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Comparing Separate Scripts in Snapshots: The Workaround

Two separate scripts, one snapshot at a time 🤓

Written by Christiane Jory

Currently, Scripto’s comparison view only works on different versions of the same script—so there isn’t yet a built-in way to compare two completely separate documents.

Don’t worry! There’s a simple workaround that keeps your original scripts safe while letting you compare them.


How to Compare Two Scripts

  1. Create a new comparison script

    Start a blank document. This will be your comparisons script so your originals stay untouched.

  2. Take a snapshot of the first script

    • Copy all the content from Script 1 into the new comparison script.

    • Take a snapshot and give it a clear name, e.g., Script Draft 1.

  3. Take a snapshot of the second script

    • Delete the first script’s content from the temporary script.

    • Copy in all the content from Script 2.

    • Take another snapshot and name it, e.g., Script Draft 18

  4. Compare the snapshots

    Use Scripto’s side by side view in Snapshots to compare two versions. You’ll see all additions, deletions, and changes between Script Draft 1 and Script Draft 18 as if they were versions of the same document.

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