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+1  Q: 

Is there a word document format that supports version diff comparisions?

I know this question has probably been asked already but I would really like to know of a program that will show line by line the differences between to word documents. Thus I need a word document format that supports this (.doc, .docx and .ods obviously don't).

Are HTML and XML the only formats that come close to supporting this feature or is there another format?

+5  A: 

MS Word 2007 itself can compare docs for you! Check this link. Is this what you are looking for?

Shoban  2009-03-13 05:15:55
I was going to post the same thing, but I think he wants to actually use diff...
Daniel LeCheminant  2009-03-13 05:22:53
Cool. does it allow you to merge too? I.e. copy from left to right or right to left?
Jonathan Parker  2009-03-13 05:24:34
OpenOffice has a similar feature, BTW. And yes, it allows merging.
derobert  2009-03-13 05:32:16
@Jonathan yes.. even olderversion of word allows merging, I love the compare feature in 2007. Check it out yourself and you will know why.
Shoban  2009-03-13 05:51:29
I have Office 2007 at home so will definitely check it out.
Jonathan Parker  2009-03-13 06:01:43
+1  A: 

LaTeX, DocBook (which is actually XML).

Eugene Morozov  2009-03-13 05:27:56

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