What is RTF format and how is it different from DOC?
- RICH TEXT FORMAT - the structure of the format is revealed, and almost all Text editors support it
DOC is a format invented by Microsoft, the structure is patented, it constantly changes depending on the office version
and the further you go, the fewer programs it is correctly supported, but since basically everyone uses Microsoft Office, it’s not scary yet rtf, it turns out, was also invented by Bill Gates
- Text format appeared earlier than doc. Designed for Word Pad and can be opened by almost all e-readers. Otherwise there is not much difference for the user.
- RDF is a light version of DOC
- More universal format. Most likely to be opened by a Thief of any version.
If you, Anna, noticed Word old version may not open a document created in a newer one. - Rich Text Format (RTF)
This format was defined by Microsoft as a standard format for exchanging text documents. Therefore, this format is similar in purpose to the SYLK format for spreadsheets. RTF is supported by many Microsoft products. For example, starting with version 2.0, it was introduced into Windows as a Clipboard format, making it possible to exchange data between different application programs Windows. In addition, RT format is supported WORD programs for Macintosh, starting with version 3.X, and WORD for PC, starting with version 4.X. RTF uses only character-representable codes from the ASCII, MAC and PC character sets to exchange documents. In addition to text, the file in RT format contains control commands in a readable form.
The document consists primarily of control commands for setting up a program for reading files in RTF format. These commands can be divided into control words and control symbols.
Majority text editors implement import/export into RTF format, due to which this format is often used as a general format for transferring text from one program to another.
DOC or .doc (from English document) is a file name extension used for files representing text, with or without markup.
The .DOC extension was often used to denote simple text files without formatting, but later came to be used for binary formats with markup.
In the 1990s, Microsoft began using the extension for a series of proprietary file formats for its word processor, Microsoft Word. As a result of Microsoft's monopoly on the office products market, DOC has become synonymous with this file format. Other values for the .doc extension have largely fallen out of use on the IBM PC platform.
The MS Office application is known to almost all computer users, if not all over the world, then certainly in our country. This popularity is largely due to the growing needs modern world in creating and sharing information. In any modern government agency, thousands of documents are created and sent every day, and therefore there is an urgent need for programs that could standardize and simplify this process.
However, in this regard, the rtf format is much more interesting, which in most cases can be positioned as a universal means of transmitting information. By the way, why is he so good? Why not use doc?
The fact is that the rtf format is openly supported by almost all operating systems, and can also be read by the simplest. To use it there is no need to install complex, heavy and expensive office packages. Most applications for working with text data support saving in this standard.
But this is not even why users love the rtf format so much. Unlike the above-mentioned doc, as well as docx, odt and other similar files, it can only contain text. Inexperienced users may decide that in all of the above varieties text documents there is nothing else, but it is not so. The fact is that the same office doc format, beloved by our domestic users, can contain macros. In fact, these are real programs that can be used by attackers for less than good purposes.
They account for a considerable part of infections that occur when text documents downloaded from the Internet are launched. Using the rtf format, you actually do not risk anything. But it also has certain disadvantages that also need to be taken into account when saving your job. For example, to convert an rtf format to txt, you still have to use some office application. But this does not pose a particular problem.
For example, it cannot be used to create dynamically linked documents. The introduction of objects into the receiving document leads to a significant increase in the size of the latter. In this regard, a method is sometimes used in which only a connection with the source is established. In this case, although the object is displayed in the destination document, it is not saved in it, since inside the document there is only a link to the source file or object. Therefore, do not insert particularly large images into rtf format.
In addition, it also has certain formatting problems. So, don’t even think about saving an important document or diploma in rtf format. You will always find a way to open it, but no one will guarantee the preservation of the original appearance of your creation. In addition, it is almost completely absent. Simply put, if you saved your work in an old version of the program, then it almost certainly will not open in the new application.
You should not rely on OpenSource products, since this moment Microsoft (namely, this company is the creator of the format) posted in open access only primary rtf versions.
If you have installed on your computer antivirus program Can scan all files on your computer, as well as each file individually. You can scan any file by clicking right click mouse on the file and selecting the appropriate option to scan the file for viruses.
For example, in this figure it is highlighted file my-file.rtf, then you need to right-click on this file and select the option in the file menu "scan from using AVG»
. When choosing this parameter will open AVG Antivirus, which will perform the check this file for the presence of viruses.
Sometimes an error may occur as a result incorrect installation software
, which may be due to a problem encountered during the installation process. This may interfere with your operating system link your RTF file to the correct application software
, influencing the so-called "file extension associations".
Sometimes simple reinstalling Corel WordPerfect X8 can solve your problem by linking RTF correctly with Corel WordPerfect X8. In other cases, problems with file associations may result from bad software programming developer and you may need to contact the developer for further assistance.
Advice: Try updating Corel WordPerfect X8 to the latest version to ensure you have the latest fixes and updates.
This may seem too obvious, but often the RTF file itself may be causing the problem. If you received the file via an attachment Email or downloaded it from a website and the download process was interrupted (for example, a power outage or other reason), the file may become damaged. If possible, try getting a new copy of the RTF file and try opening it again.
Carefully: A damaged file can cause collateral damage to previous or existing malware on your PC, so it is important to keep your computer up-to-date with an up-to-date antivirus.
If your file is RTF related to the hardware on your computer to open the file you may need update device drivers associated with this equipment.
This problem usually associated with media file types, which depend on successfully opening the hardware inside the computer, e.g. sound card or video cards. For example, if you are trying to open an audio file but cannot open it, you may need to update sound card drivers.
