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# VISDOM Auto Redline - Single .docx File

**COBBLESTONE SOFTWARE**

Contract Insight — User Guide

**VISDOM Auto Redline - Single .docx File**

*07. End Users - Contracts › Contract Attachments › VISDOM Auto Redline - Single .docx File*

**Note:** Each procedure in this guide begins at the Contract Insight homepage, so any section can be followed on its own. Custom fields are configurable, so the exact field list on a contract category record may vary between environments.

# 1. Overview

Alongside the on-screen word-by-word comparison, the **Compare documents** screen offers a **Download as tracked changes** button. Rather than only showing the differences in the browser, it produces a single Word (.docx) file with the differences applied as native Microsoft Word tracked changes: insertions and deletions are marked the same way they would be if a reviewer had used Word's own Track Changes feature. The redline can then be opened, reviewed, accepted or rejected, and edited further in Word.

Because tracked changes are a Word feature, the button is available only when both selected documents are Word files. The on-screen redline works for any combination of file types.

# 2. Key Elements

- **Compare documents** button: on a record's **Attachments & Templates** tab, in the Files / Attachments panel. Opens the comparison screen for that record.
- **Original** and **Revised** drop-downs: list every document and saved version attached to the record, shown as *file name (version · upload date · uploaded by)*.
- **Compare**: shows the word-by-word redline on screen, with a summary of words added and removed.
- **Download as tracked changes**: downloads one .docx file with the differences as native Word tracked changes. Enabled only when both documents are Word files.
- **Legend**: on screen, **struck-through** red text was removed from the original and **highlighted** green text was added in the revised copy. In the downloaded file, the same changes appear as Word insertions and deletions.

# 3. Opening the Compare Documents Screen

1. From the Contract Insight homepage, hover over the **Requests/Contracts** icon in the left navigation bar.
2. Select **Contracts**.

![Requests/Contracts menu with Contracts highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/01_nav_contracts(9).jpg)

1. On the Contracts list, locate the record (use the **Search** box if needed) and click **Manage**.

![Contracts list with the Search box and a Manage button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/02_contracts_manage(7).jpg)

1. On the record, click the **Attachments & Templates** tab.
2. In the Files / Attachments panel, click **Compare documents**.

![Attachments and Templates tab with the Compare documents button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/03_attachments_compare(1).jpg)

**Note:** Both documents (or both versions) must be attached to the record the screen was opened from.

# 4. Downloading the Redline as a Word File

1. From the **Original** drop-down, select the baseline Word document or version.
2. From the **Revised** drop-down, select the Word document or version to compare against it.
3. Optionally, click **Compare** to review the redline on screen first. The summary line shows how many words were added and removed.
4. Click **Download as tracked changes**. A single .docx file downloads with the differences applied as tracked changes.

![Compare documents screen with two Word files selected and the Original, Revised, Download as tracked changes, Compare, summary line and legend highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/04_word_compare.jpg)

1. Open the downloaded file in Microsoft Word. Use Word's **Review** tab to accept, reject or continue editing the changes.

**Tip:** To reverse which document counts as the original, click the **Swap** button (⇆) between the drop-downs before downloading.

# 5. When Download as Tracked Changes Is Unavailable

1. If either drop-down has a PDF or another non-Word file selected, **Download as tracked changes** is greyed out. Its tooltip reads: "Tracked changes are a Word feature, so both documents have to be Word files. The redline on this page works either way."
2. Select a Word version of the document in both drop-downs to enable the button, or click **Compare** to review the differences on screen instead.

![Compare documents screen with a Word file and a PDF selected and the disabled Download as tracked changes button highlighted](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/05_pdf_disabled.png)

# 6. Quick Reference Summary

| Task | Where / How |
| --- | --- |
| Open the comparison tool | Requests/Contracts › Contracts › **Manage** › **Attachments & Templates** › **Compare documents** |
| Choose the documents | **Original** and **Revised** drop-downs (both must be Word files to download) |
| Preview the redline | **Compare** |
| Download a Word redline | **Download as tracked changes** › open the .docx in Word |
| Accept or reject changes | In Word: **Review** tab |
| Button greyed out | One document is not a Word file; pick Word files or use the on-screen redline |