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Steve
What is the difference between a .RTF and a .DOC file? Are there any
benefits to using one over the other?
Thanks.
benefits to using one over the other?
Thanks.
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Thomas Ferguson
I don't know how technical you want to get. An RTF format file is quite
different from a DOC format file.
The reference for RTF (rich text format) is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...32-17f0-4b46-9e4e-467ef9bc5540&displaylang=en
The format for DOC has changed several times (by and large, supersetted) as
Word was developed over the years. Some references here:
http://www.aozw65.dsl.pipex.com/generator_wword8.htm
http://www.codemanual.net/main/file_formats/file_formats[1].html
Best practice is to use the native file format for the version installed
(DOC format). If the file must be opened in other word processors, consider
also saving in RTF. Most word processors can open RTF whereas they cannot
convert DOC format. Sometimes certain features are not converted well but
usually the result is usable with relatively minor touch-ups to the
formatting. Sometimes the result is not good with complex documents.
E.g. I find if the document is to be opened in Word Perfect, it is better to
save as doc and open in WP as opposed to saving in WP format (which Word
will do) and opening in WP. I have not tried with WP12, their latest
version.
If file conversion is your concern, try
microsoft.public.word.conversions.
Tom
MSMVP-DTS
different from a DOC format file.
The reference for RTF (rich text format) is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...32-17f0-4b46-9e4e-467ef9bc5540&displaylang=en
The format for DOC has changed several times (by and large, supersetted) as
Word was developed over the years. Some references here:
http://www.aozw65.dsl.pipex.com/generator_wword8.htm
http://www.codemanual.net/main/file_formats/file_formats[1].html
Best practice is to use the native file format for the version installed
(DOC format). If the file must be opened in other word processors, consider
also saving in RTF. Most word processors can open RTF whereas they cannot
convert DOC format. Sometimes certain features are not converted well but
usually the result is usable with relatively minor touch-ups to the
formatting. Sometimes the result is not good with complex documents.
E.g. I find if the document is to be opened in Word Perfect, it is better to
save as doc and open in WP as opposed to saving in WP format (which Word
will do) and opening in WP. I have not tried with WP12, their latest
version.
If file conversion is your concern, try
microsoft.public.word.conversions.
Tom
MSMVP-DTS
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Steve Hayes
What is the difference between a .RTF and a .DOC file? Are there any
benefits to using one over the other?
In theory, .rtf files can be read by different word processors, so if you want
to send a document to someone and you don't know which word procesor they use,
it's easiest to send it as an .rtf file.
One of the benefits of using .rtf files is that they don't have vituses in
them.
If you're working in MS Word then .doc files are better, because they let you
save information in "Properties" which can hel when you're looking for a file.
But the .doc extension is also sometimes used for Ascii text files with CR/LF
characters.