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Is there anyway in Word to compare pieces of text in a document or separate
documents to see if they are identical? It would be nice to have some kind of function that could tell me if two pieces of writing were identical and highlight the differences so I didn't have to manually read through two things side by side. Is this possible? I'm open to macro-based solutions. |
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http://noclone.net/ Cool software. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Josh Craig" wrote in message ... Is there anyway in Word to compare pieces of text in a document or separate documents to see if they are identical? It would be nice to have some kind of function that could tell me if two pieces of writing were identical and highlight the differences so I didn't have to manually read through two things side by side. Is this possible? I'm open to macro-based solutions. |
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Hi Josh
If you are using Word 2003 you can use 'Compare' from the Tools menu (see http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/as...889391033.aspx for details). Pre 2003 it didn't work so well I'm told. There are also non-MS products such as DeltaView too. Does that help? Lucy -- MOS Master Instructor South Australia "Josh Craig" wrote: Is there anyway in Word to compare pieces of text in a document or separate documents to see if they are identical? It would be nice to have some kind of function that could tell me if two pieces of writing were identical and highlight the differences so I didn't have to manually read through two things side by side. Is this possible? I'm open to macro-based solutions. |
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Both responses very helpful. Thanks!!
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No clone can check for any duplicate files. I used the trial version on my
last job. My coworker, although a wonderful woman, was a HUGE believer in redundancy. I eliminated over 2000 duplicated files. Some word docs had as many as SIX copies in various locations. Please note the word *had*. ;-) It's no wonder she couldn't find the right document when she needed it. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Josh Craig" wrote in message ... Both responses very helpful. Thanks!! |
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Even more invidious is Excel used in accounting applications -- the
belt-and-braces brigade copy the workbook each month AND add a new worksheet for the new month's data. I met one instance where the chain of update links spanned 27 separate workbooks. So no-one ever dared delete anything for fear of wrecking something else. "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . No clone can check for any duplicate files. I used the trial version on my last job. My coworker, although a wonderful woman, was a HUGE believer in redundancy. I eliminated over 2000 duplicated files. Some word docs had as many as SIX copies in various locations. Please note the word *had*. ;-) It's no wonder she couldn't find the right document when she needed it. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Josh Craig" wrote in message ... Both responses very helpful. Thanks!! |
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I was fortunate - she didn't know how to do anything more than add,
subtract, or multiply in Excel. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Even more invidious is Excel used in accounting applications -- the belt-and-braces brigade copy the workbook each month AND add a new worksheet for the new month's data. I met one instance where the chain of update links spanned 27 separate workbooks. So no-one ever dared delete anything for fear of wrecking something else. "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . No clone can check for any duplicate files. I used the trial version on my last job. My coworker, although a wonderful woman, was a HUGE believer in redundancy. I eliminated over 2000 duplicated files. Some word docs had as many as SIX copies in various locations. Please note the word *had*. ;-) It's no wonder she couldn't find the right document when she needed it. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Josh Craig" wrote in message ... Both responses very helpful. Thanks!! |
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