Start to compare documents directly from your synced SharePoint location with Draftable Legal. This means you can start comparisons directly from file explorer's, given you have a synced SharePoint location.
Synced SharePoint
You can sync your Microsoft SharePoint files directly to your computer's folder for offline access and direct work in file explorer. This is available for organizations with a Microsoft 365 work/school subscription or using SharePoint Server 2019 and Teams.
It is important to understand that OneDrive is used as part of this process, and if you want to learn more about this please visit the official documentation.
How to compare files directly from a synced SharePoint location
- Go to the desired folder which contains the files
- Select the files and right-click them (If using windows 11, click Show more options)
- Click Compare with Draftable
- The comparison window will appear with your selected documents
- Just click Compare when you are ready!
Note: You can also drag and drop your files directly into the New Comparison window.
How to compare files directly from a SharePoint Online location
Draftable can also compare files directly from your SharePoint Online instance, without the need of having to sync the files to your computer. In order to do this, you must first install the Draftable App for SharePoint Online which is explained in more details Here
1. Once the Draftable App for SharePoint Online has been installed and configured, you can then open your SharePoint instance in a Web Browser and navigate to where the documents you wish to compare are located. You then have three options with which to initiate a Comparison.
i) Via the ribbon at the top of the window . Here you see three options:-
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Compare which will load the selected file into the "Select Older Document" pane in the New Comparison window.
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Compare Version(s) which will pop up a new window, with and display all the versions of the file you have selected
- 1-Click Compare, which will generate a comparison based on the settings you configured in the Draftable Settings. You can find more information about the 1-Click Compare feature Here
ii) Via the right click context menu. you will also see the same three options for Compare, Compare Version(s) and 1-Click Compare that are mentioned above
iii) There is also the ability to drag and drop files directly from SharePoint Online into Draftable Legal. Simply select the files you wish to compare (either from a list of files or from the version history menu) and drag them into the New Comparison window.
Saving comparison outputs to SharePoint Online
Once you have generated your comparison in Draftable Legal, you can then save the comparison into SharePoint Online by clicking on the Save to SharePoint button in the ribbon at the top of the Draftable window. You will then see the various options, which you can use to select to the file type and output you wish to save.
When you select the output type you wish to save, the SharePoint Online window will pop up. You can select the location you wish to save the comparison to, at the top of the Window and then hit the save button in the bottom right hand corner.
More information about saving comparisons into SharePoint Online can be found here.