Problem solved by Diff Anything
Compare two Pages documents on your Mac: export Word copies, then review changes in the text and formatting locally with Diff Anything.
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The problem
The returned document is supposed to contain one small correction. Reading the two files separately makes it easy to miss a changed number, a removed sentence or lost bold text.
The solution
Export a Word copy of each Pages document, then compare the two copies in Diff Anything. See the changed text and formatting side by side, jump through the differences and mark each one as reviewed. Everything runs locally on your Mac; your documents are never uploaded and no AI is involved.
01 / Pages document comparison
Open the first document in Pages and choose File → Export To → Word. Click Save, check the filename and folder, then click Export. Repeat for the second version. The original .pages documents stay unchanged.
Keep the filenames distinct so you can tell which copy you sent and which one came back. This workflow compares the exported Word documents.
02 / Pages document comparison
In the tutorial, a returned lease contains six differences: five text changes and one formatting change. The comparison reveals changed amounts, a removed sentence, a new clause and a sentence that is no longer bold.
The Differences list keeps the changes together. Click an entry to jump to it, then mark it as reviewed as you work through the document.
03 / Pages document comparison
Choose Text changes to focus on wording, Formatting changes to inspect changes such as lost bold text, or Both to see them together.
This comparison checks the text and its formatting, not the layout of the page. It does not show that an image moved to a different position on the page.
04 / Pages document comparison
The free version allows 10 new comparison sessions per day, with each Word file up to 5 MiB. Pro removes the session and file-size limits and adds export.
Clear answers
Export both documents to Word (.docx) first, then select the two Word copies in Diff Anything. The original Pages documents stay unchanged.
Yes. The document comparison lists text-formatting changes, including a sentence that is no longer bold. Choose Formatting changes to focus on those differences, or Both to include text edits too.
Three short steps
In each Pages document, choose File → Export To → Word. Save the two .docx copies with distinct names.
In Diff Anything, choose Compare two files and select the original Word copy on the left and the returned copy on the right.
Click each item in Differences to jump to it. Use Text changes, Formatting changes or Both, and mark each change as reviewed.
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