Advice: If when you try to open an RTF file you receive .SYS file error message, the problem could probably be associated with damaged or outdated drivers devices that need to be updated. This process can be made easier by using driver update software such as DriverDoc.
If the steps do not solve the problem and you are still having problems opening RTF files, this may be due to lack of available system resources
. Some versions of RTF files may require a significant amount of resources (e.g. memory/RAM, processing power) to properly open on your computer. This problem occurs quite often if you are using a fairly old computer. Hardware and at the same time a much newer operating system.
This problem can occur when the computer has difficulty completing a task because operating system(and other services running in background) can consume too many resources to open the RTF file. Try closing all applications on your PC before opening Rich Text Format File. Freeing up all available resources on your computer will provide the best conditions for attempting to open the RTF file.
If you completed all the steps described above and your RTF file still won't open, you may need to run equipment update. In most cases, even when using older versions of hardware, the processing power can still be more than sufficient for most user applications (unless you're doing a lot of CPU-intensive work, such as 3D rendering, financial/scientific modeling, or intensive multimedia work) . Thus, it is likely that your computer does not have enough memory(more commonly called "RAM", or RAM) to perform the file open task.
Extensions are some of the files associated or which can be opened with the Microsoft WordPad. RTF files are text documents that can be created, opened, viewed, edited or changed using word processing applications for both Mac and Microsoft Windows-based computers, like Microsoft WordPad for Windows and Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac. It gives the users a wide cross compatibility support, which was the central objective for the improvement of the Rich Text Format technology, and these .rtf files can even be opened, viewed and used with database applications. The OpenBSD Unix platform is frequently used in computers running as Web servers of a secure network. OpenBSD files may be saved in directories of the OpenBSD system that were generated upon installation of the software applications. Files with the .openbsd extension can be opened by standard text editors, particularly well-known like Microsoft Notepad, and this text editor may also be used to create and edit OPENBSD files. Files with the .readme extension are text documents engaged to give users with beneficial information and specific details about certain applications installed in the system. These files can be opened, viewed and edited with a selection of text editors including Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft WordPad.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor program that is packed in the Microsoft Office Suite. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation, generating a .doc file extension when the file is saved. A document file format (.doc) is a text or binary file format for saving documents on a storage media, mainly for computer use, like typing text, charts, tables, page formatting, graphs, images and other documents whose content is created and edited. Contents of these documents are printable in any sizes and are capable of open in other devices provided that its operating system is able to read DOC files. This .doc file extension has become extensive de facto standard for office documents, but it is an owned format and is not always totally supported by other word processors. A variety of programs that is able to open this type of file, and different operating systems and have installed programs that can open a 1ST file are: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Notepad, Microsoft Word, IBM Lotus WordPro, and Corel WordPerfect. Microsoft Notepad
Microsoft Notepad
Notepad is a basic text editor used to create plain documents. It is commonly used to view or edit text (.txt) files, and a simple tool for creating Web pages, and supports only the basic formatting in HTML documents. It also has a simple built-in logging function. Each time a file that initializes with .log is opened, the program inserts a text timestamp on the last line of the file. It accepts text from the Windows clipboard. This is helpful in stripping embedded font type and style codes from formatted text, such as when copying text from a Web page and pasting into an email message or other “What You See Is What You Get† text editor. The formatted text is temporarily pasted into Notepad, and then immediately copied again in stripped format to be pasted into the other program. Simple text editors like Notepad may be used to change text with markup, such as HTML. Early versions of Notepad offered only the most basic functions, such as finding text. Newer versions of Windows include an updated version of Notepad with a search and replace function (Ctrl + H), as well as Ctrl + F for search and similar keyboard shortcuts. It makes use of a built-in window class named edit. In older versions such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 3.1, there is a 64k limit on the size of the file being edited, an operating system limit of the EDIT class.
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Works is incorporated package software that was developed by Microsoft. It is less expensive, smaller, and has fewer features than Microsoft Office or other office suites. Its central functionality includes a word processor, a spreadsheet and a database management system. Newer versions have a calendar application and a dictionary while older versions included a terminal emulator. Files with WPS extension is utilized for output files of the Microsoft Works word processing application. These files are classified as text documents that can be created, saved, viewed and edited using the Microsoft Works program. Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Publisher 2010, Planamesa NeoOffice, and OxygenOffice Professional are some of the applications that are able to open and view the content of these WPS files. The contents of these WPS files can also be exported to other compatible word document formats. This promotes convenience and efficient document presentation, group collaboration and sharing between users of different systems and word processing applications; however, WPS document cannot be applied with macros and other formatting options available in Microsoft Word; so Microsoft discontinued support and development of the Microsoft Works application with its version 9 and the release of Microsoft Word 2010. Notepad2
The Notepad2 application is a more advanced text editor for Windows developed by Florian Balmer. This program originated from the original built-in Microsoft Notepad which is why it is also effective and fast even when it is small. Notepad2 also has a lot of features such as syntax highlighting that allows a text or a source code to be displayed using different fonts and colors. This syntax highlighting feature of notepad2 allows users to write programming language easily and clearly. This amazing function of Notepad2 is also owing to several other features it possesses such as auto indentation, regular and expression-based find and replace feature, bracket matching, newline conversion, encoding conversion as well as multiple undo and redo features. These features make the function of the simple Notepad more advanced and it makes Notepad more interesting to use either to open files in .txt format or to write HTML codes. Notepad2 also supports many programming languages such as ASP, C++, Perl, Java, etc.
