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Compare Word documents - this is how it works

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How to Compare Word Documents
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quick start Guide

Do you have two different versions of a Word document? You can easily compare them and identify differences..

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By comparing two Word documents, you can find out how they differ. For example, you can see whether a document has been edited or changed. You can find out exactly how to use this Word feature in this tipps + tricks article.

How to Compare Word Documents

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

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Open one of the documents to be compared and switch to the " Review " tab at the top .

2nd step:

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There click on the " Compare " button and then select " Compare ... ".

3rd step:

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Now click on the folder's icon to search your files for the two documents. In this way, select your original document and the revised document. Then click on " OK ".

4th step:

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Now you can see all revisions on the left . In the middle under " Compared Document " is the revised document in which all changes are marked.

quick start Guide

  1. Open your Word document and switch to the " Review " tab . There click on " Compare " and then on " Compare ... ".
  2. Now click on the folder and select your two documents to be compared. Then click on " OK ".
  3. You can now see all revisions on the left . In the middle is the revised document in which all changes are marked.

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