>>I see the option in the menu to compare and merge two documents, but when I try it, it does not give me the option NOT to merge them. I just want to see the difference and then choose what goes where. Like Beyond Compare does for text files.
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>What Word version are you using? In Word 2007 there's Compare two versions... choice on the Ribbon.

Yeah, I figured out that when I agree to Merge, I still have the ability to accept/decline the changes. I needed to go one step further.