Comparison of file and folders is definitely much easier with efficient file comparison software. AKS LABS has been offering its doc and folder comparing solution – Compare Suite – for a couple of years already. In course of time, Compare Suite acquired new features, developers have been fixing bugs and adding new functions which customers wanted to have in new releases. This time AKS LABS has also updated Compare Suite with a new search feature. This is not to say that it was impossible to search for word, part of words or word combination in previous releases of CS. The software had such feature before, but now it has become more user-friendly.
CS with a new improved search function
Thus, when contrasting two files it sometimes becomes necessary to look for certain words and word combinations that require a special attention. Thus, for example if the two similar agreements conclude don different dates are compared, then it is definitely easier to find necessary part of text using search function. So, what’s new in search feature of updated Compare Suite version?
If previously search feature resembled that of, say, Notepad (or similar simple text editors), now search function look pretty much like in, for instance, popular Firefox browser. What are the distinctions? Upon pressing Ctrl+F (or Serch-Find in the main menu) users will see a panel in the bottom which contains 3 checkboxes and search box with 2 arrows. All one needs to do is to enter search word or phrase, check relevant options and enjoy results.
Convenient search features make the entire process easy and enjoyable
What are the options? Firstly, it is possible to match case. This is very convenient when searching for names and proper nouns. Highlight all matches will make it possible to see all search words and words that partially consist of the search word (for instance, when searching for “host” one will see highlighted results such as hosting, hoster, webhosting etc.)
As known it is possible to fold lines (paragraphs) in Compare Suite. Such procedure is performed when users are not interested in certain parts of text so it is possible to make them invisible. At the same time, compare suite will look for search words in folded lines as well, if necessary of course. Thus, if a user knows for sure what paragraphs contain search words, the search process will be quite easy.
Navigation arrows will help review all search results and get to the search word that is used in the necessary context. As you navigate through search results, Compare Suite changes color to indicate which word you are currently at.
Search feature can be used for both compared documents. Moreover, having found search words it is possible then to compare certain parts of text individually, to get a more detailed overview of similarities and differences between them.
Search and replace features make Compare Suite a simple text editor, as well as help compare/edit files in an easy way and search text in compared documents.
