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Plain Text Formats

The document summarizes various plain-text file formats available in Microsoft Word 2000 that do not require a file converter. It lists the file formats, their extensions, and provides brief comments on what formatting each format preserves or removes when saving a Word document in that format. The formats include Text only, MS-DOS text only, Text only with line breaks, Text with layout, Rich Text Format, and Encoded text.

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Plain Text Formats

The document summarizes various plain-text file formats available in Microsoft Word 2000 that do not require a file converter. It lists the file formats, their extensions, and provides brief comments on what formatting each format preserves or removes when saving a Word document in that format. The formats include Text only, MS-DOS text only, Text only with line breaks, Text with layout, Rich Text Format, and Encoded text.

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  • Plain-text file formats supplied with Word 2000: This section describes different plain-text file formats used with Word 2000, outlining their characteristics and comments for use.

Plain-text file formats supplied with Word 2000

The following formats do not use a file converter.*

File Format Comments


Text only Saves text without its formatting (ie no page
margins,auto indents, soft spaces etc). Converts all
section breaks, page breaks, manual line breaks, and
new line characters to paragraph marks (13,10).
Renders tab chars and spaces as user typed.
Uses the ANSI character set. Select this format only if
the destination program cannot read any of the other
available file formats. (.txt)
MS-DOS text only Converts files the same way as Text only format. Uses
the extended ASCII character set, which is the
standard for MS-DOS-based programs. Use this
format to share documents between Word and non-
Windows-based programs. (.txt)
Text only with line breaks, MS- Saves text without formatting. Converts all line breaks
DOS text only with line breaks (including soft line breaks), section breaks, and page
breaks to paragraph marks. Use this format when you
want to maintain line breaks — for example, when
transferring documents to an electronic mail system.
(.txt)
Text with layout, Preserves line breaks. Inserts spaces in a converted
MS-DOS text with layout document to approximate indents, tables, line spacing,
paragraph spacing, and tab stops. Converts section
*uses a file converter. breaks and page breaks to paragraph marks. Use this
format to convert a document to a text file format
while preserving the page layout. (.ans or .asc)
Rich Text Format (RTF) Saves all formatting. Converts formatting to
instructions that other programs, including compatible
Microsoft programs, can read and interpret.
Encoded text Saves text without its formatting. Uses the encoding
standard that you choose. Use this format when you
share documents with people who use system software
in another language

Plain-text file formats supplied with Word 2000 The following formats do not use a file converter.* File Format Comments Text

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