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Shareware Report: Keeping track of document changes

DavidBrooks | 26 April, 2008 17:03

So you might have written a paper and filed it in a new folder; the first version you wrote resided in its original folder. You return later to polish the file, but you're confused as to the differences between the file versions? What's changed? What hasn't?

ExamDiff has your answer. It's a tool for visual file comparison (text files in the free version) that detects and highlights differences between files. This is one of those programs you ignore until the need arises.

Because we deal primarily with text files (including HTML), the free version is perfect for our needs, but if you need to compare binary files and can't do without word wrap, try the Pro version.

We compared two versions of a past review--one with Dave's comments and one without. ExamDiff found the differences, using color coding and even reported where the exact differences sat. The panes displaying the two files are adjustable, and ExamDiff will show only the differences, if that's what you want.

We could tell ExamDiff which text editor we use, and when we needed to edit the file, up it popped. Same difference? Not anymore!

Where to Get it: http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp Price: Free (Commercial Pro version available) Requirements: A computer running Windows.

Bill Dubie and Dave Sciuto are industry columnists. They recommend strongly that you read the end-user license agreement on any software you download, as the program could contain spyware or other utilities you don't want on your computer.


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