Compare Documents to see changes in Google Docs

Google has introduced a new feature called Compare Documents to make it easier to compare two Google Docs. This feature will show you the differences between the docs as “Suggested Edits” in a new document.

This feature makes it easy to see changes between two docs over time. For instance, educators can use this tool to compare essays and track revisions, saving them time when grading. On the other hand, business users can use this tool during contract negotiations to see what terms have changed throughout the negotiation process and to compare the final version of the doc to the initial version.

• To compare Docs: 
  • Open any Google Doc — this will become your ‘base’ document. 
  • From the toolbar, select Tools > Compare Documents
    • In the dialogue, click on Choose document to select the second Google Doc to compare against. 
    • In the “Attribute differences to field”, enter the name of the user who will be labelled as the author of the suggested edits in the comparison output file. 
  • Select Compare.