How to Save in Rich Text Format (RTF)

RTF is the file extension used for documents saved in rich text format. RTF is recognized by most word processors, including Microsoft Word, WordPad, Open Office and iWork Pages. If you need to share a document with users who may be using different word processors, RTF allows you to do so while preserving most, if not all, formatting.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Open the document you want to save as RTF in your word processor of choice.

2. Click "File" and select the option to "Save As."

3. Select "RTF" or "Rich Text Format" from the list of file formats. Enter a name for the file and press "Enter" to save the document.

References

• Indiana University; University Information Technology Services Knowledge Base; What is Rich Text Format?

Resources

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