Policy
Ignore White Space
This option determines if white space is compared in document compare. This corresponds to the option in the Compare dialog box ( Review ribbon | Compare | more options).
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 / Word Options / Track changes and compare
Policy ID
1cc156fd7f4cInternal name
L_IgnoreWhiteSpaceRegistry
Copy registry mappings
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\compareignorewhitespace (enabled) = 1
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\options\compareignorewhitespace (disabled) = 0Policy notes
This option determines if white space is compared in document compare. This corresponds to the option in the Compare dialog box ( Review ribbon | Compare | more options).