# Why? ### Why use Text Compare? Text Compare lets you go far beyond Word’s built-in comparison tool, enabling flexible, accurate comparisons between text snippets, clauses, PDFs and Word files. ✅ **When you *****should***** use it:** * **To compare different file types**\ Easily compare a Word document with a PDF, something Word can’t do on its own. * **To track subtle wording edits**\ Quickly detect insertions, deletions or rewordings, even in small text snippets. * **To review counterparty changes**\ Identify changes in a contract sent back by the counterparty, even if formatting or structure has changed. *** ❌ **When you *****shouldn’t***** use it:** * **If you're working with poorly scanned PDFs**\ OCR errors may lead to noise and false positives in the comparison results. * **If formatting details are critical**\ ClauseBuddy focuses on textual changes, precise formatting differences may not be fully preserved. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.clausebuddy.com/text-compare/why.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.