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Comparing two Adobe PDF documents
As you revise an Adobe PDF document and save it to a different name or location, you
can be sure that you have the latest version by comparing it against an older version. If
you're revising a document using comments you received during a review, you may need
to view a previous version to make sure that you included all the revisions. As a reviewer,
you may want to check the updated PDF document against an older version to make sure
that the author has incorporated all of your requested changes.
The Document Compare feature lets you see the differences in two versions of a PDF
document, as well as select the type of differences you're looking for to verify that the
appropriate changes have been made. The Document Compare feature does not compare
comments or other annotations in the PDF document.
To compare two Adobe PDF documents:
1. Choose Document > Compare Documents.
2. Specify the two documents to be compared. If necessary, click Choose, select the file, and
then click Open. If the documents are open, you can select them from a pop-up menu.
3. Under Type Of Comparison, select one of the following:
● Page By Page Visual Differences to find any textual or graphic differences between the
documents. Select the level of detail you want from the pop-up menu.
● Textual Differences to show which text has been inserted, deleted, or moved. Select
Include Font Information to compare any formatting differences.
4. Under Choose Compare Report Type, select one of the following:
● Side By Side Report to create a new PDF document that displays the two documents in
Continuous-Facing mode.
● Consolidated Report to add markups where the differences occur in the current document.
When you hold the pointer over a markup in a consolidated report using the Hand tool, the
differences appear.
To compare text-based documents, you may want to select Textual Differences to
appear in Side By Side Report format. For technical drawings, you may want to select
Page By Page Visual Differences to appear in Consolidated Report format.