Comparing Two Documents

[Jenny]

I have two long Word documents that I need to compare for differences.
Document B is a revised copy of Document A, but it was saved as a new
document. I'm working in Word2002. Is there any tool or routine that will
help me find differences between the two? Thanks for your help, Jenny.

 

[Rae Drysdale]

I suspect 2002 is the same as 2003 (which is what I am using). Go to the
Windows menu and select compare side by side. If this is not available, click
on an empty space in the taskbar and tile windows horizontally. Does this
help?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tools | Compare Documents. This will generate "markup" in Document B
identical to what you would have gotten if you had been using Track Changes
when you modified Document A. It always takes me two tries to get the proper
order of opening to get the markup on the document where I want it; if this
happens to you, just close them and open in the reverse order.

 

[Jenny]

Thanks, Suzanne. That was exactly what I needed, but didn't know where to
find it. You're a lifesaver!