Ken Springer wrote:
On 7/2/15 7:01 AM, Mayayana wrote:
| or make a pdf file using a free tool
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Yes, Libre Office can do that, which seems
like a more dependable format to bring to
a printer. As far as I know, RTF is a Windows-only
format. It requires a Windows RichEdit window
to be displayed. Maybe Mac Office can do it,
but that doesn't seem like a smart chance to
take when it's not necessary.

Macs support RTF.

http://web.archive.org/web/200803230...ext_format.php

"Preserves Basic Formatting

RTF will not retain complex formatting such as table
information, graphic alignment and pagination or macros.

However, it does retain font selection, font sizing, and
text styling (bold, italics, underline) and depending on
the application, font coloring.

For most common documents, this is more than enough
formatting. In fact, RTF is often used in the publishing
world as a format for rough drafts. Once the initial editing
is finished, the RTF is imported into Quark XPress,
Adobe InDesign, or some other page layout program for
final formatting.

This allows editors to focus on editing content, without
the distraction of too much formatting."

I think that sets the right tone, for the usage model.

I've had cases, where a tool that claims to import/export
RTF, will export a document, and then not be able to read
its own output. It's that fine as a standard of interchange.

I wouldn't touch a file with that file extension, with a
barge pole, Mac or PC.

Paul