Microsoft Word: Compare Documents Side By Side

Sometimes viewing multiple copies of a document can be overwhelming, but now you can use a new approach to compare documents. Comparing documents side by side allows you to determine the differences between two documents without having to merge the changes into one document. You can scroll through both documents at the same time to identify differences between the two documents.

1. Open the documents you want to compare side by side.
2. From the Window menu, select Compare Side by Side with and select your comparison document.
3. On the Compare Side by Side toolbar
   • To scroll through the documents at the same time, click Synchronous Scrolling.
   • To reset the document windows to the positions they were in when you first started comparing documents, click Reset Window Position.
4. Click Close Side by Side to stop comparing documents.

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.