Convert RTF to Text and Save

Hello,

You're on the right track. Just missing one step.

In TextEdit, go to the "Format" menu. Then choose "Make Plain Text".

Now, go to save (or Save As) and save your document.

Now, you'll have a Plain Text document.

I hope this helps.

Let us know if you have other questions.


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Download this action and import it into Automator:
Convert Text. Create a new workflow with these five steps. You can, of course, tailor this however you'd like but it works as is.

1. Ask for Finder Items
   Type: Files and Folders
   Start at: Desktop
   Prompt: Choose the documents to be converted to plain text
   [x] Allow Multiple Selection
2. 
   
3. Launch Application
   TextEdit
4. 
   
5. Open Finder Items
   Open with: TextEdit
6. 
   
7. Convert Text Files
   Convert to Format: Plain Text (txt)
   Save Results in: Desktop
   Options
   [x] Show Action When Run
     (x) Show Selected Items
       [x] Save Results in
8. 
   
9. Quit Application
   TextEdit    Save changes: [Ask]

Hello,

If you are looking for an automated solution, check out this program here:
http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Utilities/rtftxt.shtml

Or, from it's author's site here:
http://www.bluem.net/downloads/rtf2txt_en/

It will need to run in Rosetta on an Intel Mac. But, it should run on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.

I hope this helps.

Let us know if you have other questions.


P.S., if you'd like, go ahead and click the "Helpful" or "Solved" buttons on any of the posts / replies above if you feel they were helpful or adequately answered your question.

Hello,

You're welcome, glad I could help.

I hope that helps you to get the conversion done quickly.