Litera Administrator

Panel
April 2025
Table Of Contents
Litera Administrator Panel ...................................................................................................... 1
Accessing LAP ................................................................................................................................... 1
Saving and distributing configuration files .................................................................................... 3
General Settings .................................................................................................................... 5
DMS ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Litera Integration ............................................................................................................................ 20
OCR .................................................................................................................................................. 23
Advanced Settings ......................................................................................................................... 24
Litera Compare for Word ...................................................................................................... 28
Functionality .................................................................................................................................... 29
Appearance and Behavior ............................................................................................................. 32
Save Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Email Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 44
Advanced Settings ......................................................................................................................... 50
Litera Compare for Excel ..................................................................................................... 64
Functionality .................................................................................................................................... 65
Appearance and Behavior ............................................................................................................. 68
Save Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 72
Email Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 76
Advanced Settings ......................................................................................................................... 81
Litera Compare for PowerPoint ........................................................................................... 86
Functionality .................................................................................................................................... 86
Appearance and Behavior ............................................................................................................. 88
Save Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 94
Email Dialog ..................................................................................................................................... 97
Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................................... 102
Litera Compare for PDF ...................................................................................................... 108
Appearance and Behavior ........................................................................................................... 109
Save Dialog .................................................................................................................................... 114
Email Dialog .................................................................................................................................... 117
Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................................... 120
Litera Clipboard ................................................................................................................... 128
Litera Clipboard ............................................................................................................................ 129
Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................................... 130
PDF Converter .................................................................................................................... 130
Litera PDF Converter ..................................................................................................................... 131
Adobe PDF Printer ........................................................................................................................ 133
Litera Administrator Panel
Litera Administrator Panel (LAP) is a configuration application for Litera Compare.

System administrators can use LAP to customize functionality and appearance, and configure
DMS and Office integration. Settings are saved in a set of XML files that can be deployed to
users.

LAP is also used to configure other Litera products, such as Litera Metadact. This
guide details the parameters relevant to Litera Compare.

Accessing LAP
Users with administrator rights access LAP from the Start menu.

To ensure LAP displays correctly, set your Scale and layout display setting to 100%.

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The configuration settings are separated into the following sections and categories:

• General Settings
◦ DMS
◦ Litera Integration

◦ OCR

◦ Advanced Settings

• Litera Compare for Word

◦ Functionality
◦ Appearance and Behavior

◦ Save Dialog

◦ Email Dialog

◦ Advanced Settings

• Litera Compare for Excel

◦ Functionality
◦ Appearance and Behavior

◦ Save Dialog

◦ Email Dialog

◦ Advanced Settings

• Litera Compare for PowerPoint

◦ Functionality
◦ Appearance and Behavior

◦ Save Dialog

◦ Email Dialog

◦ Advanced Settings

• Litera Compare for PDF

◦ Appearance and Behavior
◦ Save Dialog

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 ◦ Email Dialog

◦ Advanced Settings

• Litera Clipboard
◦ Litera Clipboard
◦ Advanced Settings

• PDF Converter
◦ PDF Settings
When you select a section and category in the left panel, for example, General Settings >
DMS, then the individual parameters are displayed on the right.

Saving and distributing configuration files

When you have set up DMS integration and/or configured the behavior and appearance of
the product using LAP, you can distribute these customized settings to your users.

To distribute automatically during installation, you must create a zip of the various
configuration files from C:\ProgramData\Litera\Customize\ and place the zip file in the same
folder as the installer so the customized settings are copied over instead of the default files
during the Litera Compare installation.

You can also deploy customized settings manually after installation.

Whether you use the automated installation solution or manual copying with batch and
PowerShell scripting, the following guidelines apply:

• Distribute firm-wide configuration files when the process has full read-write privileges
on the common application data directory structure.

• Delete existing files before downloading new ones.

Litera recommends that you distribute all files under C:\ProgramData\Litera to user
computers.

DMS integration
During installation, Litera Compare adds the following configuration files with default settings
to C:\ProgramData\Litera\DMS\Config\:

• Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config: When you configure your Work 10 servers, this

file is updated. It should only be deployed manually to your users after

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 installation is completed. If Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config is already present
in C:\ProgramData\Litera\DMS\Config\, Litera Compare will not replace it during
installation.

• Litera.NetDocs.config: This includes the necessary configuration to enable integration

between Litera Compare and NetDocuments. Do not modify or change this file.

Your DMS selection and settings are saved to the Customize folder which can be
distributed automatically. However, for iManage Work 10, you must also separately deploy
Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config to users. This configuration file stores your configured
iManage Work 10 servers. If the user has access to C:\ProgramData\Litera\DMS\Config\, then
you deploy Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config to that location. If the user doesn't have access,
then deploy to C:\Users\CurrentUser\AppData\Roaming\.

Litera Compare checks the Roaming location first and if it finds the
Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config file there, Litera Compare will not check the
Program Data location.

Automated installation solution

This method is where you create a zip of the configuration files and place it in the same
folder as the installer. Litera Compare copies over the customized settings instead of the
default files during the installation.

For the customizations from C:\ProgramData\Litera\Customize\, the zip archive name should
be in the format lcp_cfg_<customText>X.zip (for example, lcp_cfg_allX.zip).

Batch and PowerShell scripting

This method is where the customized configuration files are copied from a network location
to all users’ computers. The XML configuration files should be downloaded to the local
program data folder.

The following scripting example assumes that the master copies of your configuration XML
files are located in <path to installer on network>\Customize\.

if not defined ProgramFiles(x86) set PROGDIR=%ProgramFiles%\Litera\Compare\

if defined ProgramFiles(x86) set PROGDIR=%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Litera\Compare\
REM Delete existing XML configuration files
del /q "%PROGRAMDATA%\Litera\Customize\*.xml"
REM Download updated XML configuration files
xcopy /y "<path to installer on network>\Customize\*.*" "%PROGRAMDATA%\Litera\Customize\"
REM Set program files variable

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Refer to Distributing configuration and customization files in the Litera Compare Installation
and Administration Guide for further information about distributing configuration files.

General Settings
The General Settings section has parameters in the following categories:

• DMS
• Litera Integration
• OCR
• Advanced Settings

DMS
The General Settings > DMS parameters are where you configure the integration of Litera
Compare with your DMS.

The top left area is where you select your DMS.

The top right is where you can select the label shown in the Save dialog for the save as a new
document option.

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You can decide whether to call the option that saves the comparison as a new document,
New Profile or New Document.

The New Version option does not change.

For NetDocuments and OpenText integrations, you may also see a New Attachment
option in the Save As area.

The central Additional DMS Settings area varies according to what DMS is selected. These
additional parameters are described in the individual DMS sections below.

The lower area is where you can change the tooltip text and the option name shown to users
when they hover over the open buttons in the Litera Compare interface.

These settings affect Litera Compare for Word, Litera Compare for PowerPoint, and
Litera Compare for Excel. Litera Compare for PDF has it’s own settings.

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Click one of the four open buttons and edit the text as required. By default, the following
tooltip text is shown:

DMS: Select original document from DMS If you change the name of the option,
the updated name will also display in the Save dialog.

DMS: Select modified document from DMS

Local: Select original document from disk If you change the name of the option,
the updated name will also display in the Save dialog.

Local: Select modified document from disk

No DMS
When No DMS is selected, there are no additional parameters in the Additional DMS Settings
area and the top right areas are disabled.

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iManage

When iManage is selected, the following parameters are displayed in the Additional DMS
Settings area:

Parameter Description Default

Display and If selected, the open from DMS buttons Not selected
select versions of include a dropdown arrow that when
document from selected shows a list of versions of
DMS on document the selected document, enabling users to
selection button compare versions of DMS documents with
each other.

When only one field, for example, the

Original field, contains a file, the dropdown
list for both the Original and Modified fields
will show versions of that file.

Auto-save redline If selected, comparisons can be saved as a Not selected

to version of the original or modified document.
This can happen automatically (without a
prompt) or the user can select (with a
prompt).

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Click iManage Work 10.X+ Servers to configure details of your server.

Litera Compare no longer supports iManage 9 servers.

To add an iManage 10.X server

1. Click iManage Work 10.X+ Servers. The iManage Work 10.X+ Servers dialog is
displayed showing a list of configured iManage 10.X+ servers.

2. If you’re using cloudimanage.com, select the Enabled checkbox and close the
dialog. If you’re using your own iManage Work servers or cloudimanage.com with a
subdomain, continue with the procedure below to add details of your servers.

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3. Click Add.

4. In the Server Properties area, specify your iManage 10 server settings:

• Server Name: Your server name.

• Server URL: The URL of the web site that is hosting the iManage
Work 10 server, for example, https://litera.imanage.work/, or the full URL
of your cloudimanage.com subdomain, for example, https://[subdomain].
cloudimanage.com/.

• Enabled: Select this checkbox to enable the connection to Litera Compare.

• Default: If you have configured multiple servers you can use this checkbox to
specify the default server users will see when accessing files from iManage for
the first time.

Litera Compare will remember the last used iManage

location (meaning the server and the folder where the
previous document was selected from or saved to).
This location is stored in C:\Users\CurrentUser\AppData\
Roaming\Litera\DMS\Litera.iManage.Work.LocationCache.json. This is
not a customizable setting and the location is always remembered.

• Kill cache on disconnect: The iManage SDK "pings" connected sessions every
two to three minutes. If the server connection is lost and then restored
between these pings, this setting determines when a session is restored.
Select this checkbox to enable the server to immediately reconnect when

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 a session is restored. When the checkbox is not selected, the SDK will not
reconnect the session until the next ping event.

If the cache is cleared when the server is disconnected, users will

be prompted to enter their logon credentials when a connection is
reestablished.

5. In the Client ID area: To use OAuth 2.0 authentication, enter the client ID for the Litera
Compare application on your iManage server in the Litera Compare field.
• If you use an on-premise Work 10 server, when you register the Compare
application in iManage, you generate a client ID. See Adding and Enabling
Litera Compare in iManage in the Litera Compare Installation &Configuration
Guide.

• If you use cloudimanage.com with a subdomain, you’ll also need to register

the Compare application in iManage and this will generate a client ID. The
client ID for all applications using cloudimanage.com with a subdomain is
640e7ddf-4b7b-4bb4-a7a1-9d2793e7459f. See Adding and Enabling Litera
Compare in iManage in the Litera Compare Installation &Configuration Guide..

• If you use cloudimanage.com, the necessary settings are already included in

the default Litera.iManage.Work.V2.Config file and you will not see the Client
ID area.

If you use Litera Metadact or Litera Secure File Transfer, you need to enter
the client IDs for those applications in the respective fields.

6. Click Save. The specified iManage server is displayed in the iManage Work 10.X+
Servers dialog.

7. Add further servers as required.

If you clicked the Test DMS Connection button in LAP and then have issues
connecting to iManage from Litera Compare, go to Task Manager > Details and end
the iwSessionCache.exe service and connect to the iManage server from Litera
Compare.

For further information about configuring the Litera Compare iManage integration, refer to the
Litera Compare Installation & Configuration Guide.

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DOCS Open
If you work with a DOCS Open DMS, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS
configured in your environment.

When DOCSOPEN is selected, there are no additional parameters in the Additional DMS
Settings area.

FileNet
If you work with a FileNet DMS, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS configured in
your environment.

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When FILENET is selected, the following parameters are displayed in the Additional DMS
Settings area:

Parameter Description Default

Server address The server address of your FileNet DMS server.

Port The port number of your FileNet DMS server.

Login The login user name for accessing your FileNet

DMS server.

Password The login password for accessing your FileNet

DMS server. You can select to show the
password if useful.

Handshake
If you work with a Handshake DMS, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS
configured in your environment.

If you work with a Handshake server, there is no need to configure the details here. Litera
Compare automatically detects the Handshake servers configured in your environment and
clicking HandShake servers displays a list of those servers.

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NetDocuments
If you have ndOffice installed, Litera Compare automatically detects the NetDocuments DMS
configured in your environment.

When NetDocuments is selected, there is a single option in the Additional DMS Settings
area:

• Overwrite last Redline attachment: If selected (and it is selected by default), when

saving a comparison as an attachment to an existing document, Litera Compare will
overwrite the latest attachment and replace with the latest comparison.

The Integrated Solution note is provided by NetDocuments.

For further information about configuring the Litera Compare NetDocuments integration, refer
to the Litera Compare Installation & Configuration Guide.

OpenText eDOCS
If you work with an OpenText eDOCS DMS, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS
configured in your environment.

Ensure you have OpenText eDOCS DM Extensions (x64) installed.

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When OpenText eDocs DM is selected, the following parameters are displayed in the
Additional DMS Settings area:

Parameter Description Default

Auto-save If selected, Litera Compare automatically saves Selected

redline as a comparison as an attachment to the original (Modified
attachment to or modified document. If you select to include Document with
a prompt, users can decide whether or not to a prompt)
save the comparison as an attachment.
Overwrite
If Auto-save… is selected, you can select previous
Overwrite previous redline and Litera Compare redline is also
will delete any existing attached comparisons selected by
and replace with the latest comparison. default.

