Here are some tips for using features of MS Word to make it easier to co-ordinate the documents you use for your manuscript and your notes by viewing them at the same time. Compare Side by Side feature Window, Compare Side by Side with… Select your second document from the list (both documents must be open) Use this feature to open a document containing your notes, so that you can refer to them as you work on your manuscript. Turn off the Synchronous Scrolling function on the Compare Side by Side Toolbar so that you can reference each document independently. You can also adjust the width of each window by clicking and dragging it, giving more of your screen space to the document you’re working on and a small pane to allow you to refer to your notes. With your notes document open in a side by side pane, you can make notes while you are working, simply by clicking in your notes document and typing. The Compare feature is also a great editing tool for copying sections from one do...