WD: Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification 1.5 Appnote (GC0165)

• Microsoft Word 97, for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1a, 6.0
• Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft has an Application Note available "Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification and Sample RTF Reader" (GC0165) that contains the following:

• Version 1.5 of the Microsoft Rich Text Format Specification
• Addendum for the Japanese version of Word 6.0
• Addendum describing how to create an RTF reader application
• A sample RTF reader

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ GC0165.exe (size: 212192 bytes) 
                This 229 KB file contains the RTF Specification and sample
                reader files.

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MORE INFORMATION

The RTF standard provides a format for text and graphics interchange that can be used with different output devices, operating environments, and operating systems. RTF uses the ANSI, PC-8, Macintosh, or IBM PC character set to control the representation and formatting of a document, both on the screen and in print. With the RTF standard, you can transfer documents created under different operating systems and with different software.

Version 1.5 of the RTF Specification contains all RTF controls introduced by Microsoft applications through the release of Word 97.