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Thread poster: Vanina Ricciardelli
Vanina Ricciardelli
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Sep 1, 2011

Do you guys know of any software that compares two differente excel and/or powerpoint files?
 
Jørgen Madsen
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Please specify Sep 2, 2011

Compare in terms of what?
 
Samuel Murray
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Workaround Sep 2, 2011

Vanina Ricciardelli wrote:
Do you guys know of any software that compares two differente Excel and/or PowerPoint files?


No, I don't, but if I had to compare two such files I would extract all text from it using a CAT tool and create a TM from the old version's text and pre-translate the new version against it, to see where the differences lie.
 
Vanina Ricciardelli
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TOPIC STARTER
to compare translation vs. edited file Sep 6, 2011

I need to compare a translation against the edited file to see the changes and give feedback to the translator. With MS Word files, I can use track changes, but not with Excel or PowerPoint.
 
Saïd
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Indeed there is Jan 26, 2012

There are several applications that allow you to do this, one of which is:

http://go.workshare.com/trials-powerpoint.html
Has a free and fully functioning 30-day trial - I've tried it and it works like a charm, also shows formatting changes - nice to have.

Also, apparently our friends at Microsoft have come to their senses and the Compare & Merge function ha... See more
There are several applications that allow you to do this, one of which is:

http://go.workshare.com/trials-powerpoint.html
Has a free and fully functioning 30-day trial - I've tried it and it works like a charm, also shows formatting changes - nice to have.

Also, apparently our friends at Microsoft have come to their senses and the Compare & Merge function has returned to PowerPoint 2010 after the debacle of 2007.

Hope that helps,
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