ECO Comparison Tool Help Guide for Word® 2013 Comparing Documents Below are general instructions for using the comparison tool to ensure your expanded course outline contains the required Training and Testing Specifications’ (TTS) content by utilizing the basic course exemplars. The comparison feature in MS Word® 2013 compares two documents and highlights the differences between them (e.g., comparing the exemplar with your expanded course outline reveals the differences in content between the two). This allows reviewers to determine if the minimum or required content is present in outlines being submitted for further review and approval. The documents that are being compared are not changed. Instead, a new document using strikethrough and underline text to reveal the differences is displayed by default. Getting Started Before initiating the comparison, it is recommended adjust the Track Changes Options in Word® as directed below to provide consistency with these instructions. To change the color and formatting of the comparison results, go to the Review tab and click the dialog launcher (the little arrow in the bottom right corner of the Track Changes selection area). Then, in the Track Changes Options dialog, click Advanced Options In the newly opened Track Changes Options dialog (below), you can specify the color and formatting of insertions and deletions, changed lines, and comments. The settings below align with those POST uses both in these instructions and during staff comparisons.
ECO Comparison Tool Help Guide for Word® 2013 Comparing Documents Below are general instructions for using the comparison tool to ensure your expanded course outline contains the required Training and Testing Specifications’ (TTS) content by utilizing the basic course exemplars. The comparison feature in MS Word® 2013 compares two documents and highlights the differences between them (e.g., comparing the exemplar with your expanded course outline reveals the differences in content between the two). This allows reviewers to determine if the minimum or required content is present in outlines being submitted for further review and approval. The documents that are being compared are not changed. Instead, a new document using strikethrough and underline text to reveal the differences is displayed by default. Getting Started Before initiating the comparison, it is recommended adjust the Track Changes Options in Word® as directed below to provide consistency with these instructions. To change the color and formatting of the comparison results, go to the Review tab and click the dialog launcher (the little arrow in the bottom right corner of the Track Changes selection area). Then, in the Track Changes Options dialog, click Advanced Options In the newly opened Track Changes Options dialog (below), you can specify the color and formatting of insertions and deletions, changed lines, and comments. The settings below align with those POST uses both in these instructions and during staff comparisons.