare the current document to another document.

This feature works only well if the two documents are similar, and only a limited number of changes have been applied. Cell contents are compared column by column. If a change is encountered, the corresponding cell is marked with a blue background.

Steps

1. Open the two documents you want to compare.
2. Choose Compare from the Edit menu.
3. Open the drop-down list box in the Compare Document dialog, and choose the document you want the current document to compare to.
4. Choose OK.
5. Changed cells will be marked with a blue background.

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