Compare excel sheet to track differences
Have you ever faced the problem of file comparison? If not, then you are using computer for entertainment purposes only, since experienced professionals know how difficult it may be to contrast large and complex files. Sure, if the docs to be compared are small and simple you may do it by yourself. However, we are human being and none of us is perfect. We make mistakes sometimes.
Imagine such a situation. You are the head of sales department who has ordered employees to work out new project budgeting. Such documents should have one official form. Of course, different people would write different figures and terms there. So, you have got 5 budgeting versions which you need to analyze and either to choose one or to make a final version that uses elements of all 5 documents.
As you may know such documents are made in MS Excel. This program is very easy to use, and at the same time it can perform complex mathematical functions. If you start opening and studying all documents you will get nuts because of all figures and dates.
But do not worry. New version of a popular file compare system – Compare Suite – will solve your problems. Compare Suite has advanced features helpful in comparison of Excel spreadsheets. Let’s make a brief overview of what this program can do with Excel files.
Compare excel sheet to find differences
Use CS to compare excel sheet
First of all, Compare Suite can correctly open excel file observing geometry of columns. Moreover, you can even adjust column width right in Compare Suite. This is all possible due to special converter (make sure the converter is on).
But the most brilliant feature in the new Compare Suite version is showing differences between numbers and dates. Excel documents are full of figures. So, let’s get back to our hypothetic situation. You have got 5 Excel documents, all of them containing important figures. You know that some of the figures are identical while others may vary.
Open two files in Compare Suite, select sheets you want to compare and enjoy the results. Compare Suite does not only show differences in files but also differences in figures and dates. Thus, if a figure in the live Expenses is different from the one in the other document Compare Suite will show differences in numerical expression and percentagewise. Compare Suite can also automatically convert dates. Thus, if you had Jan 06, 2010 in the original document Compare Suite will display the date as 01/06/2010 and show difference between the dates and time.
Thus, having spent several minutes with Compare Suite you will have the most complete analysis of the Excel files.
