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.

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?
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Rae Drysdale


"Jenny" wrote:

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.

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.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jenny" wrote in message
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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.

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

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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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.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jenny" wrote in message
...
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.