Compare Open Documents

You can view two open documents side by side on-screen to compare their similarities and differences.

1. Open the two documents you want to compare.

   Note 

   See the section “Open Documents” for details on opening a document.

2. Click Window.

3. Click Compare Side by Side with.

   

   Word displays the documents in two panes beside each other, along with the compare Side by Side toolbar.

4. Drag either document’s scroll bar.

   Word scrolls both documents simultaneously.

5. When you finish comparing the documents, click Close Side by Side.