Compare Two Versions of a Document
1. Open one of the two versions of the document that you want to compare.
2. On the Review menu, select Compare Documents.
3. This will open a drop-down menu. Select the option you want to use to compare documents.
4. If you selected Compare, in the Original document list, select the original document and in the Revised document list, browse to the other version of the document, and then select OK. You can also choose if you want the changes to be labeled with a specific name or title prior to clicking OK.
If you are looking for more options to show changes, click on More before you click OK and select the specific Comparison settings you want.
If you selected one of the other options, the Version history list will open. Select the version to compare your document to and click Compare.
If you are looking for more options to show changes, click on More before you click OK and select the specific Comparison settings you want.
A new document screen will open and changes from the revised copy are merged into a new copy that is based on the original version of the document. The original copy remains untouched. Revision marks show any differences introduced by the revised copy of the document.
Merge Two Versions of a Document
1. Open one of the two versions of the document that you want to merge.
2. On the Review menu, select Compare.
3. Select Combine from the drop-down menu.
4. In the Original document list, select one version of the document and in the Revised document list, browse to the other version of the document, and then select OK.
If you are looking for more options to show changes, click on More before you click OK and select the specific Comparison settings you want.
Changes from the revised copy are merged into a new copy that is based on the original version of the document. The original copy remains untouched. Revision marks show any differences introduced by the revised copy of the document.