Opening .rtf in Pages?

[jeejeebu]

Why doesn't this seem to work? I get a message that says "Unable to open "xxx.rtf" because it isn't a valid Pages document." This is not a problem with Word documents.

I'm still using the trial, so I want to know if this is going to be a problem before I buy it.

 

[Peace]

Pages opens .rtf files fine for me. Could be because I'm using Leopard though.

 

[italiano40]

yea wait for leopard then it gets supported or look for an online convertor

 

[IJ Reilly]

Opening RTF files in Pages does not require Leopard. It's always worked.

I have seen this issue occasionally though. I think it depends on the source of the RTF file.

 

[MisterMe]

Opening RTF files in Pages does not require Leopard. It's always worked.

I have seen this issue occasionally though. I think it depends on the source of the RTF file.

Yes. Pages opens .rtf files here just fine--within limits.

 

[jeejeebu]

Yes. Pages opens .rtf files here just fine--within limits.

What are those limits? This doc is a doc that I created in Pages, exported as .doc, sent to my friend, then she saved it as .rtf and sent it back to me.

 

[IJ Reilly]

What are those limits? This doc is a doc that I created in Pages, exported as .doc, sent to my friend, then she saved it as .rtf and sent it back to me.

Try opening the file in TextEdit. If that works, you can save it as another RTF file.

 

[theBB]

It seems Microsoft puts a strange spin on rtf. I don't know who is breaking the standard rules, but I have some software that actually asks me whether I want to save as MS rtf format or some other rtf.

TextEdit might be able to open it, as suggested.

 

[MisterMe]

What are those limits? This doc is a doc that I created in Pages, exported as .doc, sent to my friend, then she saved it as .rtf and sent it back to me.

Why not send your friend the file in RTF format?

 

[jeejeebu]

Why not send your friend the file in RTF format?

Oh, no, I sent her the doc in Word because that's how she wanted it. Then I remembered that someone had been complaining to me about opening RTF in Pages, so I asked her to send me one to test it. So she just converted the doc I had already sent her.

 

[IJ Reilly]

It seems Microsoft puts a strange spin on rtf. I don't know who is breaking the standard rules, but I have some software that actually asks me whether I want to save as MS rtf format or some other rtf.

I think you might be right. Ironically, the RTF format was created by Microsoft.

 

[MisterMe]

Oh, no, I sent her the doc in Word because that's how she wanted it. ...

If your friend is using Word on Windows, then she will never know the difference. If by chance she discovers your deception, then explain to her that it is better to reduce the number of file conversions.

 

[jeejeebu]

If your friend is using Word on Windows, then she will never know the difference. If by chance she discovers your deception, then explain to her that it is better to reduce the number of file conversions.

I don't care about sending her anything. This just happened to be the doc she used for testing purposes. I'm only concerned with my ability to open it now that she's converted it. Someone said that source was the problem, so I explained the source of the doc incase it makes any difference. Also, she used Office 04 on a Mac to convert it.