Search If selected, browsing for documents in your Not selected

Recently OpenText DMS defaults to the Recently Edited
Edited Documents folder.
Documents
If not selected, the browse dialog displays
files filtered by type. For example, for Litera
Compare for Word, only Word and PDF files, for
Litera Compare for Excel, only Excel files, and
so on.

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 Parameter Description Default

Use File If selected, when comparisons are saved as an Not selected

Extension for attachment to a document, they are given the
Attachment file extension as a label and users can add an
Labels attachment comment.

If not selected, attachments are labelled A1, A2,

A3, etc.

For further information about configuring the Litera Compare eDOCS integration, refer to the
Litera Compare Installation & Configuration Guide.

SharePoint

When SHAREPOINT is selected, the Additional DMS Settings area enables you to configure
details of the SharePoint sites where users can select documents for comparison.

To add a SharePoint site

1. Click Sharepoint servers. The Litera SharePoint Site Manager dialog is displayed
showing a list of configured SharePoint sites.

When comparing documents, users can select documents from a SharePoint

site. The sites available for selection have to be configured here.

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2. Click Add.

3. Add the details for the SharePoint site:

• Server Name: The name for your SharePoint site.

• Url: The complete URL for the SharePoint site/subsite location.

A URL to a specific folder cannot be specified, only a URL to a

specific site/subsite.

• Server Description: A description for the SharePoint site.

• Server Version: Litera Compare only supports SharePoint Online.

• Enable Server: Whether the site is enabled and accessible to Litera Compare.

• Load Subsites: Whether subsites will be available with the site.

• Authentication Type: Litera Compare only supports Forms Authentication.

• SpCredentials expiry: The length of time of the SharePont session before

users have to log in to SharePoint again.

• Content Load Type: Enables content to be shown to users irrespective of

the number of files in a folder or subfolder. Use Default when folders and

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 subfolders have less than 5000 items and Recursive All when folders and
subfolders have more than 5000 items.

Setting Content Load Type as Recursive All may lead to slower

performance of loading content so it is recommended to keep the
setting at Default unless there are issues with loading files.

4. Click Ok.

5. Add further sites as required.

For further information about configuring the Litera Compare SharePoint integration, refer to
the Litera Compare Installation & Configuration Guide.

Worldox
If you work with a Worldox DMS, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS configured in
your environment.

There are no additional DMS settings to configure for a Worldox integration.

For further information about configuring the Litera Compare Worldox integration, refer to the
Litera Compare Installation & Configuration Guide.

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Epona DMSforLegal
If you work with Epona DMSforLegal, Litera Compare automatically detects the DMS
configured in your environment.

There are no additional DMS settings to configure for an Epona DMSforLegal integration.

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Litera Integration
The General Settings > Litera Integration parameters determine how Litera Compare
integrates with email and Office applications.

The Litera Integration settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Email Integration

Default email client The email application that Litera Compare MS

integrates with. Select from MS Outlook or Novell Outlook
GroupWise.

Litera Compare no longer supports IBM

Lotus Notes.

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Parameter Description Default

Enable email If selected, the Litera tab is available on the Selected

integration Microsoft Outlook ribbon.

If not selected, the Litera tab is not available

(unless other Litera product add-ins are installed).

Enable attachment If selected, the Compare Attachments button Selected

comparison is included in the Compare group in the Litera
tab and Compare Attachments is included in an
attachment’s right-click options.

Enable PDF If selected, the Convert to PDF button is included in Selected

conversion the Compare group in the Litera tab.

Enable metadata This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

cleaning application.

Do not perform This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

any actions when application.
sending emails

MS Office Integration

Enable integration If selected, the Litera tab is available on the Selected

to MS Word Microsoft Word ribbon and the Clipboard Compare
option is available in the right-click menu.

If not selected, the Litera tab is not available

(unless other Litera product add-ins are installed).

Enable Litera If selected, the Compare button is included in the Selected

Compare Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft Word.
launching

Enable PDF If selected, the Print to PDF button is included in Selected

printing the Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft
Word.

Enable metadata This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

cleaning application.

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Parameter Description Default

Enable integration If selected, the Litera tab is available on the Selected

to MS Excel Microsoft Excel ribbon and the Clipboard Compare
option is available in the right-click menu.

If not selected, the Litera tab is not available

(unless other Litera product add-ins are installed).

Enable Litera If selected, the Compare button is included in the Selected

Compare Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft Excel.
launching

Enable PDF If selected, the Print to PDF button is included in Selected

printing the Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft
Excel.

Enable metadata This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

cleaning application.

Enable integration If selected, the Litera tab is available on the Selected

to MS PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint ribbon and the Clipboard
Compare option is available in the right-click menu.

If not selected, the Litera tab is not available

(unless other Litera product add-ins are installed).

Enable Litera If selected, the Compare button is included in Selected

Compare the Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft
launching PowerPoint.

Enable PDF If selected, the Print to PDF button is included in Selected

printing the Compare group in the Litera tab in Microsoft
PowerPoint.

Enable metadata This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

cleaning application.

Display PDF If selected, the Security section is included I the Selected

security options Litera Print to PDF dialog where users can set
security options for a PDF.

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OCR
The General Settings > OCR parameters determine which Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) service is used by Litera Compare when processing image-based PDF files that
originate from scanned documents.

Select which OCR service to use:

• Use Litera OCR on current desktop (default): Litera Compare for Word uses the Litera
OCR module, powered by Tungsten OmniPage (previously known as Kofax) or PDFNet
(previously known as Solid Documents), to perform OCR when necessary. Whether
Tungsten OmniPage or Apryse PDFNet is used to convert PDF files is determined by
what is selected in the comparison style or in session options.

• Use Litera OCR web-service: Litera Compare uses the OCR engine hosted on a web
service. Enter the URL of this web service.

• Use other OCR server: Litera Compare uses the OCR engine hosted on a server. Enter
the URL of this OCR server.

If required, select additional language dictionaries to be used by the Tungsten OmniPage OCR
service. Tungsten OmniPage will always uses an English dictionary and for Latin languages,

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this is usually sufficient. However, for complex language documents, you may want to specify
the specific languages to use in addition to English to ensure more accurate OCR processing.

English is always set as the first language.

Advanced Settings
The General Settings > Advanced Settings parameters are additional parameters relating to
DMS configuration, integrations, PDF security and OCR.

The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

DMSSettings

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Parameter Description Default

EnableDMSInteg Determines whether comparison and metadata Enable

ration options are available in the right-click menus in an Litera
iManage and OpenText DMS. Compare
and
You can select whether no options are available, Metadact
all options are available, only Compare options are integration
available, or only Metadact options are available.

WorldoxComme If set to True, and the user doesn’t manually False

nts add a comment when saving a comparison as a
new profile, a default comment [Original Document:
(original document name) Modified Document:
(modified document name)] is automatically added
to the newly saved profile.

If set to False, and the user doesn’t manually add

a comment, the comment field will be empty in the
newly saved profile.

MDSelectDialog This parameter is relevant to the Litera Metadact

Filter application.

CheckInDocClas This is used to set a custom document class value

s for the iManage profile and version "DocClass"
field.

If no value is set, the default iManage "DOC" class

will be set for the profile, and the version will inherit
the class of the document to which it's saved.

If a class is specified for this setting, it will

be applied to all documents saved from Litera
Compare to iManage. If a class is applied from
iManage to a folder that the comparison is being
saved into, then the custom value specified here
will be ignored and the saved comparison will
inherit the class specified for the folder.

EnableDMSLogg If set to True, DMS logging is enabled. Logs are False

ing written to dms_debug_log.txt stored in C:\Users\
[user]\AppData\Roaming\Litera.

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Parameter Description Default

MainFunctionalitySettings

CPUsageTrackin If set to True, anonymous usage statistics True

g and environment information is sent to the
Microsoft Azure telemetry server, specified in
CPUsageTrackingInstrumentationKey.

CPUsageTrackin By default, CPUsageTracking is set to True, and

gInstrumentatio data is sent to the Litera Azure Application Insights
nKey server. If you want to change the default, enter your
instrumentation key. If the key is invalid or this field
is left empty, events will not be tracked.

IntegrationSettings

IntegrationShow If set to True, then the Save to Disk option is True

SaveToDisk included in the Litera Print to PDF dialog.

IntegrationShow If set to True, then the View PDF option is included False
ViewPDF in the Litera Print to PDF dialog.

PromptOutlookP Litera Compare add-in: Determines what happens Unchecked

roblemStart when users select the Attach to Email option in
the Litera Print to PDF dialog and Microsoft Outlook
is closed. If set to Unchecked, Outlook will open
automatically. If set to Checked or Hidden, the user
will be prompted to open Outlook.

Litera Compare applications: Determines what

happens when, after a comparison, users select
some documents in the Email dialog and click
the Send button. The documents in their selected
formats are attached to a draft email in Outlook.
If set to Hidden, the Outlook draft email becomes
the active window and users cannot perform any
actions in Litera Compare until the draft email is
sent. If set to Checked or Unchecked, users can
perform actions in Litera Compare with the open
draft email.

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Parameter Description Default

IntegrationEnabl If set to True, Litera Compare takes the Office False

eUsingVersions integration settings specified in Versions.xml
XML (located in %AppData%\Litera\Customize\) and not
the settings in LAP.

If set to False, Litera Compare takes the Office

integration settings specified in Litera Integration in
LAP.

EnableExplorerS If set to True, logging for Litera Compare File False

hellExtLogging Explorer integration is enabled. Events are saved
to lcp_exp.dll.log and stored in C:\Users\[user]\
AppData\Local\Litera\ShellExtension.

PrintToPDFInteg Determines which setting is selected by default in Save to

rationDefault the Litera Print to PDF dialog. Disk

EnableCPOffice If set to True, logging for Litera Compare add-ins False

AddinLogging in Microsoft is enabled. Logs are stored in C:\Users\
[user]\AppData\Local\Litera\IOW\Logs.

DisableiManage When set to False, Litera Compare hooks into the False
ModFix iManage save button to ensure the correct files are
selected, if the user later clicks on the Compare
button.

When set to True, Litera Compare does not hook

into the save button. To ensure the correct files are
selected when users click on the Compare button,
the iManage configuration should be updated to
always sync the file to the server when saving.

Set this parameter to True, if slowness is

experienced when saving open iManage Work
documents.

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Litera Compare for Word
The Litera Compare for Word section includes parameters that control how comparisons of
Word documents are performed and displayed.

Hover over a parameter to display useful information in the Description area.

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Functionality

The Functionality parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Allow comparison If selected, Litera Compare for Word can Selected

of font compare font type, style (underline, etc.) and
and paragraph size, as well as alignment and line spacing in
formatting paragraphs.

Selecting this option displays the Formatting

tab in the Edit Styles dialog where users can
select whether to compare formatting changes
and assign colors to use for the different
formatting changes.

If this option is not selected, the Formatting tab

is hidden.

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Parameter Description Default

Allow saving or If selected, users can save or email a redline Selected

emailing Redlines with all the detected changes shown as tracked
with MS Word changes in Word. This enables recipients of the
tracked changes redline to accept or reject changes.

If not selected, the With Tracked Changes

option is not available to the user in the Save
or Email dialogs.

Add column This option is relevant when comparing Not

management tools documents with 2-column tables in them, for selected
(for documents with example, when information is presented in two
more than one languages.
column)
If selected, users can save or print a single
column from the redline. The Save options will
include an additional Save Current Column
option and the Print options will include
additional Preview Current Column and Print
Current Column options. When users select
any of these options, they can then select
whether to save/print the selected column, the
selected column in all tables, or the selected
column and all text outside of the table.

Allow redline If selected, the Edit Redline in Word option is Not

editing in Word shown in the redline right-click menu enabling selected
users to edit the redline in Word.

Enable the creation If selected, users can accept and reject Selected
of revised versions changes in Litera Compare for Word and create
a revised version that includes all the accepted
changes. Once changes have been marked for
acceptance, a Revised option is included in the
Save and Email dialogs.

If not selected, the Accepted column is hidden

in the Change List.

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Parameter Description Default

Use Litera Compare If selected, Litera Compare for Word uses the Not
Converter for Litera Compare Converter (Aspose converter) selected
all document to convert source Word documents to DOCX
conversions format.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Word uses

Word to convert source Word documents to
DOCX format.

Allow user to select If selected, users can select and deselect the Selected
Litera Compare Use Litera Compare converter option (Edit
converter in Edit Styles > Comparison Options) to determine
Styles dialog whether Word or the Litera Compare Converter
is used to convert source Word documents to
DOCX format.

If Use Litera Compare Converter for all

document conversions is selected, the Use
Litera Compare converter option is always
disabled in the Edit Styles dialog and the Litera
Compare Converter is always used to convert
source Word documents to DOCX format.

