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Rich Text Format
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Rich Text Format - (RTF) An interchange format from Microsoft for exchange of documents between Word and other document preparation systems.


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If you and your students use RTF files for the submission and return of work, you will be able to avoid many of the difficulties surrounding the importing and exporting of different file formats between platforms and word-processors.
It is true that RTF files cannot contain a macro-program (macros) in basic form -- in the instance of conversion by standard means from other formats, the macros are automatically deleted - however, this same RTF feature has a flip side to it users are lulled into a sense of security, ignoring the basic principles of safety when working with RTF documents.
Despite this vulnerability, Sophos maintains that RTF files should be used as opposed to DOC files, which are still more likely to harbour viruses.
 
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