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How to Use Document Comparison and Review Linking
Who is this article for?Review Authors using document comparison and review linking.
Document Comparison is available for Microsoft Word only.
In Please Review, feedback documents provide a collaborative platform for reviewers to offer comments, suggestions, and edits in a structured manner, promoting efficient document review and revision processes.
Document Comparison and Review Linking
Please Review provides the ability for document comparison either between documents in the same review, or between documents in different reviews. Document comparison is available for Microsoft Word documents only.
Document Comparison (Comparing Documents within a Review)
Document comparison allows Reviewers to see the changes between the document under review and the previous iteration.
Clicking the ‘show comparison’ icon on the toolbar opens a separate window which displays the differences between the documents as tracked changes.
The paragraphs with differences are identified in the navigation pane which allows users to navigate rapidly through the differences.
Deleted text is shown in red strike-through, inserted text is shown in blue underline. Moved text is shown in green.
- Comparison must be enabled by the review Owner during review set-up.
- The changes in the table of contents are not included in the listing of changes in the navigation pane on the left.
- If there is no ‘show comparison’ icon on the toolbar, document comparison is not available.
Review Linking (Comparing Documents between Reviews)
Review linking allows Reviewers to see the changes between documents in different reviews.
If the review is linked to another (typically a review of a previous version of the document set), there will be a ‘show linked review’ icon in the toolbar.
Clicking the link icon will open the linked review in a new window. The full functionality of that review is available.
- Linking must be enabled by the Review Owner during review set-up.
- If there is no linked review.