Disable preview If selected, there is no color-coded markup Selected

in the comparison preview in the comparison style selection
style selection dropdown. This can make it easier for users to
drop-down list find the comparison style they want to apply.

If not selected, users will see a preview below

the style name.

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 Parameter Description Default

Enable document If selected, Litera Compare for Word can Not

template selection compare Word templates and DOT, DOTX, and selected
DOTM template files are available when users
select files to compare.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Word cannot

compare Word templates.

Enable One-to- If selected, the One-to-Many Comparison Selected

Many Comparison option is available in the Compare dropdown
enabling users to compare a single original
document with multiple modified documents.

Appearance and Behavior

Scroll down for more options in the Default behavior center panel.

The Appearance and Behavior parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Default appearance

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Parameter Description Default

Floating windows If selected, Litera Compare for Word has Selected, Lock
a floating windows interface meaning the
Change List and Document Viewer are
independent windows. When unlocked,
users can control the size, shape,
location and status of the Document
Viewer (Redline, Original, Modified) and
Change List windows in Litera Compare
for Word.

If not selected, the ribbon, Document

Viewer, and Change List areas are all
within one window and cannot be moved
independently.

When Floating windows is selected,

there are more layout options for dual
monitors.

Compact interface If selected, Litera Compare for Word has Not selected
a compact interface with a shorter ribbon
with some buttons hidden. The ribbon
includes a Resize option which users can
toggle to display/hide the hidden buttons.

Additionally, when a comparison is run,

the hidden buttons are displayed.

You will need to deselect Floating

windows in order to select Compact
interface.

Profile defaults

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Parameter Description Default

Default comparison The comparison style selected by default Default Style

style when Litera Compare for Word is first
launched, and until users select another
style.

Only corporate styles from the folder

specified in Corporate comparison
styles path are available for selection.

Always start with If selected, the default comparison style Not selected
default is always selected when Litera Compare
for Word is launched.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Word

remembers the user’s last choice of
comparison style.

Prevent editing If selected, users cannot edit or create Not selected

comparison styles new comparison styles.

Users can still click Create/Edit Styles

and view the Edit Styles dialog but they
cannot modify or create new comparison
styles (the New, Rename, Delete, OK,
and Apply buttons are hidden, and only
a Close button is available).

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Parameter Description Default

Corporate The location of company-wide ProgramData\Lit

comparison styles comparison styles, available to all users era\Change-
path of Litera Compare for Word. ProRenderingSt
yles
If you select another folder, make sure
it has full edit rights because at startup,
Litera Compare for Word automatically
creates the default comparison styles
in the folder specified in Corporate
comparison styles path.

It is recommended to use a local folder or

a network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select

a folder with full permissions
on a network drive but users
need a permanent connection
to this folder otherwise there
will be delays in loading styles
and launching Litera Compare
for Word (as styles are loaded
at launch).

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Parameter Description Default

Personal comparison The location of personal comparison

styles path styles, available to the current user of
Litera Compare for Word.

When blank, Litera Compare for Word

saves personal comparison styles at the
following location: Users\[current user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\Change-Pro
Styles.

It is recommended to use a local folder or

a network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select

a folder with full permissions
on a network drive but users
need a permanent connection
to this folder otherwise there
will be delays in loading styles
and launching Litera Compare
for Word (as styles are loaded
at launch).

Default behavior

Show save prompt: If selected, when closing Litera Compare Selected

“Do you want to save for Word, or starting a new comparison, a
the comparison?” message is displayed prompting the user
before closing Litera to save the open redline (if it has not
Compare or starting a been saved already).
new comparison

Show confirmation If selected, a confirmation message is Selected

that comparison was displayed to the user when a comparison
saved: “Redline is or document is saved. The message also
saved” includes the option to open the saved
comparison or document.

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Parameter Description Default

Automatically clear If selected, the file names are cleared Not selected
file names in from the Original and Modified fields
selection boxes when a comparison is completed.
after completing a
comparison

Do not show path, If selected, for local files, only the file Selected
show file names only names are shown in the Original and
in selection boxes Modified fields.

If not selected, the full location path and

name are shown for local files.

Automatically start If selected, when selecting two Selected

a comparison when documents and launching a comparison
documents are from right-click options (in Windows,
populated into Litera DMS, and Office integrations), Litera
Compare from the Compare for Word runs the comparison
DMS, email client or automatically without the user needing to
file folders click Compare.

Automatically start If selected, Litera Compare for Word Selected

Litera Compare when automatically opens in the background (if
either the original or not already open) when a user selects
modified document either Litera Compare Original or Litera
is selected using Compare Modified from the WorkSite
the right-click menu right-click options.
(WorkSite)
If not selected, Litera Compare for
Word only opens when the user has
selected both the original and modified
documents.

Switch button If selected, when the user clicks Switch Selected

automatically re- a comparison is automatically run using
compares the swapped original and modified
documents.

If not selected, the user must click

Compare after clicking Switch.

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 Parameter Description Default

Automatically hide If selected, the Change List is Not selected

the Change List automatically minimized after a
window comparison, providing a larger area to
view the redline. Users can open the
Change List if required.

This option cannot be selected if

Floating windows is selected.

Save the state of If selected, the selections for View, Not selected
toolbar buttons Show All, Ruler, and Show Comments
Pane in the View tab are saved for
subsequent comparisons.

If not selected, these options will have

their default state each time Litera
Compare for Word is launched.

Save last opened If selected, when browsing for Selected

directory documents to compare, the last opened
location is shown by default.

If not selected, the user’s Documents

folder is opened by default unless a
specific location is specified in the
Default path field.

Save Dialog
The Save Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Save
dialog. There are two tabs - Save Dialog and Other Options.

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Save Dialog tab
When Local is selected, the dialog looks like that on the left. When DMS is selected, the
options change as per the options shown on the right.

On the image of the Save dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users. There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

Note the following:

• The save options shown when DMS is selected will vary depending on the DMS
integration configured.

• At least one option must be Selected at any time.

• The Original, Modified, and Redline options can be any of the three states.

• The Revised and With tracked changes options can either be Selected or
Unselected, not Filled.

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 • In the Save To area, you can only choose one option as Selected. This will be
the default save location when users save redlines. The other options can then be
Unselected or Filled.

• From the Default Save Format dropdown, select the default format for saved redlines.

Users can change the default save location and the default save format when
saving redlines.

If a user sets the default save format in File > Settings in Litera Compare
for Word, this will override the value you set here in LAP. To remove
user customizations, delete UserCustomizations.xml from C:\Users\[user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\UserCustomizations.

The other Save Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to default If selected, Litera Compare for Word uses Not

(do not remember last the default save location and other default selected
state) settings specified on the image of the Save
dialog.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Word

remembers the user’s last choice of save
location and other settings.

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Parameter Description Default

Always expand Save If selected, the user will always see the Selected
dialog expanded Save dialog.

If not selected, the user will see a compact

Save dialog with the save location settings
hidden.

Users can click Change save settings to

show the save location settings.

To see a compact Save dialog again, users

can click Hide settings on the image of the
Save dialog.

Prevent users from If selected, users cannot change the file Not
changing file format format when saving redlines and the redline selected
when saving is always saved in the default file format
specified on the image of the Save dialog.

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Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline when Litera Compare

saving from Litera Compare for Word. Redline - %1n-#-v and
Specify the redline name using any text %2n-#-v
or variables.

Redline pages The default name given to a redline Litera Compare

only of only the pages with changes, when Redline Pages Only -
saving from Litera Compare for Word. %1n-#-v and %2n-#-v
Specify the redline name using any text
or variables.

Revised The default name given to the revised Litera Compare

version version created after accepting some Revised Version -
changes in Litera Compare for Word. %1n-#-v and %2n-#-v
Specify the redline name using any text
or variables.

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 Parameter Description Default

Redline with The default name given to a redline Litera Compare

tracked (where changes are shown as track Redline with tracked
changes changes) when saving from Litera changes - %1n-#-v
Compare for Word. Specify the redline and %2n-#-v
name using any text or variables.

Enable saving If selected, users can specify more than Selected

multiple output one output document when saving the
documents redline. For example, saving it as both a
redline and a Word document with track
changes.

Using Variables to Configure Names

You can use variables to set the default name to be used when saving and emailing
comparisons. All of the naming parameters accept variables related to the DMS, as follows:

Variable Description

%1 Original file

%2 Modified file

n Document name

# Document number (DMS only)

v Document version (DMS only)

s Server name (DMS only)

d Document database (DMS only)

For example, if you want all Word and PDF comparisons saved with a default name that
includes the DMS document number and version, you can set Redline as:

Litera Compare Redline - %1n-#-v and %2n-#-v

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If you compared the following documents from your DMS:

Original document Modified document

Name ACME Ltd Letter Name ACME Ltd Letter

Number 12345 Number 12345

Version 1 Version 4

The default name for the saved comparison is:

Litera Compare Redline - ACME Ltd Letter-12345-v1 and ACME Ltd Letter-12345-v4

If you compared two local documents called Original.docx and Modified.docx, the default
name for the saved comparison is:

Litera Compare Redline - Original.docx and Modified.docx

No document number or version is included because you are not comparing DMS documents.

The following rules apply:

• No spaces between the switches for one document. For example, if you enter "%
1" this will not be accepted as the original document, but as text "% 1".

• The dash (without any spaces around) is accepted between switches for one
document. For example, "%1-#-v-n".

• Spaces and text can be between documents (between %1 and %2). For example,
"%1n vs %2n”.

• The name can include just one document. For example, "Redline for %2n".

• Specify the variable for original or modified document (%1 or %2) prior to versions
and numbers.

• Do not just provide text without including the variable for original or modified
document (%1 or %2); if you do, the default name will be used.

Email Dialog
The Email Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Email
dialog. There are two tabs - Email Dialog and Other Options.

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Email Dialog tab

On the image of the Email dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users. There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

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Select what formats the different documents can be emailed in. The default settings are as
follows:

Docume DOC DOCX RTF PDF PDF/A WPD DOCM

nts

Original Not Visible Not Visible Visible Not Not

visible visible visible visible

Modified Not Visible Not Visible Visible Not Not

visible visible visible visible

Redline Not Select Not Visible Visible Not Not

visible ed visible visible visible

Revised Not Visible Not Visible Visible Not Not

visible visible visible visible

Redline Not Visible Not N/A N/A Not Not

With visible visible visible visible
tracked
changes

Set the other options in the dialog as follows:

Parameter Description Default

Redline Pages Select whether the Redline Pages Only option is Not
Only visible in the Email dialog and whether PDF and selected,
PDF/A are selected by default. visible

If you have the

EmailAllowRenameRedlPages (Advanced
Settings > Email Settings) set to True, the
Redline Pages Only option will appear in
the list of documents in the Email dialog
and not as an option below the documents
table.

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 Parameter Description Default

Zip file of Select whether the Zip file of selected option is Not
selected visible in the Email dialog and whether it is selected selected,
by default. When users are emailing multiple files, for visible
example, the redline and the original and modified
documents, this option enables them to email all the
files in a single zip file.

Document Select whether Document name is visible in the Hidden

name Email dialog and whether it is selected by default.
When selected, the redline will include the document
name and version when sending compared DMS
documents by email.

Document Select whether Document number is visible in the Hidden

number Email dialog and whether it is selected by default.
When selected, the redline will include the document
number and version when sending compared DMS
documents by email.

The Document name and Document number options are only available
when integrating with a DMS that supports doc IDs (for example, iManage,
NetDocuments, OpenText, Worldox). You can select that both options are visible to
users, but only one option can be selected as the default. Additionally, you cannot
hide only one option – either they are both visible or both hidden.

The other Email Dialog parameter is described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for Word uses the default Not
default (do not documents and formats specified on the image of selected
remember last the Email dialog.
state)
If not selected, Litera Compare for Word remembers
the user’s last choice of documents and formats
when emailing.

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Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline Litera Compare Redline

when emailing from Litera Compare for - %1n-#-v and %2n-#-v
Word. Specify the redline name using
any text or variables.

Redline pages The default name given to a redline Litera Compare Redline
only of only the pages with changes, when Pages Only - %1n-#-v
emailing from Litera Compare for Word. and %2n-#-v
Specify the redline name using any text
or variables.

Revised The default name given to a revised Litera Compare Revised

version version when emailing from Litera Version - %1n-#-v and
Compare for Word and Litera Compare %2n-#-v
for PowerPoint. Specify the name using
any text or variables.

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Parameter Description Default

Redline with The default name given to a redline Litera Compare Redline
tracked (where changes are shown as track with tracked changes -
changes changes) when emailing from Litera %1n-#-v and %2n-#-v
Compare for Word. Specify the redline
name using any text or variables.

Use dynamic If selected, the full redline name will Not selected
subject for be used as the default subject line
email message when emailing a comparison. Users can
change this when sending the email.

Default email The default text appearing in the subject Litera Compare
subject line line when emailing a comparison. Users Comparison
can change this when sending the email.

