Compare It! Ver 4.2
(C) Grig Software 1997-2008
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1. About Compare It!
2. What's new in this version
3. Installation & deinstallation
4. Upgrading from 2.x version
5. Trial Limitations
6. Ordering
7. Support
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1. About Compare It!

Compare It! is a powerful file compare and merge utility.
It will help you, whenever you need to find differences between text files or
merge changes from one file to another. Supports syntax highlighting and
word-wrapping, quick by-differences merging, can work with zip archives and
Unicode files, can print and generate text/html comparison reports and many more.
See more details at http://www.grigsoft.com/wincmp3.htm

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2. What's new in this version

Version 4.2:
 - Updated doc\xls conversion library; 
 - Search\replace now can be limited to modified lines only; 
 - Encodings support; 
 - A lot of UI fixes and improvements;

Version 3.0 is major update with a lot of cool new features:
- new editing engine with syntax highlighting and word wrap support;
- zip file support;
- converters support;
- new regular expressions engine can be used in search and replace.

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3. Installation & deinstallation

Compare It! is distributed in 2 forms - as package with installer and as simple
zip archive.

If you have installer (wc3setup.exe), start it and follow wizard steps. It will
guide you through installation process and help to choose first-use options, like
using ESC to exit application and settings storage place.
To uninstall Compare It! after it was installed choose "Uninstall Compare It!"
icon from Compare It! program icon group. You can also uninstall it from Control
Panel/Add-Remove Programs applet.

If you get archive with Compare It!, simply unpack it to desired folder. You can
use both distinct folder for Compare It!, or place it in the common small
utilities storage place, if you have one.
To uninstall Compare It! after manual installation just delete files you have
unpacked.

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4. Upgrading from 2.x version

Upgrade is free for registered users of Compare It!/Synchronize It! 2.x
Since settings files are not fully compatible, it's recommended that you delete
Compare It! 2.x prior to installing Compare It! 3.0.
You can use both versions 2.x and 3.x, if installed in different folders.

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5. Trial Limitations

Downloadable trial version is fully functional, so you can thoroughly test it to
decide whether it fits your needs. However, there are few limitations to encourage
registration:
- you can only print one page at a time;
- colors settings could not be stored;
- keyboard settings could not be stored
with unregistered version of Compare It!. After 30 days of usage you will not be
able to edit files.

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6. Ordering

Compare It! is shareware. Shareware means that this software is available
to you for free evaluation. You are entitled to evaluate the software for up to
30 days without obligation to pay. After 30 days, if you decide to keep
the software, you must register your copy for a small fee.

Standard registration fee for Compare It! + Synchronize It! is $24.
Please visit

http://www.grigsoft.com/register.htm

for details on registration and current discounts, if any.

We offer very reasonable prices for multiple licenses packages, and provide
30-60% discounts for resellers.

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7. Support

For latest versions and additional downloads please visit us at
http://wwww.grigsoft.com/

Technical support is available by email only:
support@grigsoft.com
Use above address for all your ideas, feedback and bug reports.

If you have any questions regarding registrations, please write to
sales@grigsoft.com

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modified: November 13, 2010
