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Comparing Documents Side by Side

When you want to look at two documents at the same time to compare their content, Word will place the documents in adjacent windows. If the documents are similar enough, you can have Word scroll through both of them at the same time, or you can scroll through the documents at your own pace.

View the Documents

1. Open the two documents you want to view and compare.

2. In one document, on the View tab, click the View Side By Side button.

3. If a dialog box appears and asks you which documents you want to view, select the documents ...