RTF (Rich Text Format) is a standard language for formatting printed pages, such as word processor documents.
RTF can be used as a "Bridge" between programs; for example if you have Microsoft Word and another word processor, and you wish to open a document in the other word processor, you could save the document as an RTF document in Microsoft word, then open the RTF document in the other word processor.
RTF stands for "Rich Text Format". It's a file format used for documents that can contain both text and pictures. RTF can also contain embedded fonts, Annotations and drawings.
Microsoft developed the RTF document file format in the year 1987. Microsoft used the RTF document file format for their products and for multi-platform document interchange.
.doc refers to a word document .rtf refers to rich text format the .rtf extension was an enhancement of the .txt (Notepad) which was available in initial versions of windows. in rtf format you can form text styles like bold italics etc but advanced text editing and formatting was not supported by .rtf the word document provides us a lot of features that the rtf does not.
.rtf is rich text format and can be opened in Word or Wordpad.
file format
it is specified in the rtf format and indicates the starting of a paragraph.
RTF means rich text format developed by Microsoft. Sometimes, when you e.g. work with different versions of MS Word you can save your files in rtf so you ensure that you open them without any problems. RTF also works with OpenOffice.org and some other word processing software. But some features that work in doc do not work in rtf formats.
TextEdit located in your Applications folder will open and display Rich Text Format (RTF) files.
Wordpad, Notepad, any equivalent text editing program.
Advantage is because most applications allows you to import rtf file or to open it in that application, disadvantage is file size it is much bigger then Word format (docx).
You cannot change the format from Office 2003 to Office 2007, the technology was not out then. But you can make a RTF document that will open in Office 2007. Click on File/Save as/click on the arrow to open the drop down list/ choose RTF
RTF to PDF Converter specially designed to convert RTF (Rich Text Format) to PDF on Windows system (windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista, and windows 7). For working as a virtual printer, RTF to PDF software can convert RTF file to PDF document with various printing ways like right clicking Print button.Apart from converting, RTF to PDF free converter also can convert RTF files to image formats (JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, PCX), scripts formats (PS,EPS) under "Options".Convert RTF to PDF documentMerge multiple RTF documents into one PDFEncrypt PDF document with password protectionAdd stampstring into PDF pagemore information about it you can see:http://www.oxpdf.com/rtf-to-pdf-converter.html