Saving in Rich Text Format
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Updated 08/05
Saving a Document in Rich Text Format
Students frequently need to send documents to their instructors. At Central Arizona
College most instructors use Microsoft Word as their word processor. If a student uses
a word processor other than Word, the instructor might experience difficulty opening the
document.
Rich Text Format (RTF) is a word processing file format which is almost universal. A
RTF document can be created in any operating system (Windows or Mac) and can be
read on almost every word processor.
NOTE: These directions are written using Microsoft Word as the word processor.
Saving in Rich Text Format in any other word processor should be a very similar
process.
Step 1
Type the document in your word processor. Use
the margins, text size, and formatting information
given by your instructor if necessary.
Step 2
Click on “File” on the Menu. Click on “Save As”.
Step 3
Click on the arrow at the right of the “Save as
type” box and select “Rich Text Format” from the
list.
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Step 4
Select a place to store the file. For example – select
the “My Documents” folder.
Next click on the “Open” button for the folder to open
that folder.
Step 5
Type in a name for the file and then click “Save”.
Do not type in the .rtf at the end of the file name. The
word processor will automatically add .rtf.
Updated 08/05