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From: neilh@microsoft.UUCP (Neil HOOPMAN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: RTF interchange format
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Date: 8 Feb 90 19:08:38 GMT
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Article <56511@srcsip.UUCP> thompson@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Todd Thompson) writes:
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>Is the RTF interchange format a proprietary format or is it public and
>widely used?  I've been told that Microsoft Word uses it, but I don't know
>any more about it.  Could someone fill in the gaps for me?  TIA.

RTF is "Rich Text Format".  It's a text format that retains all of the
formatting of a Word document.  RTF is used by several programs (including
Word) to exchange formatted information without having to read each program's
binary file format.  If you need to write a program to read formatted Word
files, RTF is the way to go.

You can get the complete RTF description from Microsoft Product Support.
Give them a call at 206-454-2030.

Hope that's what you wanted; if not, let me know!

--Neil

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