When Use dynamic subject for email

message is selected, this field will be
blank and you cannot enter any text.

Disable “Email” If selected, users cannot email a redline Not selected

button on the without first saving it.
Ribbon if the
redline
document has
not been saved

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Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

SaveDialogSettings

HasSaveRedlineP If set to True, the Save Redline Pages option False

ages is included in the Save menu options, enabling
users to save a comparison showing only the
pages with changes.

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Parameter Description Default

SaveAlwaysEnab If set to True, when saving a redline as a new False

leFormatsForDM version or new attachment in the DMS, users
S can select the format for the redline from the
format dropdown.

This setting applies to Litera Compare

for Word and Litera Compare for
PowerPoint. In Litera Compare for
Excel, the functionality is enabled by
default and cannot be changed.

SaveMultiDocCh This setting is relevant when [Save Merged

eckState MainTrackChangesMulti is set to True and document for
Allow saving or emailing Redline with MS multiple
Word tracked changes is selected. versions
comparison]
Determines whether options will be selected
by default in the Save dialog after a one-to-
many comparison.

You can set to True the original document,

a merged document, the redlines (up to 5 in
a one-to-many comparison), or the redlines
with the changes shown as track changes, and
these options will be selected by default in the
Save dialog.

CloseSaveDialog If set to True, the Litera Compare Save dialog False

OnProfileCancel will be closed when Cancel or X are clicked in
the DMS Save profile/version dialog.

This setting applies to Litera Compare

for Word and Litera Compare for
PowerPoint.

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Parameter Description Default

HasPdfLinks If set to True, the Convert Original/Modified True

Document to PDF options are available in
the Original and Modified dropdown menus,
users can select PDF files when selecting local
files for comparison, and users save and email
comparisons as PDFs.

If set to False, the Convert Original/Modified

Document to PDF options are hidden, users
cannot select PDF documents when selecting
local files for comparison, and users cannot
select PDF format when saving or emailing
comparisons.

This setting applies to Litera Compare

for Word and Litera Compare for
PowerPoint.

SaveUseRedNam If set to True, the original and modified True

ingConversion documents are renamed and saved using the
naming convention specified in LAP for saving
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being saved (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

EmailSettings

EmailPDFALetterI If set to True, documents emailed in PDF/A False

nDocName format will have the letter "a" added to their
name (for example, "TestDocumenta.pdf").

EmailSelectNativ If set to True, the format selected by default False

e for Redline and Revised Version in the Email
dialog is the format of the modified document.

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Parameter Description Default

EmailAllowRena If set to True, Redline Pages appears as True

meRedPages an option in the list of documents in the
Email dialog and not as an option below
the documents table, enabling users to edit
the name of the redline when emailing a
comparison.

EmailUseRedNa If set to True, the original and modified True

mingConversion documents are renamed and emailed using
the naming convention specified in LAP for
emailing redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being emailed (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

MainFunctionalitySettings

RelatedDocumen Determines the label name for the last radio Related
tForNewVersion button when saving a comparison as a new Document
Caption version of a related iManage document.

OverwriteAttach For OpenText integrations. Determines the Overwrite last

mentCheckCapti label for the checkbox for overwriting previous redline in
on attachments located in the Save dialog (DMS > attachment
New Attachments).

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Parameter Description Default

MainCheckForCo If set to True, when LAP is installed, it’s True

ntrolPanel possible to create/edit/delete corporate styles
in Litera Compare for Word. (The current user
must have write/edit rights to the corporate
styles folder.) If LAP isn't installed, it’s NOT
possible to create/edit/delete corporate styles
in Litera Compare for Word (even when Litera
Compare for Word is run under administrator
rights).

If set to False, it's possible to create/edit/

delete corporate styles in Litera Compare
for Word (when Litera Compare for Word is
run under administrator rights). When Litera
Compare for Word is run under user rights, it’s
NOT possible to create/edit/delete corporate
styles in Litera Compare for Word.

MainColumnedD If set to True, the Open from DMS option is False

ocsDMS added to the File tab, enabling users to open
single DMS Word documents in Litera Compare
for Word.

In addition, for the Open option to display,

the CP10DisplayOpenButtonsOnFileTab must
be set to True in Advanced Settings, and the
Add column management tools option must
be selected in Functionality.

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Parameter Description Default

MainEnableCPLo Determines the logging enabled for Litera Log messages

gging Compare for Word. You can select from the with ‘Error’
following: and higher
severity level
Logging is disabled: No logging

Log messages with ‘Trace’ and higher

severity level: Log everything

Log messages with ‘Info’ and higher severity

level: Log main checkpoints of Litera Compare,
a bit less than Trace

Log messages with ‘Debug’ and higher

severity level: Log debug, warnings, and
errors

Log messages with ‘Warning’ and higher

severity level: Log warnings and errors

Log messages with ‘Error’ and higher severity

level: Log only common errors; don’t log Info,
Debug, and Warnings

Log messages with ‘Fatal’ and higher severity

level: Log only fatal\critical errors; don’t log
Info, Debug, and Warnings

Logs are placed in C:\Users\[CurrentUser]

\AppData\Local\Litera\

MainEnableFindV If set to True, then a Find Versions button is False

ersions added to the Select versions dialog (for one-
to-many comparisons).This button is used to
search for local documents similar in content,
name or author.

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Parameter Description Default

MainHtmlCompar If set to True, users can select html files True

isonSupported (*.HTM, *.HTML format) for comparison.

If set to False, html files are not shown when

browsing for documents to compare.

MainMRUDocum The maximum number of documents (local 50

entsCount and DMS) shown in the dropdown lists of
previously compared documents under the
Original and Modified fields in the Compare
tab.

MainSavePrinter Determines the printer and printer settings Checked

Settings selected by default when printing from Litera
Compare for Word. Users can change to
another installed printer if required.

If set to Checked, Litera Compare for Word

saves the last used printer (during the current
Litera Compare session) as the default. After
a restart of Litera Compare for Word, the last
used printer is not remembered and the default
system printer (set in Control Panel > Devices
and Printers) is selected.

If set to Unchecked, the default system printer

is selected.

If set to Hidden, the last used printer is

selected, including the printer settings (page
orientation, color or black and white output,
etc.).

MainShowFileNa If set to True, the document number and False

meOnlyForDMS version is shown instead of the full DMS
path in the Original and Modified fields.
For example, /3491/1 instead of iw://cloud
imanage.com/DEVELOPMENT/3491/1.

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Parameter Description Default

MainTrackChang If set to True, the Redline with Track Changes False

esMulti option is added to the Save dialog for one-to-
many comparisons.

MainUseOtherPri If set to True, users can select to print section False

ntRange and page ranges in the Print range area of the
Print dialog. For example, 5; 4-13; p2s2; p8s3.

RibbonToggles Determines which options in the View tab are [Ruler button
selected by default. checked;Nor
mal Layout
button
checked]

RemoveCPBook If set to True, hidden Litera Compare False

marksFromCom bookmarks inside comments (that are used
ments for synchronization of changes between the
Change List and the redline document) are
removed from a redline before saving it in Word
format.

This parameter was added to fix

a Microsoft Word 2016 issue with
corruption of documents that had
bookmarks inside comments.

PreferedPDFDoc This setting is relevant to the iManage Classic

Class experience.

If PDF or PDF/A is selected for saving a new

profile to iManage, the value specified for
this setting is added to the Type field of the
iManage Save dialog.

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Parameter Description Default

RemoveWMFCop If set to True, .wmf objects are removed from True

yFromDocFiles documents before comparing to decrease the
file size.

Using .wmf format for images in Word

documents creates higher quality
images, but increases the size of the
document. Sometimes, large sized
source documents may cause an "out
of memory" error during comparison.

UseNewInstance If set to True, Litera Compare for Word will False

ForWord start a new instance of Word in safe mode.

If set to False, Litera Compare for Word will try

to use the open instance of Word.

MainShowVersio If set to True, the full version number of False

nNumber Litera Compare for Word is displayed in
the application caption. For example, Litera
Compare for Word 11.5.0.60.

MainAddAuthorC If set to True, an Author column is added to False

olumnInLeftPanel the Change List showing the author of the
document.

MainUseNewInst If set to True, a new instance of Litera False

anceOfCP Compare for Word is launched each time
when comparing documents from the right-
click options in File Explorer or from Word.

If set to False, the comparison is done in a new

tab of an existing instance of Litera Compare
for Word.

MainCompareTe If set to True, users can compare Word False

mplates template files (.dot, .dotx, and .dotm).

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Parameter Description Default

MainNavigateFro If set to True, clicking the navigation buttons True

mCursor (Next and Previous) will navigate from the
current position of the cursor in the redline.

If set to False, the navigation starts from the

change selected in the Change List regardless
of the position of the cursor.

MainEnableCrash If set to True, crash dump files are created False

Dumps when Litera Compare for Word experiences
an exception, and saved to C:\Users\
[CurrentUser]\AppData\Roaming\Litera\Dumps.

MainExitWithout If set to True, the Exit without saving option False

Prompt is added to the File tab enabling uses to close
Litera Compare for Word without saving any
open comparisons.

MainCompareInN If set to True, the button to launch False

ewTabDef comparisons in the Compare tab is called
Compare in New Tab and the Compare (in
current tab) option is accessed by clicking the
dropdown under the button.

If set to False, the button in the Compare tab

is called Compare.

MainAlwaysEnab If set to True, it's possible to edit corporate False

leCorpStylesEditi styles in Litera Compare for Word when
ng Litera Compare for Word is launched with
administrator rights.

You can also change this setting in Litera

Compare for Word in the additional settings
shown when Litera Compare for Word is
launched in Advanced mode.

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Parameter Description Default

MainDoNotShow If set to True, the information message is False

DescMessage not shown after selecting the Add a header/
footer with information about the redline
checkbox in Create/Edit Styles > Redline
Headers/Footers.

NeverShowExpir If set to True, users are not shown the license True
eMessage expiring message 7 days from expiry.

If set to False, users are shown the license

expiring message 7 days from expiry.

NeverShowTrCha If set to True, when selecting to save False

ngesWarningMes comparisons With Tracked Changes in .doc
sage format, and the comparison includes Move
changes, users are not shown a warning.

If set to False, users are shown a warning that

Move changes are not supported in the .doc
file format.

hasRtfLinks If set to True, users can select RTF files for True
comparison and can save comparison files in
RTF format.

If set to False, users cannot select RTF files for

comparison, and cannot save comparison files
in RTF format.

MainClearOrgOnI If set to True, when sending an open Microsoft False

ntegrationAction Word document for comparison from the Office
integration, the original file name is cleared.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFOptimizePerf Determines how the comparison will appear True

ormance when saved as a PDF file.

If set to True, the comparison will be based

on the Litera Compare for Word viewer and the
format and comments will look the same as in
the viewer. If set to False, the PDF will look the
same as if you open the comparison in Word
and print it to PDF.

Default panes Determines how the redline, original, and Layout 6

layout modified documents are initially displayed after
the comparison. Users can change the layout
using options in the Compare tab.

MainShowDMSD If set to True, a DMS document’s description False

escription (name) is shown in the Description field in the
Summary report.

MainEnforcePers If set to True, users cannot change the False

onalRenderingSt location of personal comparison styles and the
ylePath Personal comparison styles path parameter is
disabled.

OcrEnableCache If set to True, converted PDF documents True

(using Tungsten OmniPage) are saved to a
cache folder and if users re-compare the same
document with the same language and PDF
layout settings, the converted file from the
cache folder is used, skipping the conversion
stage and reducing comparison time.

The cache is cleared automatically when Litera

Compare for Word restarts.

This parameter is only applicable

when Tungsten OmniPage is used as
the conversion engine.

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Parameter Description Default

OcrCacheSize The maximum size (in MB) of the OCR cache. 10

When files are added that take the cache over
this limit, older files are deleted so the total of
all files in the OCR cache is never more than
the limit set here.

MainQuickExport If set to True, the Quick Save to PDF and False

ToPDFEnabled Quick Email as PDF options are available in
the Save / Email dropdowns enabling users to
save or email the comparison as a PDF in a
single click.

If set to False, the Quick Save to PDF and

Quick Email as PDF options are hidden.

MainQuickExport The save location for files created using

Path the Quick Save to PDF option (described
above).When blank, Litera Compare for Word
saves the files at the following location: Users\
[current user]\Documents.

MainQuickExport The format for files created using the Quick False
DefExt Save to PDF and Quick Email as PDF options
(described above). If set to True, files are
saved/emailed as PDF/A. If set to False, files
are saved/emailed as PDF.

CP10DisplayOpe If set to True, the Open option is added to the False

nButtonsOnFileT File tab, enabling users to open single Word
ab documents in Litera Compare for Word.

In addition, for the Open option to display, the

Add column management tools option must
be selected in Litera Compare for Word >
Functionality.

