Side by Side MS Word Document Comparison

Many a times, one feels the need to compare the contents at the top of a document with another part within the same document. MS Word 2007 and later versions allow you to do that using the following ribbon options:


Here are the steps to do that:

View -> New Window: this will open a second copy of the same document in a new window
View -> Side by Side: this will align the view so that both windows are visible at the same time (each taking 50% of the screen)
View -> Synch Scrolling: this will setup synchronized scrolling; so if you move up in one Window, the other Window will scroll with it.

Pretty nifty!

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Here are some related tips/ articles on other apps in MS Office:

1. MS Project Tip: Task Drivers


2. MS Project Tip: Linking Task Drivers


3. Programming MS Outlook