rtf files or .doc

rtf files/word

[meanweaver]

I am in the process of building a site that requires a big word document on it as a web page, I have now done this after lots of hassle with formatting ect, I was also to link to the word document as i think that should preview in a browser ok, having looked at another site that does similar things i notice there files load as an .rtf file, now i know this means rich text file but how would you get something into.rtf format and is this better than word format.

Regards Ian

[PatrickDeese]

just about every word processing program i've used since 1994 has been able to save in RTF format - just choose "Save As" in Word instead of Save, then click on the tab in the dialogue to choose the appropriate format.

.doc files may not be compatible between different versions of Word (newer .doc files aren't always 100% compatible with older versions of Word) - and anyhow, anyone that does't have Word installed may not be able to automatically open your Doc file in the browser.

That is why I always use RTF files if I want to have a link to a word processing document on a site.

[meanweaver]

Yes as soon as i submitted the post I Remembered the save us rtf format, never really needed to link to one before so i will make the links to an .rtf file instead of a .doc file. Thanks for that,

Regards Ian

[TheDoctor]

Just a thought, but why do you want to put a word processing document on-line? Do your users need to amend it? It might be worth your while to use PDF.

Incidenatlly, one advantage of .rtf over .doc is that you can't transmit viruses in .rtf files.