Microsoft KB Archive/42053

Word: RTF Document Doesn’t Convert to Normal PSS ID Number: Q42053 Article last modified on 08-17-1993 PSS database name: APpsConV

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Summary:

If you save a document in RTF format and find that that it won’t interpret the RTF format to Word’s “Normal” format when you try to open it later, the RTF document probably was last saved in Word’s “Normal” format before being closed. An RTF document must be a text file in order for Word to reinterpret it correctly.

If you select Save As and save the RTF document in the “Normal” file format before it is converted, Word will not perform the RTF conversion. The document will have body-text characters that look exactly like RTF code, that is, just as if you had typed them.

To return to what are considered true “Normal” appearances, do the following:


 * 1) Open the document.
 * 2) Select Save As from the File menu and click the File Format button.
 * 3) Select the Text Only format and click OK; then, click Save.
 * 4) Close the document.
 * 5) Reopen it and the RTF conversion dialog will appear.
 * 6) Click Yes to have Word interpret the RTF, and the document will appear “Normal” as expected.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.