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Subject:Re: Making RTF default format for Word? From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- STARBASECORP -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 26 Jan 1995 08:53:01 -0800
Chet Ensign asks:
> Does anyone know if there is a way to lock Word into saving in RTF format
> rather than its default binary format? I'm developing a workflow application
> where RTF from a Word template is converted to SGML. I'd like to save the
> writer from having to manually make that change when they submit the file.
There isn't any way that I know of to make rtf the default format...
But the good news is that you only have to do it once (in Word6).
When you open an rtf, it saves as an rtf, not a Word file.
Sue Gallagher
StarBase Corp, Irvine CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
