818. Can I Convert/open An RTF File In Word? - University Of Sussex

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818Can I convert/open an RTF file in Word?

RTF stands for Rich Text Format and is a universal document file format and is easily read by many of the word-processing packages. It is particularly useful to those using a different word-processing package from those used on campus.

To save a file as RTF

• Open the Word document
• From the File button, choose Save As from the menu
• Rename the file if desired
• Click on the Save As type choice button
• Scroll down the list of file types to Rich Text Format (*.rtf)
• Click Save.

To open an RTF file

• From the File button,choose Open from the menu
• Choose All files (*.*) from the Files of type Box
• Select the file
• Click on Open
• Click OK to any messages about conversion

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Created by Jason Bailey on 27 July 2001 and last updated by Adrian Chorlton on 1 August 2016

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