Re: Printing differences between two documents

From: CBG (CBG_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 08:35:06 -0700

I actually just want to print list of all the changes made to the document.
These documents could be 200 pages long. I would rather not have to go
through the whole document on a page by page basis to identify the individual
points where it has been changed. Is it possible to extract the changes and
print them?

"Genine" wrote:

> That's true. It isn't the same.
>
> But you can still print the differences between two documents using this
> method, and sometimes it helps to see the changes in the context rather than
> in a list.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > This is not the same as a List of Markup.
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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> >
> > "Genine" <Genine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:CFFC9D4B-7CDE-43FE-97CD-0C83C732ECF2@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi CBG
> > > You can do this in Word 2000 without a patch.
> > >
> > > Open the modified document (or the most recently edited one) in Word.
> > > Go to Tools > Track Changes > Compare Documents
> > >
> > > In the Select Files to Compare with Current Document dialog box, browse to
> > > your earlier copy of the file and select it by double clicking on it.
> > >
> > > The changes will be marked in the document on screen using the default
> > track
> > > changes colours set on your PC.
> > >
> > > To save this document with the changes marked up, do a File > Save As and
> > > choose New Document. If you do an ordinary save you will incorporate the
> > > changes into your modified document as Track Changes.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps
> > > Genine
> > >
> > > "CBG" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am using Word 2000 (9.0.4402 SR-1). I believe that on later versions
> > of
> > > > this you can compare two documents and print the differences betweent
> > the two
> > > > by selecting List of Markup under Print what
> > > >
> > > > Can I get a patch to allow me to do this with my version of word?
> > > >
> > > > Help is appreciated.
> >
> >

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