How to Compare Two Documents in Office Word 2007

Comparing two documents in Microsoft Office Word 2007 is an incredible way to determine the differences between two different versions of a document. Sometimes people forget to use other useful features like Track changes, and this is way to figure out what changes were made without going line by line through a document. It is possible to further refine what information is used to compare the two documents. This is a much better way to compare documents than printing them out and looking at them line by line.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer
• Microsoft Office 2007

1. Open Microsoft Office Word 2007.

2. Click on the Review menu on the top

3. Toward the right side of this Review menu look for the word compare with a downward arrow. Click on it and select 'Compare two versions of a document'.

4. Under original document drop down to browse and find the first of the two documents you'd like to compare.

5. Under revised documents drop down to browse and find the second of the two documents you'd like to compare.

6. Click Ok and you're done!

Tips & Warnings

• If you want you can also add a name to the changes: by entering that information next to 'label changes with'
• When selecting documents click more if you'd like to refine what is compared.

Resources

• Who Changed What When - Microsoft