# MarginDiff User Guide

> MarginDiff User Guide documentation

- [Compare documents](https://margindiff.app/documents/compare) - Select the original and revised documents, choose a profile, and start a comparison.
- [Comparison options and profiles](https://margindiff.app/documents/options) - Decide which changes count and how the redline displays them.
- [Compare PDFs with OCR](https://margindiff.app/documents/pdf-ocr) - Set up text recognition and review the effect of recognition errors.
- [Review document differences](https://margindiff.app/documents/review) - Read the redline, navigate changes, and prepare a merged result.
- [Save and export a comparison](https://margindiff.app/documents/save-export) - Choose a redline, reusable package, difference list, merged document or report.
- [File formats and preparation](https://margindiff.app/file-formats) - Choose compatible files and understand conversion requirements.
- [Your first comparison](https://margindiff.app/getting-started) - Prepare two versions and check a simple, known change before reviewing a larger file.
- [Glossary](https://margindiff.app/glossary) - Common terms used in MarginDiff comparisons and this guide.
- [MarginDiff User Guide](https://margindiff.app/) - Choose an application, compare two versions, and understand the result.
- [Install and get ready](https://margindiff.app/installation) - Install MarginDiff products with product-specific MSI commands, shortcut options, integration settings and silent deployment examples.
- [Compare from File Explorer](https://margindiff.app/integrations/explorer) - Use the installed Windows context-menu integration to send files to MarginDiff.
- [Manage integrations in MarginDiff Settings](https://margindiff.app/integrations/settings) - Manage Office and Explorer integration, activate or deactivate licenses, and check license status from the command line.
- [Compare from Microsoft Word](https://margindiff.app/integrations/word) - Send open documents, including supported cloud documents and unsaved edits, to MarginDiff Documents.
- [Privacy and source files](https://margindiff.app/privacy) - Understand local comparisons, temporary snapshots and what saved results can contain.
- [Inspect and clean files with MarginDiff Scrub](https://margindiff.app/scrub/clean) - Review metadata, choose cleaning actions, save cleaned copies and use Outlook send protection.
- [Compare spreadsheets](https://margindiff.app/sheets/compare) - Review workbook values, formulas, formatting, and worksheet structure in MarginDiff Sheets.
- [Compare presentations](https://margindiff.app/slides/compare) - Review slide content, slide order and rendered appearance in MarginDiff Presentations.
- [Troubleshooting](https://margindiff.app/troubleshooting) - Resolve common installation, loading, comparison and integration problems.