What do you save your documents in .doc, rtf, or some other
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40193)
Canada
October 14, 2007 12:55pm CST
I usually save in the .doc format, but I was thinking what if a great uncle or someone suddenly left me thousands of dollars and then I decided to get a Mac? Or what happens when someone wants to send the document over to someone who has a different machine? I know that a lot of online writings is often done in rich text format and though I prefer the .doc, the possibility may occur that I may have to change in a different format.
So for all of you, do you use the .doc or do you save in rtf. and if not, what format do you use?
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12 responses
@cblackink (969)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Most people can open a .doc, but honestly, it's always safer for me to save most things as plain text, like on notepad. This is always better for online editing, like if you happen to submit articles to article sites, like I do. I also maintain three websites of my own and when using an HTML editor, it's always easier to copy and paste something from Notepad, rather than a word document. My two cents.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I use doc most of the time, and I usually edit before I upload, but I sometimes use rtf if the online site prefers it.
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
14 Oct 07
Convert files to PDF. That way all someone has to do is get the free reader. No fuss, no cuss. Its pretty handy for business and some family exchanges.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I write novels, but I do write some articles and I do have a pdf free converter that I use.
@unusualsuspect (2602)
• United States
14 Oct 07
I do use a Mac, and even though you don't have to have extensions for Mac docs, you can assign one. Most programs save documents in their own format, but you always have the option to save as any other type. I write on one site that requires you to upload with an extension instead of copying and pasting, so I save my articles as .rtf. Word files sometimes have to be edited or saved as .txt to avoid getting strange symbols when they're posted on the web.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I found that to be true. I usually save as doc but in some cases I do use rtf.
@morgandrake (2136)
• United States
14 Oct 07
Most of my stuff is in doc, but I do occasionally save stuff in plain text and rtf. I tend to use PDF for cross platform purposes. It is not really a problem for writers; it is more of a problem for other types of computer users. Word tends to be the standard, so a lot of word processing programs can open doc.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
15 Oct 07
I use .doc most of the time, I did save in rtf. because it was recommended, but I found it slower.
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@surajpkn (582)
• India
15 Oct 07
I always save them in the .doc format. The new format that is used by microsoft office 2007 is .docx. That is, it saves it in the form of byte codes so .docx takes only less space than .doc.
I consider .doc to be safest because, we can send the file to any where we want and their os would definitely support .doc.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I never knew that. I have Word Xp on my computer, but I never showed the extensions. I do prefer doc.
@capicious (11)
• China
15 Oct 07
For the document used by myself,i often save them in the docx format.But if it needs to be printed or sended to others,i often save them into the doc. format in case the office software others used are not the new forword and they can't open the file.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
19 Oct 07
This is about whether you write using Word and the .doc format, rtf, or text when writing articles.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
15 Oct 07
I am in the business of text processing, editing,layouts and giving finishing touches to reports prepared by young people who are working for multinational companies or Universities. Most of the time I will be doing the work in MS WORD. So all the documents are saved in .doc and I also make copies in CD and give them. After sometime, I delete the temporary files, and the mail files if the purpose is served.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I like doc. and most of my novel is in the .doc format, but I wonder what if I buy a Mac notebook? I mean if I want to transfer my novel on one. I do save on Cd and I have an online storage that I use.
@CarlHalling (3617)
• United Kingdom
17 Oct 07
I use the .doc format. I post alot of writing online (Blogs; Writing Sites), and like to get really important writings up there as soon as possible. I've lost alot of material in the past through computer problems.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
19 Oct 07
I like doc format the best and it is easier to use, it has grammar and speller checker that I can add words to.
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
15 Oct 07
well most of the time i would use.doc formation.to me its much more easier and its alot quicker to look for what i want if i have to.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I usually use doc. The only time I use rtf is when I am unsure whether the other people can read in doc.
@tujiagirl (368)
• China
15 Oct 07
Most of time I use doc to save my files, especially for work. There is a problem for Office word. Doc files often cost more space than text files. Because doc has formats but text file only has byte stream,no format. When I need to tranfer some thing to other people,I covert them to PDF first,and then send this PDF file to others. Everyone can edit your doc file but they can't do anything to your PDF file except delete it.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I like doc files the best. I do not use pdf unless it is how to or informational document that I want to send along.
@sauldejesus (169)
• Philippines
15 Oct 07
Same as you, I use the default format since they are almost universally read by office suites other than microsoft office.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I used to save a lot in rtf, but I got a larger hard drive and a new computer, so now I save mostly in doc. However if I am unsure what the other person can read, I will use rtf.