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Parameter Description Default

SelectDialogFilte Creates a custom filter when selecting

rWord documents to compare from iManage. The
filter is shown at the bottom of the filters list
in the selection dialog and is called Custom
Types.

Example values are WORD to only display .doc

file types, WORDX for .docx file types,
ACROBAT for .pdf file types, RTF for .rtf file
types, and DOCM for .docm file types. If
entering several files types, separate each with
a comma.

SelectionFieldWi Determines the width of the Original and Medium

dth Modified fields in the Select group of the
Litera Compare for Word ribbon (Compare tab)
for all users.

If users set the width in File >

Settings in Litera Compare for Word,
this will override the value you set
here in LAP for that user.

ShowiManageDM If set to True, users will see the document True

SVersionTitle name and extension (as well as the document
number and version) in the Original and
Modified fields when selecting files from
iManage in Litera Compare for Word.

Additionally, if the Display and select versions

of document from DMS on document
selection button checkbox is selected
(General > DMS > iManage), the document
name and extension will also be shown in the
dropdown list of versions on the open from
DMS buttons.

If set to False, users will only see the

document number and version.

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Litera Compare for Excel
The Litera Compare for Excel section includes parameters that control how comparisons of
Excel spreadsheets are performed and displayed.

Hover over a parameter to display useful information in the Description area.

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Functionality
The Functionality parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Allow sheet If selected, Litera Compare for Excel can compare Selected
selection for selected sheets as well as entire workbooks.
comparison
Selecting this option displays the Select sheets
option in the Advanced compare dropdown in
the Compare tab enabling users to select specific
sheets from their chosen Excel files.

If this option is not selected, the Select sheets

option is hidden.

Allow area If selected, Litera Compare for Excel can compare Selected
selection for selected areas as well as entire workbooks.
comparison
Selecting this option displays the Select area
option in the Advanced compare dropdown in
the Compare tab enabling users to select specific
areas from their chosen Excel files.

If this option is not selected, the Select area option

is hidden.

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Parameter Description Default

Allow If selected, Litera Compare for Excel can apply Not selected
document pre- pre-processing macros to a workbook before
processing comparing.
before the
Selecting this option displays the following pre-
comparison
processing options under Advanced Compare in
the Compare tab:

Pre-process documents: Select macros to apply to

the original and modified spreadsheets, create new
macros, edit and delete existing macros.

Compare pre-processed: Compare the processed

spreadsheets.

Export/Import macro: Save a macro as an .lcxm file

or import an .lcxm macro file.

If this option is not selected, the pre-processing

options are hidden.

Allow audit If selected, an Audit Report option is included in Selected

report the Reports tab, enabling users to download an
audit report of the last comparison. An audit report
provides a summary of the comparison as well as a
list of all changes.

If this option is not selected, the Audit Report

option is hidden.

Allow change If selected, the list of changes in the audit report is Selected
list on displayed on a separate tab.
separate
This option can only be selected when Allow audit
sheet
report is selected.

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Parameter Description Default

Disable Save If this option is selected, the Save project option is Selected
Redline hidden.
Project
If this option is not selected, the Save project
option is available in the Save dropdown in
the Compare tab enabling users to save the
comparison as a Litera Compare for Excel project
with an .lcx extension. .lcx files can be opened in
Litera Compare for Excel.

Enable the If selected, users can accept and reject changes Selected
creation of in Litera Compare for Excel and create a revised
revised version that includes all the accepted changes.
versions Once changes have been marked for acceptance,
a Revised option is included in the Save and Email
dialogs.

Disable If selected, there is no color-coded markup preview Selected

preview in the in the rendering style selection dropdown. This can
rendering make it easier for users to find the comparison style
style selection they want to apply.
drop-down list

If not selected, users will see a preview below the

style name.

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Appearance and Behavior

Scroll down for more options in the Default behavior center panel.

The Appearance and Behavior parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Default appearance

Default skin Determines the color theme applied to the Black

Litera Compare for Excel interface.

Compact interface If selected, only the Litera Compare for Not selected
Excel ribbon is displayed initially, and the
document viewer area is only displayed once
the comparison is performed.

Profile defaults

Default The comparison style selected by default Default Style

comparison style when Litera Compare for Excel is first
launched, and until users select another style.

Only corporate styles from the folder

specified in Corporate comparison style path
are available for selection.

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Parameter Description Default

Always start with If selected, the default comparison style is Not selected
default always selected when Litera Compare for
Excel is launched.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Excel

remembers the user’s last choice of
comparison style.

Prevent editing If selected, users cannot edit or create new Not selected
comparison styles comparison styles.

Users can still click Create/Edit Styles and

view the Edit Styles dialog but they cannot
modify or create new comparison styles (the
OK and Apply buttons are disabled).

Corporate The location of company-wide comparison ProgramData\

comparison styles styles, available to all users of Litera Compare Litera\Change
path for Excel. -ProRendering
Styles
If you select another folder, make sure it
has full edit rights because at startup, Litera
Compare for Excel automatically creates
the default comparison styles in the folder
specified in Corporate comparison styles
path.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for Excel (as styles are
loaded at launch).

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Parameter Description Default

Personal The location of personal comparison styles,

comparison styles available to the current user of Litera
path Compare for Excel.

When blank, Litera Compare for Excel

saves personal comparison styles at
the following location: Users\[current user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\Change-Pro Styles.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for Word (as styles are
loaded at launch).

Default behavior

Show save If selected, when closing Litera Compare Selected

prompt: “Do you for Excel, or starting a new comparison, a
want to save message is displayed prompting the user to
the comparison?” save the open redline (if it has not been saved
before closing already).
Litera Compare or
starting a new
comparison

Show confirmation If selected, a confirmation message is Selected

that comparison displayed to the user when a comparison
was saved: or document is saved. The message also
“Redline is saved” includes the option to open the saved
comparison or document.

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Parameter Description Default

Automatically clear If selected, the file names are cleared from Not selected
file names in the Original and Modified fields when a
selection boxes comparison is completed.
after completing a
comparison

Do not show path, If selected, for local files, only the file names Selected
show file names are shown in the Original and Modified fields.
only in selection
If not selected, the full location path and
boxes
name are shown for local files.

Automatically start If selected, when selecting two documents Selected

a comparison and launching a comparison from right-
when documents click options (in Windows, DMS, and Office
are populated into integrations), Litera Compare for Excel runs
Litera Compare for the comparison automatically without the user
Excel from the needing to click Compare.
DMS, email client,
or file folders

Automatically start If selected, Litera Compare for Excel Selected

Litera Compare automatically opens in the background (if
for Excel when not already open) when a user selects
either the original either Litera Compare Original or Litera
or modified Compare Modified from the WorkSite right-
document is click options.
selected using the
If not selected, Litera Compare for Excel only
right-click menu
opens when the user has selected both the
original and modified documents.

Automatically hide If selected, the Change List is automatically Not selected

the Change List minimized after a comparison, providing a
window larger area to view the redline. Users can
open the Change List if required.

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 Parameter Description Default

Switch button If selected, when the user clicks Switch a Selected

automatically re- comparison is automatically run using the
compares swapped original and modified documents.

If not selected, the user must click Compare

after clicking Switch.

Save the state of If selected, the selections for Images, Charts, Not selected
toolbar buttons Graphics Dragging, Hidden rows/ cols, and
Shapes in the View group of the Litera
Compare tab are saved for subsequent
comparisons.

If not selected, these options will have their

default state each time Litera Compare for
Excel is launched.

Save last opened If selected, when browsing for documents to Selected

directory compare, the last opened location is shown
by default.

If not selected, the user’s Documents folder is

opened by default unless a specific location is
specified in the Default path field.

Save Dialog
The Save Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Save
dialog. There are two tabs - Save Dialog and Other Options.

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Save Dialog tab
When Local is selected, the dialog looks like that on the left. When DMS is selected, the
options change as per the options shown on the right.

On the image of the Save dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users.

There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

Note the following:

• The save options shown when DMS is selected will vary depending on the DMS
integration configured.

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 • The Original and Modified options can be any of the three states.

• The Redline and Revised options can either be Selected or Unselected, not Filled.

• The Org (processed) and Mod (processed), enabled when Allow document pre-
processing before the comparison is selected, can either be Selected or Unselected,
not Filled.

• In the Save To area, you can only choose one option as Selected. This will be
the default save location when users save redlines. The other options can then be
Unselected or Filled.

• From the Default Save Format dropdown, select the default format for saved redlines.

Users can change the default save location and the default save format when
saving redlines.

If a user sets the default save format in Preferences in Litera Compare

for Excel, this will override the value you set here in LAP. To remove
user customizations, delete UserCustomizations.xml from C:\Users\[user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\UserCustomizations.

The other Save Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for Excel uses the Not selected
default (do default save location and other default settings
not specified on the image of the Save dialog.
remember
If not selected, Litera Compare for Excel
last state)
remembers the user’s last choice of save location
and other settings.

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Parameter Description Default

Always If selected, the user will always see the expanded Selected
expand Save Save dialog.
dialog
If not selected, the user will see a compact Save
dialog with the save location settings hidden.

Users can click Change save settings to show

the save location settings.

To see a compact Save dialog again, users can

click Hide settings on the image of the Save
dialog.

Prevent If selected, users cannot change the file format Not selected
users from when saving redlines and the redline is always
changing file saved in the default file format specified on the
format when image of the Save dialog.
saving

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Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline when Litera Compare

saving or printing from Litera Compare for Excel. Redline - %1n-#-
Specify the redline name using any text or v and %2n-#-v
variables.

Redline The default name given to a redline of only the Litera Compare
pages only pages with changes, when printing from Litera Redline Pages
Compare for Excel. Specify the redline name Only - %1n-#-v
using any text or variables. and %2n-#-v

Revised The default name given to a revised version Litera Compare

version when saving from Litera Compare for Excel. Revised Version
Specify the name using any text or variables. - %1n-#-v and
%2n-#-v

Email Dialog
The Email Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Email
dialog. There are two tabs - Email Dialog and Other Options.

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Email Dialog tab

On the image of the Email dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users. There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

Select what formats the different documents can be emailed in. The default settings are as
follows:

XLS XLSX XLSM XLSB PDF PDF/A

Original Not Visible Not Not Visible Visible

visible visible visible

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 XLS XLSX XLSM XLSB PDF PDF/A

Modified Not Visible Not Not Visible Visible

visible visible visible

Pre-processed Not Not Not Not Not Not

Original visible visible visible visible visible visible

Pre-processed Not Not Not Not Not Not

Modified visible visible visible visible visible visible

Redline Not Selected Not Not Visible Visible

visible visible visible

Redline Pages Not Visible Not Not Visible Visible

Only visible visible visible

Revised Not Visible Not Not Visible Visible

visible visible visible

The Pre-processed Original and Pre-processed Modified options will be locked

unless Allow document pre-processing before the comparison is selected.

Set the other options in the dialog as follows:

Parameter Description Default

Zip file of Select whether the Zip file of selected option is Not
selected visible in the Email dialog and whether it is selected selected,
by default. When users are emailing multiple files, for visible
example, the redline and the original and modified
documents, this option enables them to email all the
files in a single zip file.

Document Select whether Document name is visible in the Hidden

name Email dialog and whether it is selected by default.
When selected, the redline will include the document
name and version when sending compared DMS
documents by email.

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 Parameter Description Default

Document Select whether Document number is visible in the Hidden

number Email dialog and whether it is selected by default.
When selected, the redline will include the document
number and version when sending compared DMS
documents by email.

The Document name and Document number options are only available
when integrating with a DMS that supports doc IDs (for example, iManage,
NetDocuments, OpenText, Worldox). You can select that both options are visible to
users, but only one option can be selected as the default. Additionally, you cannot
hide only one option – either they are both visible or both hidden.

The other Email Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to default If selected, Litera Compare for Excel Not selected

(do not remember last uses the default documents and formats
state) specified on the image of the Email dialog.

If not selected, Litera Compare for Excel

remembers the user’s last choice of
documents and formats when emailing.

Use redline title for If selected, the redline name is used as the Not selected
email subject default text appearing in the subject line
when emailing a comparison. Users can
change this when sending the email.

If not selected, the subject line will be

empty.

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Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline when Litera Compare

emailing from Litera Compare for Excel. Redline - %1n-#-v
Specify the redline name using any text or and %2n-#-v
variables.

Redline pages The default name given to a redline of only Litera Compare
only the pages with changes, when emailing Redline Pages
from Litera Compare for Excel. Specify the Only - %1n-#-v
redline name using any text or variables. and %2n-#-v

Revised version The default name given to a revised Litera Compare

version when emailing from Litera Compare Revised Version
for Excel. Specify the name using any text - %1n-#-v and
or variables. %2n-#-v

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Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

MainFunctionalitySettings

ExcelDisallowAu If set to True, the Show Audit Report option False

ditReportRedline (Edit Styles > Other Options) is hidden so
users cannot include an audit report with the
comparison.

If set to False, the Show Audit Report option

is available for users to select/deselect as
required.

