We use Compare Suite to compare versions or upgrades of my reports, to identify corrections, errors etc. in the document made by my colleagues.
Bedrich Weber, Researcher, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Firstly I’d like to emphasize that:
1. I have only a short time experience with the free “Light” version.
2. I’m seriously visually impaired (using screen enlargement) but I’ve found the “Light” version very helpful and therefore a “Standard” version seems to be very promising.
I’ve found “Light” version very easy to use (simply “plug and play”) without careful reading a Manual. Obviously more complex “Standard” version would require more careful manual reading to use all available possibilities. Identification of differences between texts was easy and fast even for me as a visually impaired due to perfect highlighting. It was helpful also to discover minor e.g. random typing errors when upgrading a document.
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Business professional: Terry Bennett, Rusted Works Org., Canada
Compare Suite is useful application:
Comparing various Word, PDF, HTML documents for differences in versions. I also have a few apps that require a comparison tool to be used to tell differences between document versions.
It proves to be a very useful application when I am looking through hundreds of documents that can span many months or even years of age. Compare Suite makes the work all that much easier and much more efficient and neat. I can’t imagine there is another piece of software out there that can do what Compare suite does so excellently. I have really enjoyed having this app in my tool box. Thanks for the great software.
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Comparing of HTML and HTM pages is a more complex process in comparison of the same procedure for simple text document since HTML pages contain two types of information: HTML code and the text itself. User might be interested in both. Sometimes, it is necessary to contrast HTML pages to view differences in codes, while, for example, web content writers might use Compare Suite to compare text contained in HTML pages without copying and pasting this text in a document.
Comparison of HTML pages is easier than ever
Compare Suit users from now on enjoy two types of HTML comparison: basic comparison (it is necessary to save HTML pages to your local drive) and a new HTML comparison feature which contrasts web pages just as they appear on the web, i.e. not as collection of images and code entities. Thus, HTML pages are displayed just as they are displayed in a web browser. Compare Suite uses traditional ways to highlight changes – various color schemes. Besides, it is possible to analyze changes in Preview mode or in DOM tree. The latter option is great if a user wants to review HTML code.
The new HTML comparison feature is quite helpful since sometime it is easier to look at web pages as they appear online, but not analyze code and text in between the line. However, IT savvy users may still compare codes by switching to DOM tree where all tags and HTML code is structured. Those who are interested in traditional HTML comparison may use Compare Source feature (bottom right button).
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Since various users are interested in different changes in documents and folders, they tend to use different comparison methods. For instance, one might need to see only major differences between documents or check out similarity degree. Often, users need to look at the slightest changes, even broken lines. However, in most cases it does not really matter if the words are located in a different line as compared to the source document. In other words, if the only difference two or three compared documents have is a broken line, comparison by broken line will view files as identical. It is very convenient for comparison of very similar or identical document since Compare Suit will not highlight undesired changes which might be totally unimportant for a user.
Avoid undesired indication of changes by applying comparison by broken lines
Comparison by broken lines is integrated in new Compare Suite version as a separate comparison method. So, to be able to compare documents by this principle, choose relevant option from comparison method box in the left upper corner. If documents have no differences but broken lines they will be identified as identical which may simplify comparison task for lots of CS users.
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Comparison of several documents or even bulk comparison may be quite problematic and inconvenient especially if the ancestor document or folder is to be contrasted with derived files or directories. The traditional two way comparison is of course rather effective with Compare Suite owing to a great number of features and functions. However, in some cases 2-way comparison is not enough. As stated above, the best option to compare three documents or folders is to apply 3-way comparison method. In terms of basic contrasting principles it does not differ from comparison two documents or folders – the same visual comparison is applied, although software user will have 3 docs or folders in the dashboard.
Enjoy the new 3 way comparison feature
3-way comparison is perfect to contrast, for instance, two versions of a contract with an original agreement version. If the 2-way comparison method implies individual contrasting of each version with the original, the newer method makes things easier since users may contrast the two versions with one another as well as see differences with the ancestor document.
Traditionally, it is possible to merge documents and folders, i.e. to apply differences, which is very convenient if a huge number of docs are to be revised. The 3 way comparison methods keeps all features of two-way contrasting. For example, it is possible to compare selected parts of text, contrast files and directories located at remote ftp folders, use syntax highlighting (very beneficial for programmers) apply different comparison methods, like char by char or word by word etc.
Who will benefit from introduction of a 3 way comparison? Basically, all users who frequently compare multiple files with the ancestor doc will find this new feature helpful. This comparison type might be effectively used in merging of folders to integrate whole parts of apps source codes. Traditionally, 3 way comparison is perfect for version control tools and cms applications.
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Business professional: Laura Lujan, Oral Surgery, Toronto. Typist.
Compare Suite helps typist:
I convert a PDF phone and address listing to text only and then I compare the previous year’s list to the new one to add on new listings and update information for our mailing list.
Compare Suite for easy comparison:
It’s the best one I have found so far. I only need to use it once a year though. It is effective in telling me what has changed, been removed or added from the prevoius year’s listing. This way I can keep the mailing up to date. We send out many advertising type mailings throughout the year.
I find the standard version works the best and is extremely accurate. I use the unfold option so I can compare the two columns and see extactly how something has changed.
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Business professional: Duyen Pham, Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon. Business Consultant.
Compare Suite as a helpful tool to find differences:
The coloring system is a helpful tool to identify the added, deleted, modified changes between two file. However, it would be tremendously helpful if the comparison can line up the header with the data to truly distinguish the differences location. As of now, I have to trace character by character. I ended up doing the comparison in Microsoft Excel to get better location of the differences. The report is not printable. The display on the report does wrap when the texts were long. It is extremely inconvenience to view the differences.
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Business professional: Ian Falconer, Stoneridge Electronics, Dundee, Scotland. Senior team leader
Compare PDF easy to use:
Compare PDF has been very well thought out and is an extremely easy product to use. It’s one of these “does exactly what it says on the tin” type products.
Compare PDF as a time saver:
The PDF comparison is excellent, as well as using the GUI to run comparisons, you have the ability to use the Integration manager to build a command line which can then be added to a batch file for full automation of the process.
For me it’s an indispensable tool and a huge time saver.
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Business professional: Barry C. Kaye, Coates International, Ltd., New Jersey. Chief Financial Officer
Compare PDF as time saver:
We are comparing newly prepared legal documents in a series of similar transactions to the legal documents of the most recently completed transaction to save reading of almost 100 pages each time.
Opinion about Compare PDF:
The software works extremely well. However, it is not clear what the different colors used to highlight the transactions mean. Sometimes the highlighted change is simply that the text move to the next line or the prior line and this should be signified in a way that distinguishes it from more important changes.
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Business professional: S. Adhinarayanan, SSSIHMS, India. Scientist.
Compare Suite helps scientist:
Already using Compare Suite for comparing text files. Looking forward for MS Word file comparison to proof-read my research reports through Compare Suite.
Easy comparison:
Simple to use, very effective in performance, elegant in reporting. The first ever freeware that amazed me with it’s comparison and reporting abilities and working with it is a wonderful experience.
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