The comparison of a pair of files is done by opening them in two editors arranged in a side-by-side layout. You can edit either the source or the target file. The differences are refreshed when you save the modified document.
The window is comprised of the following components:
The Main Menu provides access to all the functions and features available in this window:
Here you can select the source file to be compared.
→ : Browses for a file (the source file).
→ : Opens URL to be used as a source file. See Open URL for details.
→ : Saves the changes made in the source file.
Here you can select the target file to be compared.
→ : Browses for a file (the target file).
→ : Opens URL to be used as a target file. See Open URL for details.
→ : Saves the changes made in the target file.
→ : Performs the comparison of the source and the target files.
→ : Selects the first difference in the files. (The button becomes available if the selection is not on the first modification)
→ : Selects the previous difference in the files. (The button becomes available if the selection is not on the first modification)
→ : Selects the next difference in the files. (The button becomes available if the selection is not on the last modification)
→ : Selects the last difference in the files. (The button becomes available if the selection is not on the last modification)
→ : Copies the non-conflicting changes from the source to the target.
→ : Copies the non-conflicting changes from the target to the source.
→ : Copies the selected difference from the source to the target.
→ : Copies the selected difference from the target to the source.
→ : Provides Word Level Comparison
→ : Provides Character Level Comparison