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Parameter Description Default

ExcelDisallowPD If set to True, Excel comparisons cannot be False

F saved as PDF files.

If set to False, users can select to save Excel

comparisons as a PDF file.

ExcelAllowPivotT If set to True, pivot tables are compared and True

able the Pivot Table tab is included in the Edit
Styles dialog.

If set to False, pivot tables are not compared

and there is no Pivot Table tab in the Edit
Styles dialog

ExcelDisallowHe If set to True, the Compare headers and False

aderFooter Compare footers options (Edit Styles > Other
Options) are hidden so users cannot select to
compare headers and footers.

If set to False, the Compare headers

and Compare footers options are available
for users to select/deselect header/footer
comparison as required.

ExcelDisallowSh If set to True, the Compare sheets name False

eetsName option (Edit Styles > Other Options) is hidden
so users cannot select to compare worksheet
names.

If set to False, the Compare sheets name

option is available for users to select/deselect
the comparison of worksheet names as
required.

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Parameter Description Default

ExcelAllowCondF If set to True, the Compare conditional False

ormat formatting option (Edit Styles > Other
Options) is available for users to select/
deselect comparison of conditional formatting
as required.

If set to False, the Compare conditional

formatting is hidden so users cannot select to
compare conditional formatting.

ExcelLongVersio If set to True, the full version number is False

n included in the application window title, for
example, Litera Compare for Excel 11.X.X.XX.

ExcelDisablePref If set to True, the Preferences option is hidden False

erencesDialog (Litera Compare for Excel icon > Options) so
users cannot modify the preferences for the
Compare for Excel application.

ExcelEnforcePers If set to True, users cannot change the False

onalRenderingSt location of personal comparison styles and the
ylePath Personal comparison styles path parameter is
disabled.

RelatedDocumen Determines the label name for the last radio Related
tForNewVersion button when saving a comparison as a new Document
Caption version of a related iManage spreadsheet.

SelectDialogFilte Creates a custom filter when selecting

rExcel documents to compare from iManage. The
filter is shown at the bottom of the filters list
in the selection dialog and is called Custom
Types.

Example values are EXCEL to only display .xls

file types, EXCELX for .xlsx file types, and
XLSM for .xlsm file types. If entering several
files types, separate each with a comma.

ExcelBehaviorSettings

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Parameter Description Default

ExcelCheckForC If set to True, when LAP is installed, it’s True

ontrolPanel possible to create/edit/delete corporate styles
in Litera Compare for Excel. If LAP isn't
installed, it’s NOT possible to create/edit/
delete corporate styles in Litera Compare for
Excel.

If set to False, it's possible to create/edit/

delete corporate styles in Litera Compare
for Excel (when Litera Compare for Excel is
run under administrator rights). When Litera
Compare for Excel is run under user rights, it’s
NOT possible to create/edit/delete corporate
styles in Litera Compare for Excel.

ExcelDefLayoutIn Determines how the redline, original, and 6

dex modified documents are initially displayed after
the comparison. Users can change the layout
using options in the Litera Compare tab.

ExcelShowTempl If set to True, users can compare Excel True

ates template files (.xlt, .xltx, and .xltm).

ExcelClearOrgOn If set to True, when sending an open Microsoft False

IntegrationAction Excel spreadsheet for comparison from the
Office integration, the original file name is
cleared.

ExcelShowDMSD If set to True, a DMS document’s description False

escription (name) is shown in the Description field in the
Summary report.

ExcelSaveDialogSettings

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Parameter Description Default

XLSSaveUseRed If set to True, the original and modified True

NamingConversi documents are renamed and saved using the
on naming convention specified in LAP for saving
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being saved (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

ExcelEmailSettings

XLSEmailPDFALe If set to True, documents emailed in PDF/A False

tterInDocName format will have the letter "a" added to their
name (for example, "TestDocumenta.pdf").

XLSEmailUseRed If set to True, the original and modified True

NamingConversi documents are renamed and emailed using
on the naming convention specified in LAP for
emailing redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being emailed (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

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Litera Compare for PowerPoint
The Litera Compare for PowerPoint section includes parameters that control how
comparisons of PowerPoint presentations are performed and displayed.

Hover over a parameter to display useful information in the Description area.

Functionality
The Functionality parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Allow redline If selected, the Edit Redline in PowerPoint Not selected

editing in option is shown in the redline right-click
PowerPoint menu enabling users to edit the redline in
PowerPoint.

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Parameter Description Default

Enable the If selected, users can accept and reject Selected

creation of changes in Litera Compare for PowerPoint and
revised versions create a revised version that includes all the
accepted changes. Once changes have been
marked for acceptance, a Revised option is
included in the Save and Email dialogs.

If not selected, the Accepted column is hidden

in the Change List.

Disable preview If selected, there is no color-coded markup Selected

in the preview in the comparison style selection
comparison style dropdown. This can make it easier for users to
selection drop- find the comparison style they want to apply.
down list

If not selected, users will see a preview below

the style name.

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Appearance and Behavior

Scroll down for more options in the Default behavior center panel.

The Appearance and Behavior parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Default appearance

Floating If selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint Selected, Lock

windows has a floating windows interface meaning
the Change List and Document Viewer are
independent windows. When unlocked, users
can control the size, shape, location and
status of the Document Viewer (Redline,
Original, Modified) and Change List windows
in Litera Compare for PowerPoint.

If not selected, the ribbon, Document Viewer,

and Change List areas are all within one
window and cannot be moved independently.

When Floating windows is selected, there are

more layout options for dual monitors.

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Parameter Description Default

Compact If selected, Litera Compare has a compact Not selected

interface interface with a shorter ribbon with some
buttons hidden. The ribbon includes a Resize
option which users can toggle to display/hide
the hidden buttons.

Additionally, when a comparison is run, the

hidden buttons are displayed.

You will need to deselect Floating windows in

order to select Compact interface.

Profile defaults

Default The comparison style selected by default Default Style

comparison when Litera Compare for PowerPoint is first
style launched, and until users select another style.

Only corporate styles from the folder

specified in Corporate comparison style path
are available for selection.

Always start If selected, the default comparison style is Not selected

with default always selected when Litera Compare for
PowerPoint is launched.

If not selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint

remembers the user’s last choice of
comparison style.

Prevent If selected, users cannot edit or create new Not selected

editing comparison styles.
comparison
Users can still click Create/Edit Styles and
styles
view the Edit Styles dialog but they cannot
modify or create new comparison styles (the
New, Rename, Delete, OK, and Apply buttons
are hidden, and only a Close button is
available).

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Parameter Description Default

Corporate The location of company-wide comparison ProgramData\Litera\

comparison styles, available to all users of Litera Compare Change-
styles path for PowerPoint. ProRenderingStyles

If you select another folder, make sure it

has full edit rights because at startup, Litera
Compare for PowerPoint automatically creates
the default comparison styles in the folder
specified in Corporate comparison styles
path.

It is recommended to use a local folder or a

network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for PowerPoint (as styles
are loaded at launch).

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Parameter Description Default

Personal The location of personal comparison styles,

comparison available to the current user of Litera
styles path Compare for PowerPoint.

When blank, Litera Compare for PowerPoint

saves personal comparison styles at
the following location: Users\[current user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\Change-Pro Styles.

It is recommended to use a local folder or a

network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for PowerPoint (as styles
are loaded at launch).

Default behavior

Show save If selected, when closing Litera Compare for Selected

prompt: “Do PowerPoint, or starting a new comparison, a
you want to message is displayed prompting the user to
save the save the open redline (if it has not been saved
comparison?” already).
before
closing Litera
Compare or
starting a
new
comparison

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Parameter Description Default

Show If selected, a confirmation message is Selected

confirmation displayed to the user when a comparison
that or document is saved. The message also
comparison includes the option to open the saved
was saved: comparison or document.
“Redline is
saved”

Automatically If selected, the file names are cleared from Not selected
clear file the Original and Modified fields when a
names in comparison is completed.
selection
boxes after
completing a
comparison

Do not show If selected, for local files, only the file names Selected
path, show are shown in the Original and Modified fields.
file names
If not selected, the full location path and
only in
name are shown for local files.
selection
boxes

Automatically If selected, when selecting two documents Selected

start a and launching a comparison from right-
comparison click options (in Windows, DMS, and Office
when integrations), Litera Compare for PowerPoint
documents runs the comparison automatically without the
are populated user needing to click Compare.
into Litera
Compare
from the
DMS, email
client, or file
folders

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Parameter Description Default

Automatically If selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint Selected

start Litera automatically opens in the background (if
Compare not already open) when a user selects
when either either Litera Compare Original or Litera
the original or Compare Modified from the WorkSite right-
modified click options.
presentation
If not selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint
is selected
only opens when the user has selected both
using the
the original and modified documents.
right-click
menu
(WorkSite)

Switch If selected, when the user clicks Switch a Selected

button comparison is automatically run using the
automatically swapped original and modified documents.
re-compares
If not selected, the user must click Compare
after clicking Switch.

Automatically If selected, the Change List is automatically

hide the minimized after a comparison, providing a
Change List larger area to view the redline. Users can
window open the Change List if required.

This option cannot be selected if Floating

windows is selected.

Save the If selected, the selection Ruler in the View tab Not selected
state of is saved for subsequent comparisons.
toolbar
If not selected, this option will have its
buttons
default state each time Litera Compare for
PowerPoint is launched.

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 Parameter Description Default

Save last If selected, when browsing for documents to Selected

opened compare, the last opened location is shown
directory by default.

If not selected, the user’s Documents folder is

opened by default unless a specific location is
specified in the Default path field.

Save Dialog
The Save Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Save
dialog. There are two tabs - Save Dialog and Other Options.

Save Dialog tab

When Local is selected, the dialog looks like that on the left. When DMS is selected, the
options change as per the options shown on the right.

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On the image of the Save dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users. There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

Note the following:

• The save options shown when DMS is selected will vary depending on the DMS
integration configured.

• At least one option must be Selected at any time.

• The Original and Modified options can be any of the three states.

• The Revised and Redline options can either be Selected or Unselected, not Filled.

• In the Save To area, you can only choose one option as Selected. This will be
the default save location when users save redlines. The other options can then be
Unselected or Filled.

• From the Default Save Format dropdown, select the default format for saved redlines.

Users can change the default save location and the default save format when
saving redlines.

If a user sets the default save format in File > Settings in Litera Compare
for PowerPoint, this will override the value you set here in LAP. To remove
user customizations, delete UserCustomizations.xml from C:\Users\[user]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\UserCustomizations.

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The other Save Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint uses Not selected

default (do not the default save location and other default
remember last settings specified on the image of the Save
state) dialog.

If not selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint

remembers the user’s last choice of save
location and other settings.

Always If selected, the user will always see the Selected

expand Save expanded Save dialog.
dialog
If not selected, the user will see a compact Save
dialog with the save location settings hidden.

Users can click Change save settings to show

the save location settings.

To see a compact Save dialog again, users can

click Hide settings on the image of the Save
dialog.

Prevent users If selected, users cannot change the file format Not selected
from changing when saving redlines and the redline is always
file format saved in the default file format specified on the
when saving image of the Save dialog.

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Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline Litera Compare

when saving from Litera Compare for Redline - %1n-#-v
PowerPoint. Specify the redline name and %2n-#-v
using any text or variables.

Revised version The default name given to a revised Litera Compare

version when saving from Litera Revised Version
Compare for PowerPoint. Specify the - %1n-#-v and
name using any text or variables. %2n-#-v

Enable saving multiple If selected, users can specify more Selected

output documents than one output document when
saving. For example, saving it as both
a redline and a revised version.

Email Dialog
The Email Dialog category includes settings to control and modify the behavior of the Email
dialog. There are two tabs - Email Dialog and Other Options.

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Email Dialog tab

On the image of the Email dialog, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the
options available to users. There are three states:

Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

Select what formats the different documents can be emailed in. The default settings are as
follows:

PPT PPTX PPTM/PPS/PPSX/ PDF PDF/A

PPSM

Original Not visible Visible Not visible Visible Visible

Modified Not visible Visible Not visible Visible Visible

Redline Not visible Selected Not visible Visible Visible

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 PPT PPTX PPTM/PPS/PPSX/ PDF PDF/A
PPSM

Revised Not visible Visible Not visible Visible Visible

Set the other options in the dialog as follows:

Parameter Description Default

Zip file of Select whether the Zip file of selected option Not selected,
selected is visible in the Email dialog and whether it is visible
selected by default. When users are emailing
multiple files, for example, the redline and the
original and modified documents, this option
enables them to email all the files in a single zip
file.

Document Select whether Document name is visible in

name the Email dialog and whether it is selected by
default. When selected, the redline will include
the document name and version when sending
compared DMS documents by email.

Document Select whether Document number is visible in

number the Email dialog and whether it is selected by
default. When selected, the redline will include
the document number and version when sending
compared DMS documents by email.

