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

ID: Q86999

The information in this article applies to:

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
Source code for a sample RTF reader

The Rich Text Format (RTF) standard is a method of encoding formatted text and graphics for easy transfer between MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95, OS/2, and Apple Macintosh applications.

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 source
                code files (Rtfdecl.h, Rtftype.h, Rtfreadr.c, Makefile) for
                a sample RTF reader.

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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.

Additional query words: rtf appnote specs spec macppt winppt

Keywords          : kbappnote kbinterop textconv 
Platform          : MACINTOSH MS-DOS WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: October 16, 1998