Version compare file revisions

I need to compare two revisions of the grant draft saved last month and today. Pull the October 12 and July 3 revisions of GrantProposal_v4.docx, show their text changes line by line, and highlight additions and deletions so I can confirm whether the budget paragraph was altered before I send it to funders.

Before I send the grant draft for signature, make the revision differences obvious to a reviewer who hates reading redlines. Surface the net changes up top, show the edited paragraphs with the author and timestamp, and flag any modifications to the budget, timeline, or scope sections so the director can approve quickly.

I just discovered that Priya says July 3 is the current working draft but I see a different October 12 file. I’m afraid publishing the wrong one will overwrite recent edits and break trust with the writing team. I can’t tell who finalized the later revision. What’s the likely cause and the safest next move to resolve it without losing edits?

Across several projects we repeatedly merge conflicting drafts, wasting hours restoring text. Where are we most likely failing—naming conventions, check-in discipline, or reliance on local copies—and what single habit change would stop the repeated version confusion?