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6.2. Changes menu

You may need to enable this submenu by checking "Enable the 'Tools|Changes' Submenu" in OptionsPreferences, General|Features section.

Activate Change Detection

Activate or deactivate change detection in the document being edited. This checkbox is disabled (grayed) if option "Automatically activate change detection" has been turned on.

Activating change detection is required in order to use the Compare tool to compare two revisions of the same initial document.

Appendix Appendix B, Description of the XML differencing algorithm implemented in the Compare tool explains why activating change detection is needed in order to use the Compare tool.

Compare Revisions

Displays the the Compare tool at the left of the main window. The Compare tool will show you the differences existing between two revisions of the same initial document. It also allows to accept or reject some or all the changes.