Foldly
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Open the markdown source as Original
Keep the text-first source in the editable original column.
workflow guide
Review DOCX copyedits against a markdown source
Writers often want markdown to remain the source of truth even when a reviewer works in Word. Foldly helps bridge that gap by extracting the DOCX text and placing it next to the markdown source so you can merge edits without abandoning the text-first workflow.
review docx copyedits against markdownmerge word edits into markdown source
How to do it in Foldly
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Load the reviewed DOCX file beside it
Foldly extracts the DOCX text so you can inspect the actual wording changes.
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Merge useful editorial changes section by section
Decide which edits improve clarity and which ones were only formatting or tool-specific artifacts.
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Save the updated markdown or text source
Keep the clean source of truth after resolving the copyedits.
Where this workflow is strongest
This works best when the DOCX review changed wording more than layout.
- Copyediting long-form articles
- Reviewing documentation exported for editorial feedback
- Reconciling legal or stakeholder wording changes with a markdown source
What to ignore during comparison
If the reviewer mostly touched headings, spacing, or Word-specific formatting, treat those as noise and focus on the lines where wording actually changed.
Example scenario
Documentation handoff review
A docs writer keeps a markdown source for a help article but receives a DOCX copyedit from an external editor.
Outcome: They merge the useful sentence-level edits back into the source while leaving Word-specific formatting behind.
Limits and caveats
- Tracked changes, comments, and complex document formatting are not reproduced as a full Word review interface.
- Markdown syntax may appear differently from a styled DOCX even when the underlying text intent is the same.
Page intent map
This page targets a narrow problem-space query family and is kept indexable only because the task, example, and caveats are materially distinct.
- review docx copyedits against a markdown source
- merge word edits back into markdown
FAQ
Can I save directly back to markdown?
Foldly saves plain text, so this workflow is most useful when your markdown source is primarily text content and can be updated from the merged result.
Is this just the same as comparing DOCX to plain text?
Not quite. The use case here is the editorial handoff from a text-first source to Word and back again.