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ADD YOUR RTF
Drop the RTF file into the box above or choose it from your device.
RTF → DOC / online converter
RTF to DOC Converter
Convert an RTF file to an old Word 97-2003 DOC file.
01 / how to
How to convert RTF to DOC
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CONVERT TO DOC
DOC is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished DOC file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- Text, formatting, tables, images, headers and footers are carried over
- A Word 97-2003 file for old versions of Word and software that cannot open DOCX
- Headers, footers, tables and pictures are kept
Good to know
- Features that exist only in one program (some effects, fields, add-ins) may be simplified.
- The old format cannot hold newer Word features, so they are simplified. The file is also larger than a DOCX.
- Files up to 300 MB are accepted.
03 / formats
RTF vs DOC
RTF
An RTF file is a lightly-formatted text format (bold, italic, fonts, basic layout) that almost any word processor can open, designed specifically for cross-application compatibility.
Used in: Cross-application documents · Legacy word processors
DOC
A DOC file is the older, legacy Microsoft Word format (Word 97-2003), stored as a proprietary binary format. Still shows up in old archives and email attachments, but Word itself has defaulted to DOCX since 2007.
Used in: Legacy Word documents · Old email attachments
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