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hmHeader:"<h1 class=\"p_Heading1\"><span class=\"f_Heading1\">Using Beyond Compare<\/span><\/h1>\n\r",
hmBody:"<p class=\"p_Normal\">Beyond Compare handles a wide variety of comparison tasks.  It has specialized views for different kinds of files and different approaches to reconciling differences.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">Each comparison task is called a <span class=\"f_Definition\">Session<\/span>.  Sessions can be individualized, named and reused.  Many of Beyond Compare\'s settings are managed and stored by session rather than as program-wide options, to give you greater flexibility.  You can save different sessions with quite different settings, to accommodate differing tasks.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">A <span class=\"f_Definition\">Child Session<\/span> is a file session that originated from a folder session.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">Sessions can be opened in separate windows, or as multiple tabs on a single window.  We refer to open sessions as <span class=\"f_Definition\">Views<\/span>.  You can have multiple windows open, each with multiple tabs.  You can drag a tab from one window to another, or right-click on a tab and pick <span class=\"f_Command\">Move Tab to New Window<\/span> to move that tab onto its own window.  (See <a href=\"optionstab.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Tab Options<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">You can save currently open sessions as a <span class=\"f_Definition\">Workspace<\/span>, and load them again later with the same configuration of windows and tabs.  (See <a href=\"dlgworkspacemanager.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Managing Workspaces<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">The session settings that control how comparisons are performed are called <span class=\"f_Definition\">Rules<\/span>.  Rules help you concentrate on important differences.  Beyond Compare also maintains a list of <span class=\"f_Definition\">File Formats<\/span> to specify how various types of files are to be handled.  You can modify the built-in file formats or create your own.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">Credentials and other settings for remote services (FTP, WebDAV, Dropbox and others) are stored as named <span class=\"f_Definition\">Profiles<\/span>.  (See <a href=\"dlgprofilemanager.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Profile Management<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">This part of the documentation provides an overview of the various types of sessions and program concepts mentioned above.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_SingleSpaced\"><span class=\"f_SeeAlso\">See also<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_SingleSpaced\"><a href=\"glossary.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Glossary<\/a><\/p>\n\r"
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