The Document name and Document number options are only available
when integrating with a DMS that supports doc IDs (for example, iManage,
NetDocuments, OpenText, Worldox). You can select that both options are visible to
users, but only one option can be selected as the default. Additionally, you cannot
hide only one option – either they are both visible or both hidden.

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The other Email Dialog parameter is described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint Not selected

default (do not uses the default documents and formats
remember last specified on the image of the Email dialog.
state)
If not selected, Litera Compare for PowerPoint
remembers the user’s last choice of
documents and formats when emailing.

Other Options tab

The Other Options parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Redline The default name given to a redline Litera

when emailing from Litera Compare for Compare
PowerPoint. Specify the redline name Redline PPT -
using any text or variables. %1n-#-v and
%2n-#-v

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Parameter Description Default

Use dynamic subject If selected, the full redline name will be Not selected
for email message used as the default subject line when
emailing a comparison. Users can change
this when sending the email.

Default email subject The default text appearing in the subject Litera
line line when emailing a comparison. Users Compare
can change this when sending the email. Comparison

When Use dynamic subject for email

message is selected, this field will be
blank and you cannot enter any text.

Disable “Email” button If selected, users cannot email a redline Not selected
on the Ribbon if the without first saving it.
redline document has
not been saved

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Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

PPTFunctionalitySettings

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Parameter Description Default

MainCheckForCo If set to True, when LAP is installed, it’s possible True

ntrolPanelPPT to create/edit/delete corporate styles in Litera
Compare for PowerPoint. If LAP isn't installed,
it’s NOT possible to create/edit/delete corporate
styles in Litera Compare for PowerPoint.

If set to False, it's possible to create/edit/

delete corporate styles in Litera Compare
for PowerPoint (when Litera Compare for
PowerPoint is run under administrator rights).
When Litera Compare for PowerPoint is run
under user rights, it’s NOT possible to create/
edit/delete corporate styles in Litera Compare
for PowerPoint .

MainShowDMSD If set to True, a DMS document’s description False

escriptionPPT (name) is shown in the Description field in the
Summary report.

RibbonTogglesPP Determines which options in the View tab are [Ruler button
T selected by default. checked;Nor
mal Layout
button
checked]

MainEnforcePers If set to True, users cannot change the location False

onalRenderingSt of personal comparison styles and the Personal
ylePathPPT comparison styles path parameter is disabled.

RelatedDocumen Determines the label name for the last radio Related
tForNewVersion button when saving a comparison as a new Document
CaptionPPT version of a related iManage presentation.

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Parameter Description Default

MainEnableCPLo Determines the logging enabled for Litera Log

ggingPPT Compare for PowerPoint. You can select from messages
the following: with ‘Error’
and higher
Logging is disabled: No logging severity level

Log messages with ‘Trace’ and higher severity

level: Log everything

Log messages with ‘Info’ and higher severity

level: Log main checkpoints of Litera Compare
for PowerPoint, a bit less than Trace

Log messages with ‘Debug’ and higher severity

level: Log debug, warnings, and errors

Log messages with ‘Warning’ and higher

severity level: Log warnings and errors

Log messages with ‘Error’ and higher severity

level: Log only common errors; don’t log Info,
Debug, and Warnings

Log messages with ‘Fatal’ and higher severity

level: Log only fatal\critical errors; don’t log Info,
Debug, and Warnings

Logs are placed in C:\Users\[CurrentUser]\

AppData\Local\Litera\

MainAllwaysEna If set to True, it's possible to edit corporate False

bleCorpStylesEdi styles in Litera Compare for PowerPoint when
tingPPT Litera Compare for PowerPoint is launched with
administrator rights.

You can also change this setting in Litera

Compare for PowerPoint in the additional
settings shown when Litera Compare for
PowerPoint is launched in Advanced mode.

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Parameter Description Default

MainEnableCrash If set to True, crash dump files are created when False
DumpsPPT Litera Compare for PowerPoint experiences an
exception, and saved to C:\Users\[CurrentUser]
\AppData\Roaming\Litera\Dumps.

SelectDialogFilte Creates a custom filter when selecting

rPPT documents to compare from iManage. The filter
is shown at the bottom of the filters list in the
selection dialog and is called Custom Types.

Example values are PPT to only display .ppt

file types, PPTX for .pptx file types, and POTX
for .potx file types. If entering several files types,
separate each with a comma.

NeverShowExpir If set to True, users are not shown the license True
eMessage expiring message 7 days from expiry.

If set to False, users are shown the license

expiring message 7 days from expiry.

SelectionFieldWi Determines the width of the Original and Medium

dthPPT Modified fields in the Select group of the Litera
Compare for PowerPoint ribbon (Compare tab)
for all users.

If users set the width in File > Settings

in Litera Compare for PowerPoint, this
will override the value you set here in
LAP for that user.

PPTBehaviorSettings

MainEnableAuto If set to True, the comparison is auto-zoomed to False

Zoom the slide size.

If set to False, the zoom by default will be set at

100% in Litera Compare for PowerPoint.

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Parameter Description Default

MainUseNewInst If set to True, a new instance of Litera False

anceOfCPPPT Compare for PowerPoint is launched each time
when comparing documents from the right-click
options in File Explorer or from PowerPoint.

If set to False, the comparison is done in a new

tab of an existing instance of Litera Compare for
PowerPoint .

MainCompareTe If set to True, users can compare PowerPoint False

mplatesPPT template files (.pot, .potx, and .potm).

MainExitWithout If set to True, the Exit without saving option is False

PromptPPT added to the File tab enabling users to close
Litera Compare for PowerPoint without saving
any open comparisons.

MainCompareInN If set to True, the button to launch comparisons False

ewTabDefPPT in the Compare tab is called Compare in New
Tab and the Compare (in current tab) option is
accessed by clicking the dropdown under the
button.

If set to False, the button in the Compare tab is

called Compare.

MainClearOrgOnI If set to True, when sending an open Microsoft False

ntegrationAction PowerPoint presentation for comparison from
PPT the Office integration, the original file name is
cleared.

Default panes Determines how the redline, original, and Layout 6

layout modified documents are initially displayed after
the comparison. Users can change the layout
using options in the Compare tab.

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Parameter Description Default

MainQuickExport If set to True, the Quick Save to PDF and Quick False
ToPDFEnabledPP Email as PDF options are available in the Save /
T Email dropdowns enabling users to save or email
the comparison as a PDF in a single click.

If set to False, the Quick Save to PDF and Quick

Email as PDF options are hidden.

MainQuickExport The save location for files created using

PathPPT the Quick Save to PDF option (described
above).When blank, Litera Compare for
PowerPoint saves the files at the following
location: Users\[current user]\Documents.

MainQuickExport The format for files created using the Quick False
DefExtPPT Save to PDF and Quick Email as PDF options
(described above).If set to True, files are saved/
emailed as PDF/A. If set to False, files are saved/
emailed as PDF.

PPTSaveDialogSettings

SaveUseRedNam If set to True, the original and modified True

ingConversionPP documents are renamed and saved using the
T naming convention specified in LAP for saving
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being saved (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

PPTEmailDialogSettings

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 Parameter Description Default

EmailUseRedNa If set to True, the original and modified True

mingConversion documents are renamed and emailed using the
PPT naming convention specified in LAP for emailing
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being emailed (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

Litera Compare for PDF

The Litera Compare for PDF section includes parameters that control how comparisons of
PDF files are performed and displayed.

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Appearance and Behavior

The Appearance and Behavior parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Default Appearance

Floating windows The floating windows interface is not available Not selected,
for Litera Compare for PDF. Lock

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Parameter Description Default

Compact interface If selected, a shorter Litera Compare for PDF Not selected
ribbon is displayed initially (with some options
hidden), with no document viewer area. The
shorter ribbon includes a Resize option which
users can toggle to display/hide the hidden
buttons.

When a comparison is run, the hidden buttons

and document viewer area are displayed.

Profile Defaults

Default The comparison style selected by default Default Style

comparison style when Litera Compare for PDF is first
launched, and until users select another style.

Only corporate styles from the folder

specified in Corporate comparison styles
path are available for selection.

Always start with If selected, the default comparison style is Not selected
default always selected when Litera Compare for PDF
is launched.

If not selected, Litera Compare for PDF

remembers the user’s last choice of
comparison style.

Prevent editing If selected, users cannot edit or create new Not selected
comparison styles comparison styles.

Users can still click Create/Edit Styles and

view the Edit Styles dialog but they cannot
modify or create new comparison styles (the
New, Rename, Delete, OK, and Apply buttons
are hidden, and only a Close button is
available).

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Parameter Description Default

Corporate The location of company-wide comparison ProgramData\

comparison styles styles, available to all users of Litera Compare Litera\Change
path for PDF. -ProRendering
Styles
If you select another folder, make sure
it has full edit rights because at startup,
Litera Compare for PDF automatically creates
the default comparison styles in the folder
specified in Corporate comparison styles
path.

It is recommended to use a local folder or a

network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for PDF (as styles are
loaded at launch).

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Parameter Description Default

Personal The location of personal comparison styles,

comparison styles available to the current user of Litera
path Compare for PDF.

When blank, Litera Compare for PDF

saves personal comparison styles at
the following location: Users\[current user]
\AppData\ Roaming\Litera\Change-Pro Styles.

It is recommended to use a local folder or a

network drive with a stable connection.

Network drive: You can select a

folder with full permissions on a
network drive but users need a
permanent connection to this folder
otherwise there will be delays in
loading styles and launching Litera
Compare for PDF (as styles are
loaded at launch).

Default Behavior

Show save If selected, when closing Litera Compare for Selected

prompt: “Do you PDF, or starting a new comparison, a message
want to save is displayed prompting the user to save the
the comparison?” open redline (if it has not been saved already).
before closing
Litera Compare or
starting a new
comparison

Show confirmation If selected, a confirmation message is Selected

that comparison displayed to the user when a comparison
was saved: or document is saved. The message also
“Redline is saved” includes the option to open the saved
comparison or document.

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Parameter Description Default

Automatically clear If selected, the file names are cleared from Not selected
file names in the Original and Modified fields when a
selection boxes comparison is completed.
after completing a
comparison

Do not show path, If selected, for local files, only the file names Selected
show file names are shown in the Original and Modified fields.
only in selection
If not selected, the full location path and
boxes
name are shown for local files.

Switch button If selected, when the user clicks Switch a Selected

automatically re- comparison is automatically run using the
compares swapped original and modified documents.

If not selected, the user must click Compare

after clicking Switch.

Automatically hide If selected, the Change List is automatically

the Change List minimized after a comparison, providing a
window larger area to view the redline. Users can
open the Change List if required.

Save last opened If selected, when browsing for documents to Selected

directory compare, the last opened location is shown
by default.

If not selected, the user’s Documents folder is

opened by default unless a specific location is
specified in the Default path field.

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 Parameter Description Default

Automatically start If selected, a new Litera Compare for PDF Not selected
new Litera instance is started each time PDF documents
Compare window are sent to Litera Compare for PDF from Litera
when documents Compare for Word. (When users select two
are populated from PDF documents in Litera Compare for Word,
Litera Compare for click the Compare button, and select Page-
Word by-page comparison.)

If not selected, the already open Litera

Compare for PDF instance will compare the
PDF files. Litera Compare for PDF will prompt
to close the open comparison.

Save Dialog

For several parameters, you can select the default settings and the visibility of the options
available to users. There are three states:

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 Selected The option will be visible to users and selected. Users can
deselect if required.

Unselected The option will be visible to users and not selected. Users can
select if required.

Filled The option will not be visible to users at all.

The Save Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Save dialog work mode

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for PDF uses Not selected

default the default save location and other default
settings specified below.

If not selected, Litera Compare for PDF

remembers the user’s last choice of save
location and other settings.

Expand/Hide Determines whether the user will see the Always Expand
dropdown expanded Save dialog in Litera Compare for
PDF.

Always Expand: The save location settings

are always shown and users cannot hide
them.

Expand: The save location settings are

always shown but users can select to hide
them.

Hide: The save location settings are hidden

but users can click Change save settings to
show the save location settings.

Save dialog Select what save options will be available Allow multisave
configure to users and whether they are selected by selected, Original
default. When Allow multisave is selected, and Modifed
you can configure more than one to be hidden, Redline
selected by default. visible and selected

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Parameter Description Default

Save mode Select what save locations (DMS and local) Both Local and
options will be available to users and whether DMS are visible to
they are selected by default. You can only users and Local is
configure one to be selected by default. selected by default.

Local save When local is selected as the save location, All save locations
options select which particular save locations will are visible to
be available to users and whether they are users and Modified
selected by default. You can only configure document folder is
one to be selected by default. selected by default.

DMS save When DMS is selected as the save location, The default
options select which particular save locations will selections depend
be available to users and whether they are on your DMS
selected by default. You can only configure integration.
one to be selected by default.

The save options will vary

depending on the DMS integration
configured.

