Fortunately, Google has a feature in Docs to help you in such situations. It’s called Compare Documents, and it lets you compare two Docs documents to track the changes made to them over time and the name of the person who made them. Follow along as we guide you through the steps to use the Compare Documents feature to compare documents in Google Docs.
How to Compare Two Documents in Google Docs Using Compare Documents
Google Docs’ Compare Documents feature works with two documents. As such, you need to choose two documents. The first document you choose serves as the base document, while the second one serves as the reference document. Follow these steps to use Compare Documents to compare two Docs documents: Wait for a few seconds for Google Docs to process both documents. When done, you’ll see a dialog box that says Comparison is ready. Click Open in this box, and a new comparison document will open in a new browser tab with a title that starts with “Comparison of” followed by the name of both your documents. In this comparison report, you’ll see all differences between the two documents highlighted in maroon using strikethroughs. Look to the right; there will be a sidebar with all the edits made to the document since its creation.
On each suggestion, you’ll see two options: Accept Suggestion and Reject Suggestion. If you like an edit suggestion, click on Accept Suggestion next to it, and the edit will be applied to your document. On the other hand, if you feel an edit suggestion isn’t worth adding, hit Reject Suggestion to remove it. Additionally, if you want to comment on a suggestion, click on it, enter your message in the comment, and hit Reply. Or, to invite other people to check out a suggestion, simply tag the user by typing their name, like this @username, and hit Reply.
Identify Changes Between Documents Easily Using Google Docs Comparison Tool
If you use Google Docs to write essays, scripts, and assignments or simply to collaborate with others, you’ll, at some point, want to compare two documents, perhaps to check for differences or to identify duplicates. Whatever the reason, Google Docs’s comparison feature can come in handy here. And by using it efficiently, you can easily compare two documents and track all the changes made to your documents over time efficiently.
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