Document.Compare Method

Definition

Displays revision marks that indicate where the document differs from another document.

public void Compare (string Name, ref object AuthorName, ref object CompareTarget, ref object DetectFormatChanges, ref object IgnoreAllComparisonWarnings, ref object AddToRecentFiles, ref object RemovePersonalInformation, ref object RemoveDateAndTime);
abstract member Compare : string * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unit
Public Sub Compare (Name As String, Optional ByRef AuthorName As Object, Optional ByRef CompareTarget As Object, Optional ByRef DetectFormatChanges As Object, Optional ByRef IgnoreAllComparisonWarnings As Object, Optional ByRef AddToRecentFiles As Object, Optional ByRef RemovePersonalInformation As Object, Optional ByRef RemoveDateAndTime As Object)

Parameters

Name
String

The name of the document with which the document is compared.

AuthorName
Object

The reviewer name associated with the differences generated by the comparison. If unspecified, the value defaults to the author name of the revised document or the string "Comparison" if no author information is present.

CompareTarget
Object

The target document for the comparison. Can be any WdCompareTarget value.

DetectFormatChanges
Object

true (default) for the comparison to include detection of format changes.

IgnoreAllComparisonWarnings
Object

true compares the documents without notifying a user of problems. The default value is false.

AddToRecentFiles
Object

true adds the document to the list of recently used files on the File menu.

RemovePersonalInformation
Object

true if personal information should be removed from the specified document. The default value is false.

RemoveDateAndTime
Object

true removes date and time stamp information from tracked changes; false does not remove date and time stamp information from tracked changes.

Remarks

Optional Parameters

For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.

Applies to