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Email Dialog

The Email Dialog parameters are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Always go to If selected, Litera Compare for PDF uses the Not selected
default (do not default documents specified on the image of the
remember last Email dialog.
state)
If not selected, Litera Compare for PDF
remembers the user’s last choice of documents
when emailing.

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Parameter Description Default

Document/PDF Select what documents will be available to users Original and

image and whether they are selected by default. You Modified are
can configure more than one to be selected by visible but
default. not selected,
Redline is
Selected means the option is visible to users visible and
and selected (users can deselect if required), selected.
unselected means the option is visible to users
but not selected (users can select if required),
and filled means the option is hidden from
users.

Document Select whether Document name is visible in

name the Email dialog and whether it is selected by
default. When selected, the redline will include
the document name and version when sending
compared DMS documents by email.

Document Select whether Document number is visible in

number the Email dialog and whether it is selected by
default. When selected, the redline will include
the document number and version when sending
compared DMS documents by email.

The Document name and Document number options are only available
when integrating with a DMS that supports doc IDs (for example, iManage,
NetDocuments, OpenText, Worldox). You can select that both options are
visible to users, but only one option can be selected as the default.
Additionally, you cannot hide only one option – either they are both visible
or both hidden.

Zip file of Select whether the Zip file of selected option Not selected,
selected is visible in the Email dialog and whether it is visible
selected by default. When users are emailing
multiple files, for example, the redline and the
original and modified documents, this option
enables them to email all the files in a single zip
file.

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Parameter Description Default

Other options

Redline The default name given to a redline when Litera

emailing from Litera Compare for PDF. Specify the Compare
redline name using any text or variables. Redline -
%1n-#-v and
%2n-#-v

Use dynamic If selected, the full redline name will be used Not selected
subject for as the default subject line when emailing a
email message comparison. Users can change this when sending
the email.

Default email The default text appearing in the subject line Litera
subject line when emailing a comparison. Users can change Compare
this when sending the email. Comparison

When Use dynamic subject for email message is

selected, this field will be blank and you cannot
enter any text.

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Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

MainFunctionalitySettings

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Parameter Description Default

PDFDisableStyle If set to True, there is no color-coded markup True

Preview preview in the comparison style selection
dropdown. This can make it easier for users to
find the comparison style they want to apply.

If set to False, users will see a preview below the

style name.

PDFEnforcePerso If set to True, users cannot change the location False

nalRenderingStyl of personal comparison styles and the Personal
ePath comparison styles path parameter is disabled.

PDFRelatedDocu Determines the label name for the last radio Related
mentForNewVers button when saving a comparison as a new Document
ionCaption version of a related iManage document.

PDFOverwriteAtt For OpenText integrations. Determines the label Overwrite

achmentCheckC for the checkbox for overwriting previous last redline
aption attachments located in the Save dialog (DMS > in
New Attachments). attachment

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Parameter Description Default

PDFMainSavePri Determines the printer and printer settings Checked

nterSettings selected by default when printing from Litera
Compare for PDF. Users can change to another
installed printer if required.

If set to Checked, Litera Compare for PDF saves

the last used printer (during the current Litera
Compare session) as the default. After a restart
of Litera Compare for PDF, the last used printer
is not remembered and the default system printer
(set in Control Panel > Devices and Printers) is
selected.

If set to Unchecked, the default system printer is

selected.

If set to Hidden, the last used printer is selected.

PDFExitWithoutP If set to True, the Exit without saving option False

rompt is added to the File tab enabling uses to close
Litera Compare for PDF without saving any open
comparisons.

PDFLayoutID Determines how the redline, original, and Layout 6

modified documents are initially displayed after
the comparison. Users can change the layout
using options in the Compare tab.

PDFShowFileNa If set to True, the document number and version False

meOnlyForDMS is shown instead of the full DMS path in
the Original and Modified fields. For example, /
3491/1 instead of iw://cloudimanage.com/
DEVELOPMENT/3491/1.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFAllwaysEnabl If set to True, it's possible to edit corporate styles False

eCorpStylesEditi in Litera Compare for PDF when Litera Compare
ng for PDF is launched with administrator rights.

You can also change this setting in Litera

Compare for PDF in the additional settings shown
when Litera Compare for PDF is launched in
Advanced mode.

PDFShowVersion If set to True, the full version number of Litera False

Number Compare for PDF is displayed in the application
caption. For example, Litera Compare for PDF
11.5.0.60.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFEnableCPLog Determines the logging enabled for Litera Log

ging Compare for PDF. You can select from the messages
following: with ‘Error’
and higher
Logging is disabled: No logging severity
level
Log messages with ‘Trace’ and higher severity
level: Log everything

Log messages with ‘Info’ and higher severity

level: Log main checkpoints of Litera Compare, a
bit less than Trace

Log messages with ‘Debug’ and higher severity

level: Log debug, warnings, and errors

Log messages with ‘Warning’ and higher

severity level: Log warnings and errors

Log messages with ‘Error’ and higher severity

level: Log only common errors; don’t log Info,
Debug, and Warnings

Log messages with ‘Fatal’ and higher severity

level: Log only fatal\critical errors; don’t log Info,
Debug, and Warnings

Logs are placed in C:\Users\[CurrentUser]\

AppData\Local\Litera\

PDFEnableCrash If set to True, crash dump files are created False

Dumps when Litera Compare for PDF experiences an
exception, and saved to C:\Users\[CurrentUser]\
AppData\Roaming\Litera\Dumps.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFCheckForCo If set to True, when LAP is installed, it’s possible True

ntrolPanel to create/edit/delete corporate styles in Litera
Compare for PDF. If LAP isn't installed, it’s NOT
possible to create/edit/delete corporate styles in
Litera Compare for PDF.

If set to False, it's possible to create/edit/delete

corporate styles in Litera Compare for PDF (when
Litera Compare for PDF is run under administrator
rights). When Litera Compare for PDF is run under
user rights, it’s NOT possible to create/edit/delete
corporate styles in Litera Compare for PDF.

PDFShowDMSDe If set to True, a DMS document’s description False

scription (name) is shown in the Description field in the
Summary report.

PDFDMSOrgDocu The option name shown to users when they DMS

mentSelectionLa hover over the open from DMS button for the
belTitle original document, and in the Save dialog, in
Litera Compare for PDF.

PDFDMSOrgDocu The tooltip text shown to users when they hover Select
mentSelectionLa over the open from DMS button for the original original
belText document in Litera Compare for PDF. document
from DMS.

PDFDMSModDoc The option name shown to users when they DMS

umentSelectionL hover over the open from DMS button for the
abelTitle modified document, and in the Save dialog, in
Litera Compare for PDF.

PDFDMSModDoc The tooltip text shown to users when they hover Select
umentSelectionL over the open from DMS button for the modified modified
abelText document in Litera Compare for PDF. document
from DMS.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFDiskOrgDocu The option name shown to users when they hover Local
mentSelectionLa over the open from local folder button for the
belTitle original document, and in the Save dialog, in
Litera Compare for PDF.

PDFDiskOrgDocu The tooltip text shown to users when they hover Select
mentSelectionLa over the open from local folder button for the original
belText original document in Litera Compare for PDF. document
from disk.

PDFDiskModDoc The option name shown to users when they hover Local
umentSelectionL over the open from local folder button for the
abelTitle modified document, and in the Save dialog, in
Litera Compare for PDF.

PDFDiskModDoc The tooltip text shown to users when they hover Select
umentSelectionL over the open from local folder button for the modified
abelText modified document in Litera Compare for PDF. document
from disk.

PDFCaptionRedli The default name shown for a redline on the Litera

ne ribbon, on the comparison tab, and when saving Compare
from Litera Compare for PDF. Specify the redline Redline -
name using any text or variables. %1n-#-v
and %2n-
#-v

SelectDialogFilte Creates a custom filter when selecting

rPDF documents to compare from iManage. The filter
is shown at the bottom of the filters list in the
selection dialog and is called Custom Types.

Possible values are PDF, ACROBAT, ADOBE,

depending on the settings on your server.

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Parameter Description Default

PDFSelectionFiel Determines the width of the Original and Medium

dWidth Modified fields in the Select group of the Litera
Compare for PDF ribbon (Compare tab) for all
users.

If users set the width in File > Settings

in Litera Compare for PDF, this will
override the value you set here in LAP
for that user.

SaveDialogSettings

PDFCloseSaveDi If set to True, the Litera Compare for PDF Save False
alogOnProfileCan dialog will be closed when Cancel or X are
cel clicked in the DMS Save profile/version dialog.

PDFSaveUseRed If set to True, the original and modified True

NamingConversi documents are renamed and saved using the
on naming convention specified in LAP for saving
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being saved (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

EmailSettings

PDFEmailUseRed If set to True, the original and modified True

NamingConversi documents are renamed and emailed using the
on naming convention specified in LAP for emailing
redlines.

If set to False, the original and modified

documents retain their DMS document name
when being emailed (name and version, for
example, Original Document-v1).

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Litera Clipboard
The Litera Clipboard section includes parameters that control how comparisons of selected
text are performed and displayed.

Hover over a parameter to display useful information in the Description area.

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The Litera Clipboard settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

Enable global If selected, users can use the keyboard Selected

hotkey shortcut to add items to the Litera Compare
Clipboard.

Hotkey If Enable global hotkey is selected, this is CTRL +

the keyboard shortcut that adds the selected SHIFT + 1
content to the Litera Compare Clipboard.

Maximum items The maximum number of selected items kept 4

in each clipboard in each area (Text, Cells, Slides, Images) of the
section Litera Compare Clipboard.

Select whether to enable Clipboard Compare in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Outlook. When enabled, users will see the Add to Compare option in the Litera ribbon and in
the right-click menu.

Select which elements within those applications can be added to the Litera Compare
Clipboard for comparison. For example, text in Microsoft Word, cells in Microsoft Excel.

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The Advanced Settings are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

IntegrationSettings

ClipPaneShowMode Determines the state of the Litera Show

Compare Clipboard panel in the Microsoft special
Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook).

Always show (0): The Clipboard panel is

always automatically displayed when opening
an Office document.

Always hide (1): The Clipboard panel is always

hidden when opening an Office document and
is displayed when an item is added to it.

Show special (2): Remembers the last state of

the Clipboard panel when opening a document.

PDF Converter
The PDF Converter section includes parameters that determine which PDF converter Litera
Compare uses when saving to PDF and the settings to use.

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If you select Litera PDF Converter, Litera Compare uses the Litera PDF Converter when
saving to PDF and the Litera Compare PDF Publisher will be available in your list of printers.

The PDF Settings for the Litera PDF Converter are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

PDF Security

PDF Format The type of PDF the Litera PDF Converter will PDF
produce: PDF or PDF/A.

If you select PDF/A, no further PDF settings are

enabled.

Security Determines whether security settings are applied None

to the PDF. If None is selected, no further PDF
settings are enabled. If High (128-bit RC4) is
selected, the following PDF settings are enabled.

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Parameter Description Default

Page When security is set to high, pages can never be

Extraction extracted from the PDF file.

Printing When security is set to high, determines whether Not Allowed

the PDF file can be printed. Select from Not
Allowed, Low Resolution (150dpi) only or High
Resolution.

Content When security is set to high, determines whether Not Allowed

Accessibility the PDF can be accessed by screen readers
and other assistive technologies and content
copied. Select from Not Allowed, Allowed (access
permitted), or And Copying: Allowed (access and
copying content permitted).

Changes When security is set to high, determines whether Not Allowed

the PDF can be modified in particular ways. Select
from Not Allowed, or allowing Inserting, deleting,
and rotating pages, or allowing Filling in form
fields and signing existing signature fields, or
allowing Commenting, filling in form fields and
signing existing signature fields, or allowing Any
changes except extracting pages.

Password Settings

Permissions When security is set to high, you must set a

password permissions password that is required to change
the permissions in the PDF.

Select Show Password to display the password in

the field instead of asterisks.

Open When security is set to high, you can set an

password open password that is required to open the PDF.
If set, this password must be different from the
Permissions password.

Select Show Password to display the password in

the field instead of asterisks.

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Adobe PDF Printer
If you select Adobe PDF Printer, Litera Compare uses the Adobe PDF Printer when saving to
PDF. To have this option enabled, you must have Adobe PDF Printer installed as a printer.

The PDF Settings for the Adobe PDF Printer are described in the following table:

Parameter Description Default

PDF Security

Adobe PDF The location of the Adobe PDF profiles. Profiles, C:\ProgramDat
Profiles Path or presets, are a group of settings that affect the a\Adobe\Adob
process of creating a PDF. e
PDF\Settings\
This field should not be blank.

Adobe PDF Select the specific profile, from the above Standard-
Settings location, that is used when converting with the Classic
Adobe PDF printer to create PDF files.

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Parameter Description Default

Adobe PDF/A Select the specific profile, from the above

Settings location, that is used when converting with the
Adobe PDF printer to create PDF/A files.

Select the Apply Adobe PDF security settings

checkbox to use the same profile as selected for
PDF files.

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