Redlines
Harvey’s Redlines tool helps you quickly identify changes in PDFs and Word documents (.docx) with tracked changes.
Key Features
Redline Analysis – Automatically detects and summarizes document edits, highlighting additions in blue and deletions in red (for PDFs) and pulling in tracked changes (for Word).
Issues List – Generates a structured table of key modifications or lets you create a custom list based on specific topics.
Redline Analysis
Harvey reviews and summarizes document changes but does not provide recommendations on accepting or rejecting edits.
Redlines will show insertions in blue text and deletions in red text for PDFs and only pulls in the the tracked changes from Word documents (not comments at this time).
Best for documents under 200 pages.
Supports PDFs with visible redlines and .docx files with tracked changes.
For best results, upload the original .docx file instead of a PDF converted from Word.
Optimized for text analysis. Harvey may not fully interpret numerical data, images, or tables.
How to run a Query
Upload your redline document into the document upload field
Select 'Q&A.'
Enter your prompt.
Click 'Ask Harvey.'
Issues List
Harvey identifies and organizes key topics from document changes. Users can refine the list by adding or removing topics.
Tips for Better Results
Break down broad topics. Instead of “Compensation,” use “Company Equity Awards” and “Executive Pay.”
Use exact phrases. For example, “Vote of the Company Shareholders” instead of “Force the Vote.”
How to run a query
Select the Issues List tab
Next, you can either:
Manually add topic(s) by typing individual topics into the text bar and selecting 'Add topic' after each one
Select 'Auto generate' to generate topics based off the document you upload
Click on 'Ask Harvey'
Translations
Harvey’s Translation workflow translates entire documents accurately while preserving formatting as much as possible.
Best Practices
Use .docx files for better formatting retention. PDFs may lose layout consistency.
Review for accuracy. Human oversight is recommended for sensitive content.
Footnotes may not be translated.
How to Translate a Document
Upload your document.
Select the output language from the dropdown menu.
Click 'Ask Harvey'.
Save, reset, or export your translation as a .docx file.
Supported Languages
Arabic | Danish | Dutch | English | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Malay | Portuguese (Brazil/Portugal) | Simplified Chinese | Spanish
Need another language? Contact your Customer Success Manager.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I upload redlined documents anywhere else in Harvey besides in the Redlines Workflow?
Assistant also recognizes a document’s redlines when a redlined document is uploaded. It will recognize track changes and comment bubbles from Word documents and red and blue modifications from PDF files. This functionality is equivalent to the querying that the Redlines Q&A workflow supports, and works in both Assist and Draft mode. File size limits remain the same!
For further assistance, please contact [email protected]