Acrobat Compares Between WordPerfect & Word?
Applies to: Word 2003
Adobe Acrobat does comparisons? Yes, actually, it does! And if you're converting documents from WordPerfect into Word, you just might accelerate your QA process!
Technology Requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat 6
- WordPerfect 9, 10 or 11
- Microsoft Word, 2003 or prior
Steps:
- Use WordPerfect's built-in "Publish to PDF" feature to create a PDF rendition of your original WordPerfect document.
- Convert your WordPerfect document into Word.
- Cleanup your resulting Word document, applying outline numbering and resolving cross references. Expected cleanup time: 1 hour/10 pages.
- When done, File | Print your reconstructed Word file to "Adobe PDF".
- Launch Acrobat 6, choosing Document | Compare Documents. Choose the PDF file generated from WordPerfect as your original, and the PDF file generated from Word as your result. For a first-pass QA test, choose the following options:
- Type of Comparison: Textual Differences, uncheck "Include font information"
- Compare Report Type: Consolidated Report
- When Acrobat is done, changes in content will be marked by a yellow triangular flag. These comments can be exported back into Word, or summarized into a separate PDF.
* This handy methodology is used by our own Migrations Team to provide content assurance in their DocXchange delivery pursuits.
Fast Track: Technology Requirements:
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Adobe Acrobat 6
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WordPerfect 9, 10 or 11
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Microsoft Word, any version
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DocXchange
- DocXtools 4.5
- Convert your WordPerfect document using the DocXchange Client, making a request to create a PDF file from WordPerfect.
- "Apply > Outlines" to your resulting Word document, using DocXtools, and recreate cross references using the "Rebuild Cross References" feature. Expected cleanup time: 1 hour/100 pages.
- When done, File | Print your reconstructed Word file to "Adobe PDF".
- Launch Acrobat 6, choosing Document | Compare Documents. Choose the PDF file generated from WordPerfect as your original, and the PDF file generated from Word as your result. For a first-pass QA test, choose the following options:
- Type of Comparison: Textual Differences, uncheck "Include font information"
- Compare Report Type: Consolidated Report
- When Acrobat is done, changes in content will be marked by a yellow triangular flag. These comments can be exported back into Word, or summarized into a separate PDF.
