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title: "Compare Options"
url: "https://help.manageartworks.com/en/article/compare-options"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-17T05:24:14.513Z"
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# Compare Options

ManageArtworks Web Viewer supports several comparison options. These options provide granular control over how two files are analyzed.  
The options available depend on the selected **File Type**, **Compare Mode**, **File contains?**, and **Review Options**.

| ![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/cb77f884-6b41-4231-aa70-1e832e70a9d6) | **Note:** Compare Options are **not available** for the following file types:<br>-   **GS1 XML vs PDF**<br>-   **QRD Label Word vs PDF**<br>-   **View Side by Side** |
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| **Compare Type** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Compare the whole file** | Compares the entire Master file against the Sample file without requiring manual selections. |
| **Select regions before comparing** | Allows users to manually draw and select specific regions of interest before running the comparison.  <br>This is useful when you want to limit the comparison to particular areas of the artwork. |
| **Choose specific pages to compare (Add-on)** | Enables page-level mapping between the Master and Sample files.  <br>Users can select which pages should be compared, which is helpful for multi-page artwork or leaflets. |
| **Remove some layers before comparing (Add-on)** | Allows users to exclude specific non-critical layers (for example, dielines or measurement layers) so the comparison focuses on essential artwork content. |

## Combine compare options

You can select **either** *Compare the whole file* **or** *Select regions before comparing*. The other options act as **add-ons** to whichever primary comparison method you choose.

Users can combine options based on their comparison needs. For example:

-   **Compare the whole file** + **Remove some layers before comparing**
-   **Select regions before comparing** + **Remove some layers before comparing**

Refer to [Compare Options Add-ons](https://help.manageartworks.com/en/article/compare-options-add-ons) for more details.

## Compare options in Multi-Up mode

*(Applicable only for the **Cartons and Labels** file type)*

-   When **Compare Mode = Multi-Up**, the following rules apply:
    -   **Select regions before comparing** is the only compare option available by default.
    -   If the artwork contains multiple pages, **Choose specific pages to compare** is also available.
    -   The following options are **not available** in Multi-Up mode:
        -   Compare the whole file
        -   Remove some layers before comparing