RTF and rtfd??????????????

From fileinfo.com:

RTF: Rich Text Format File
Common text file format that supports "rich text;" may include several types of text formatting, such as bold type, italics, different fonts and font sizes, custom tab settings, etc; may also support images saved within the text file.

RTFD: Rich Text Format Directory File
Rich text file similar to a .RTF document, but may contain attachments, such as images, PDFs, fonts, or other files; originally developed for the NeXT operating system and later moved to Mac OS X.

A test of some sample documents showed Pages will use the .rtf extension if the (word processing) document contains only formatted text, but as soon as a graphics object is added, the extension used is .rtfd. Pages Layout type documents always contain objects (all text is contained in text boxes), so I suspect they will always export as rtfd.

Regards,
Barry

Ah the joys of instant gratification!

Download the Pages09_UserGuide.com from under the Help menu and read up on how it works.

If you want to attach something that can be read by others try exporting to .pdf.

Peter

Forget about RTF and Pages. The support is abysmal and not very compatible with Windows. Pictures are not supported for example.

Use PDF or Word export. If you want to use RTF either use the free OpenOffice/NeoOffice or invest in MS Office.