Recital document comparison is powered by Litera. It works with Word and PDF documents, providing a 100% trustworthy redlining experience every time even when comparing Word and PDF documents.

Video: Comparing documents with Recital

Video: Comparing documents with Recital

How to compare documents

1. Click Compare in the left navigation:

Left Navigation - Compare Link

2. This brings you to a blank comparison page.

Blank Comparison

3. From here, you can click Upload file to browse to the file on your computer. Or, you can drag and drop the file:

Drag and Drop a Word File

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Recital's comparison works best when comparing Word documents. Comparing PDF documents is supported, but results will vary depending on the formatting of the PDF.

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4. Once two files have been uploaded, Recital will load the comparison directly in your browser:

Displayed Comparison

Changes are indicated as blue underlined text for additions, red and strike-through for removed text, and green and underlined for moved text.

5. The comparison can also be opened in Word (with changes as Word Track Changes) or downloaded in PDF format from a button on the top right (click the down arrow to see PDF option).

Open in Word or Download PDF

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Word Track Changes does not support indicating moved text, and instead shows moved text as a deletion and a fresh insertion.

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Redline colors

• Green means text that has been moved in the document. The green strikethrough text is the location of the text in the original document, and the green underlined text is the new location in the revised document.
• Blue, underlined text means text that has been inserted in the revised version of the document vs the original version of the file.
• Red, strikethrough text means text that has been deleted in the revised version of the document vs the original version of the file.