Article ID: 198517
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q198517
SUMMARY
Two file formats with similar abbreviations (RFT and RTF) are commonly confused.
The difference between these two formats is as follows:
- RFT-DCA (commonly referred to as RFT) represents IBM Corporation's Revisable-Form Text Document Content Architecture format. This format was developed by IBM for transfer of documents between its word- processing systems and other systems.
- RTF represents Microsoft Corporation's Rich Text Format. The Rich Text Format standard is a method of encoding formatted text and graphics for easy transfer between MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2, and Apple Macintosh applications.
MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: The latest RTF Specification, version 1.6, is available in the MSDN library. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
269575 WD2000: Rich Text Format (RTF) Specifications Version 1.6 Available
Additional query words: rftdca dcarft rft/dca dca/rft dca-rft rft dca rich- text
Keywords: kbinfo KB198517
