Compare And Merge Two Versions Of A Document

. You can limit the comparison to a portion of the documents by entering the page numbers in the Old File and New File fields. Under Document Description, select the type of documents that you are comparing, or select Autodetect to let Acrobat decide.

Tip: If your document content can reflow across pages, select Reports, spreadsheets, magazines layouts; otherwise select Presentation Decks. For comparing scanned files, select Scanned documents, drawings or illustrations. Under Show in Report, select the elements of the documents for which you want to see the differences in the compare report.

Merge Two Versions Of A Document

Use the Compare panel on the left side (default). Page through the thumbnails in the Compare panel.

An icon below a thumbnail indicates a difference. A green arrow signifies moved or deleted pages.

A purple arrow designates a change on the page. Return to the first page and click Get Started to go to the first difference.

Changes are highlighted on the main screen. Hover your mouse over the highlight to see the details. The color legend in the upper right provides a guide. Use side-by-side view. In the Compare panel on the left, click the options icon, and select Show Documents Side By Side.

Changes are highlighted on the main screen. Hover your mouse over the highlight to see the details.

The color legend in the upper right provides a guide.