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Hi all,

I apprecite all your help.

I know in word, it is possible to compare 2 documents for changes side by
side...

But how can i do it for 2 Excel files. I would like to see the differences
betweeen them.

Thank you

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I think it works in Excel as well.
open two of the excel files that you want to compare.
goto Windows menu and click "Compare Side by Side with File2"
usually this makes the file arrange horizontally, looks more like "Compare
Top by Down" :)

now again go to Windows menu and click Arrange and choose Vertical and click
ok, the files would now look like side by side compare.

regards,
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Hi all,

I apprecite all your help.

I know in word, it is possible to compare 2 documents for changes side by
side...

But how can i do it for 2 Excel files. I would like to see the differences
betweeen them.

Thank you

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Thanks for your responce. Maybe I was not clear.

I mean, i want tto compare them, and make excel highlight the changes
between the 2 files...more like the Review feature in Word where you can see
the original file and on top of it the changes....Plesae note that in Excel I
did not activite the review to start with, so the system did not record the
changes....

I rememebr in Word 2003 if you try to save 2 files with the same name, you
have an option of mergening the two files, and then you will see the changes
usually underlined.

thanks again


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I think it works in Excel as well.
open two of the excel files that you want to compare.
goto Windows menu and click "Compare Side by Side with File2"
usually this makes the file arrange horizontally, looks more like "Compare
Top by Down" :)

now again go to Windows menu and click Arrange and choose Vertical and click
ok, the files would now look like side by side compare.

regards,
-kc
*click YES if this helps.

"Dream" wrote:

Hi all,

I apprecite all your help.

I know in word, it is possible to compare 2 documents for changes side by
side...

But how can i do it for 2 Excel files. I would like to see the differences
betweeen them.

Thank you

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I looking to do the same thing. Did you ever get a solution?

"Dream" wrote:

Thanks for your responce. Maybe I was not clear.

I mean, i want tto compare them, and make excel highlight the changes
between the 2 files...more like the Review feature in Word where you can see
the original file and on top of it the changes....Plesae note that in Excel I
did not activite the review to start with, so the system did not record the
changes....

I rememebr in Word 2003 if you try to save 2 files with the same name, you
have an option of mergening the two files, and then you will see the changes
usually underlined.

thanks again


"KC" wrote:


I think it works in Excel as well.
open two of the excel files that you want to compare.
goto Windows menu and click "Compare Side by Side with File2"
usually this makes the file arrange horizontally, looks more like "Compare
Top by Down" :)

now again go to Windows menu and click Arrange and choose Vertical and click
ok, the files would now look like side by side compare.

regards,
-kc
*click YES if this helps.

"Dream" wrote:

Hi all,

I apprecite all your help.

I know in word, it is possible to compare 2 documents for changes side by
side...

But how can i do it for 2 Excel files. I would like to see the differences
betweeen them.

Thank you

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