Workbook Compare Pro

Help & how-to guides

Start with two files. Get comfortable with the results. Then set up the checks you want to repeat.

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Start comparing

Choose files, check a folder, and try a few examples.

Compare two Excel files

Choose the approved workbook and the new output, then find out what changed.

Compare two folders of Excel reports

Check a whole report delivery and find changed, matching, new, or missing files.

Practice with the included examples

Walk through a changed number, a subtle border, a folder of reports, and reordered CSV rows.

Buttons and controls at a glance

Find a button by name and see what it changes. Links take you to the full instructions.

Choose what matters

Understand the options before changing them.

Choose which Excel differences matter

Understand numeric tolerance, formula checks, rich text, and the eight difference categories.

Ignore expected changes

Skip a timestamp, a worksheet, or a kind of difference without losing sight of the other changes.

Compare CSV and TSV files

Set delimiters, encoding, headers, and ignored columns for exported tables.

Match CSV rows by an ID column

Compare the same records when the export order changes.

Set speed and result limits

Know the difference between stopping a scan, retaining details, and showing fewer rows.

Read and share results

Find a change, inspect it, and keep a useful record.

Understand the comparison results

Read statuses, counts, categories, and filters without mistaking a partial check for a complete one.

Review changes side by side

Navigate the changed cells, see more context, and inspect the original formatting.

Export results and save review copies

Choose a detailed CSV, Excel review copies, or a summary report for a saved suite.

Repeat your checks

Save projects, run suites, and approve a new baseline.

Save a comparison project

Keep your file locations and options ready for the next report run.

Run several saved checks together

Build a list of comparison projects and keep a report of the complete run.

Accept reviewed output as the new baseline

Replace an approved baseline deliberately, with a dated safety copy and a way back.

Run saved checks from the command line

Open a project, run a suite, and use exit codes in an automated report check.

Install and get help

Setup, licensing, transfers, and common problems.

Install, update, and find your way around

Set up the Windows app, try the samples, and keep your files when updating.

Trial and license activation

Find the Installation ID and activate the code issued for your computer.

Move a license to another computer

Release the old computer, keep its receipt, and request a code for the new installation.

Fix common comparison problems

Work through a surprising result, a file error, or a control that is unavailable.

Choosing an Excel comparison tool?

See where Workbook Compare Pro fits alongside Microsoft Spreadsheet Compare, Beyond Compare, Synkronizer, and xlCompare.

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Need a hand?

The built-in help still works offline. For a question about your own files, an idea, or licensing help, get in touch.