Customers We've sold products to one of every three Fortune 500 Companies.
“We like the product. It is fast and accurate. It seems to pick up all of the differences in the documents, and it does a good job of displaying those differences. We like the easy to use interface. That is why we bought it!” Richard M. Baker
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Regardless of the editor you are using (MS Word,
Wordpad, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), simply load the original and modified
files, press the Refresh button
'Diff Doc' can display the file differences in two possible views, 'All In One', or 'Side By Side'. Both views have their advantages, and switching between them is as easy as a mouse click (or F6). Lastly, there is a large selection of report types and options available for sharing the differences found with your peers. It is the best document comparison tool you've never tried.... till today! Click here to download and get your free trial. Need more details? Click here for full documentation. A feature list and a quick overview of usage follows below.
Using 'Diff Doc' is as simple as copying and pasting (or loading) the files into the application, then pressing the "Show Differences" button (or F5). Of course, there are several options and features that need to be discussed so that you can fully leverage 'Diff Doc's capabilities. There are 3 main tabs within the program, "
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| Color | Meaning |
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| Changed | Change has occurred. Original text is shown as red, bold, with a strike through, whereas the Modified text is shown in bold red. |
| Added | An addition to the Original document has occurred. It is shown in bold green. |
| A deletion from the Original document has occurred. It is shown in bold blue with strike through font. |
How Differences Are Highlighted (customizable)
Once the difference view has been refreshed, and at least one difference has been found the navigation toolbar/keys may be used. The table below shows the available commands:
| Button | Purpose |
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 Ctrl-Shift-F7 |
Jump to first difference |
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Jump to previous difference. |
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Jump to next difference |
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Jump to last difference |
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Jump to difference you specify |
There is also a drop down list box in the toolbar which can be used to jump to a specific difference.
The largest button within the toolbar will alternate the diff viewer between the "All In One" and "Side By Side" views. Typically, those dealing with literary content will like the "All In One" view, whereas programmers dealing with source code will like the "Side By Side" view. Alternating between views also gives you a feel for how the red-lining really works.
Create Reports (F2)The "Report" button (or F2) will create the report as specified in the " Report Options" tab. You can also print or save any of the editors by using the right mouse button, or select the editor with the left mouse and then go to the file menu.
Swap Text within the Master and Source (F9)The Swap text button (or F9) will take the text within the Original and Modified editors and exchange them, and then automatically refresh the diff viewer.
Compare OptionsThe "
Compare Options" tab has many items, but the most important are items
shown below:
| Setting | Description |
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| Ignore Case | Ignore character upper and lower case differences when comparing |
| Ignore Whitespace Characters | Tabs, spaces etc. will be ignored when comparing |
| Ignore Empty Lines | Ignore lines that are completely empty when doing a file comparison. White space characters alone will make a line not empty. |
| Beep When Done | When set, a system beep will occur when the file comparison has completed. |
| Remove formatting | To do a pure text comparison, check this option to remove all formatting when comparing documents. |
| Letter by letter comparison | Compare to the letter if enabled, otherwise by the word. |
Report Options
Pressing the F2 creates the report after a comparison
has completed. The "
Report Options" tab allows you to select the type and style of the
report created. There are 4 report file types: MS Word, HTML,
Text, and Comma Delimited. MS Word style reports come out with
the best detail, and have options to specify exactly what you want
within report. HTML reports have an additional option of specifying
either "All In One" or "Side By Side" view.
Once the report is created it is shown in an
appropriate application. DOC is shown in Word and HTML reports
are shown in a browser, both of which have the ability to save, print
and e-mail (see the file menu). Other reports may show up in
Notepad, which can be printed, edited or saved from there.
As seen in
"I have a small (2 Attorney) law firm and do quite a bit of
contract intensive business law and real estate work. Like many
others I have been very frustrated by Word's erratic document
comparison tool. At times it highlights entire paragraphs rather
than just the changes. Like everyone else who has griped in this
forum, I too found the pricing of Delta View to be prohibitively
high. After reading about Word DocDiff here, I recently
downloaded the trial version from the Word DocDiff website
https://www.softinterface.com.
I found the interface very useable and the results (for my purposes)
were quite good. It can provide several different views illustrating
the changes made to the document as well as a combined "redline"
document in word format showing all of the changes. It can also
provide a report identifying the page and paragraph number where the
changes are located. I have only used the tool about twenty times so far and
therefore would hesitate to say it is the greatest thing since
sliced bread, however, I would say it is well worth the time to
download the trial version (for free) and evaluate it for yourself."
Edward S. Shelton (Shelton and Shelton)
"I found a product called Diff Doc that seems to work quite well
for comparing Word documents against other Word documents! (I don't
know how well it works with WordPerfect, though the documentation
claims that it is supported). Like many of you, I was looking at
DeltaView and was very upset at their inability to work with us on the
pricing structure. Diff Doc can also run from command line, so
integration with document managers is a snap (the author modified the
code over a couple of hours for me to get it to work with WORLDOX
Versioning. In return, I wrote his FAQ on WORLDOX integration).
Download an evaluation copy at https://www.softinterface.com."
'Diff Doc' Troy Piersma excerpt from a
TechnoLawyer Newsletter.
"Just read the
TechnoLawyer
post from Troy Piersma. I concur completely. I recently left a
big firm which used DeltaView, and looked to get an equivalent program
after being blown off by the DeltaView sales rep because I wasn't big
enough for their policy. My Tabs and Practices master reseller, Judy
Lassek, had also put me in WORLDOX, with which I am very pleased. She
had heard of DiffDocs through her network, and I downloaded it and
tried it out. I had a hard time comparing versions of the same
document at first, but after receiving an update from DiffDocs, it has
worked very well for me. My practice is transactional, requiring
revising contracts regularly, and the program works great for doing
that kind of comparison. I recommend that solos and others try it out,
if for no other reason than the company is such a refreshing change
from its
competition! However, that wouldn't make much difference if the
product itself weren't good." Michael V. Mulchay, PLC
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(or F5), and the document comparison will display promptly.
Additionally, you can compare folders to see exactly what files have
changed before doing a detailed file comparison. 
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