I e-mailed a Microsoft Word document to my professor and he said he couldn't open it. He asked me if I could save it as a "Rich Text" doc and re-send it. How do I do thar?
Thanks!
2007-03-17 07:22:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
When you save the file, there is an option for the format under the file name.
Hit the little button on the right side that drops down all the options and you will be able to select .RTF or "Rich Text Format".
Basically, it is just a universal formatting type.
2007-03-17 07:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Rich Text Document is a document saved as a file of type "RTF" or "Rich Text Format". It is a type of document that preserves boldface, italics, and other formatting, but is not dependent on what program opens it. A Microsoft Word document saved in this format could be opened by WordPerfect, or vice versa, for example.
2007-03-17 08:25:45 · answer #2 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft Word documents can only be opened by Microsoft Word. Rich Text documents can be opened by almost any word or text processing program.
Open your document, then at the top of the screen, click on "File > Save As..." When the dialog box comes up, where it says "Save as type", click on the little arrow and select "Rich Text format (.rtf)".
Good luck!
p.s. I second the recommendation of the previous poster ... Open Office is great!
2007-03-17 07:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rich Text Format is similar to a .txt file but includes formatting for fonts etc. It is editable by most applications and OSs. For assignments you may want to use PDF formats since they are not editable by normal word processors. This ensures that your document is readable but not changeable by other people. They also are much smaller documents usually. However PC systems can't directly Save As a PDF unless you have Office 2007. Macs have had this ability for a long time.
2007-03-17 07:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Glen G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Misty,
Open the document in Word then from the file menu select "save as" and in the "save as type" drop down box select rich text format (rtf).
Norm
2007-03-17 07:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you use "save as" to save your document, look for "rich text" in the menu options. It's a text document that has a minimal amount of formatting.
2007-03-17 07:27:57 · answer #6 · answered by Icanhelp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich Text documents can be opened by any text processing program.
2007-03-17 07:45:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the other posters were correct. I thought it odd a professor doesn't have Word! However you might want to advise him to get OpenOffice from www.openoffice.org This will open and create documents, spreadsheets etc compatible with MS Office, and it's free.
2007-03-17 07:31:26 · answer #8 · answered by pakratts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rich text format is where you can put the document into a form where any program can open it and read it correctly...
when you save it, put the file as .rtf
2007-03-17 07:29:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
save as and look for .rtf
.doc format is a microsoft proprietory one. The alternative is .rtf which supports a lot of the formating and is supported by non microsoft software
2007-03-17 07:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by cool_clearwater 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