Compare your files with AI

Key benefits and scenarios

• Contract analysis - Compare different versions of contracts or agreements to spot changes and ensure all parties are on the same page.

• Job application review - Easily compare multiple resumes or cover letters to identify standout candidates.

• Document versioning - Track changes across different drafts of a document, making collaboration and revision processes smoother.

• Legal document review - Identify discrepancies between related legal documents or across jurisdictions.

• Financial report analysis - Compare financial statements from different periods or entities to spot trends and anomalies.

• Comparing quotes - compare quotes from different vendors to understand tradeoffs like cost and time to complete.

Use AI to compare files in SharePoint

1. Go to SharePoint and sign in with your work, school or personal account.

2. Select up to 5 files that you want to compare. To activate AI, you can do either option of the following:

3. Click the AI button in the command bar and choose Compare files.

4. Select up to 5 files and click on the Moreactions (...) menu > Copilot > Compare files.

5. The AI panel will appear, and you can choose to continue the chat to ask more questions.

The generated response will vary depending on the contents of your files. The Compare files feature can detect the differences between files such as date, time, title, author, last modified by, last modified time, content summary, location, key participants, and etc.