Comparing two file versions

Background

Starting point

You have multiple versions of a file.

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
The file has been checked in to create a version to compare.

Your need

You want to compare the content of two file versions.

The possibility

It is possible to compare the content of two consecutive file versions.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to compare the content of two consecutive file versions.

The result

This is the Workspace view before comparing two file versions:

This is the Workspace view after comparing two file versions:

Overall steps

Browse to the file, then compare two file versions.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. Browse to your file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.

In the Publications view, you can only browse to a content or configuration file that is connected to a publication.

Image file versions can not be compared.

3. Right-click the file.

A pop-up list opens.

4. In the pop-up list, select the file icon.

The File toolbar opens.

5. On the File toolbar, click Versions > Compare.

A list of file versions is displayed.

6. In the list of file versions, select a file version.

The selected file version is compared with the previous version. New and deleted content, compared to the previous version, are highlighted in green and red, respectively.

If there are no differences between the file versions, a message is displayed.