Article: Q194487
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbdta winword word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
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SUMMARY
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Two file formats with similar abbreviations (RFT and RTF) are commonly
confused.
The difference between these two formats is as follows:
- RFT-DCA (commonly referred to as RFT) represents IBM Corporation's
Revisable-Form Text Document Content Architecture format. This format was
developed by IBM for transfer of documents between its word- processing
systems and other systems.
- RTF represents Microsoft Corporation's Rich Text Format. The Rich Text Format
standard is a method of encoding formatted text and graphics for easy
transfer between MS-DOS, Windows, OS/2, and Apple Macintosh applications.
MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about RFT-DCA, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q96119 History of WinWord File Converters Categorized by Word Release
Q119889 Word for the Macintosh: History of External File Converters
Q136385 Supported Foreign File Formats in Word and Office 95
Q125219 RFT-DCA Converter Enhancements in Word 6.0c for Windows
Q119461 Supported Foreign File Formats in Word 6 for the Macintosh
Q174813 WD: Third-Party Conversion Solutions
For more information about how to obtain the RTF specification, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q86999 WD: Rich Text Format (RTF) Specification 1.6
Q111716 How to Obtain the WinWord Converter SDK (GC1039)
Q164472 WD97: GC1282: Rich Text Format Addendum (Spec. for Word 97)
NOTE: The RTF Specification version 1.6 is available in the MSDN library at the
following URL:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/)
Click Specifications, click Applications, and then click Rich Text Format (RTF)
Specification, version 1.6.
Additional query words: rftdca dcarft rft/dca dca/rft dca-rft rft dca rich- text
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Keywords : kbdta winword word97
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:97
Issue type : kbinfo
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