RTF Specification

The Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification is a method of encoding formatted text and graphics for easy transfer between applications. The RTF Specification 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 Specification, documents created under different operating systems and with different software applications can be transferred between those operating systems and applications.

RTF files created in Word 6.0 (and later) for the Macintosh and Power Macintosh have a file type of "RTF." RTF comments (annotations) have two parts; the author ID (introduced by the control word \atnid) and the annotation text (introduced by the control word \annotation); there is no group enclosing both parts.

No Microsoft product supports comments (annotations) within headers, footers, or footnotes. Placing an annotation within headers, footers, or footnotes will often result in a corrupted document. Each part of the annotation is an RTF destination. Comments (annotations) are anchored to the character that immediately precedes the annotation.
RTF TO XML Converter is developed in concordance with RTF Specification 1.6.

See also: Parsing RTF Document.
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