Microsoft KB Archive/60561

Word for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh: Saving Files in RTF PSS ID Number: Q60561 Article last modified on 08-08-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

Summary:

This article lists the steps to save a file in RTF on a Macintosh, IBM PC, or a Windows-based system running Word.

More Information:

To Save a File in RTF in Word for the Macintosh Versions 3.x and 4.x
  Pull down the Edit Menu.   If “Full Menus” appears near the bottom of the options, then point at “Full Menus” and release the mouse button.   If “Short Menus” appears near the bottom of the list, then release the menu by pointing at the document and releasing the mouse button.    With the file to be saved in RTF on the screen, pull down the File menu and choose Save As.   In the box beneath the phrase “Save Current Document as:”, type in a new name for the document.   Point at the “Format” button and click the mouse button.   At the bottom of the File Format menu, choose Interchange format (RTF) and click the OK button. </li>  Point at the Save button and click the mouse button. After the document is saved the text will appear on the screen with the RTF encoding visible. </li></ol>

To Save a File in RTF in Word for DOS Version 5.00

 * 1) Load the document to be saved in RTF format.
 * 2) Go into the Transfer Save menu.
 * 3) In the “filename:” field, type in a new filename and press the TAB key.
 * 4) Press the SPACEBAR to select RTF from the “format:” field.
 * 5) Press ENTER. Word will save the document in the Word format first, then the message “Converting to <Filename>.RTF” will appear at the bottom of the screen.

To Save a File in RTF in Word for DOS Version 5.50

 * 1) Load the document to be saved in RTF format.
 * 2) Go into the File Save As menu.
 * 3) In the “File Name:” field, type in a new filename without an extension.
 * 4) Press ALT+T to move to the format box. Select RTF.
 * 5) Press ENTER. Word will save the document in RTF format with the extension RTF.

To Save a File in RTF in Word for Windows Version 1.00

 * 1) Use the File Open command to bring the document to be saved in RTF format on the screen.
 * 2) Choose File Save As and type in a new filename and extension.

Note: Word for Windows will not write over the existing document. Specify a new filename or the document will not be saved in the new format.

  Select the Options button in the dialog box. </li>  Select the down arrow on the File Format list box, and scroll through the list to “RTF” (without the quotation marks). Select RTF and choose the OK button. </li></ol>

Additional reference words: textconv

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