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IF YOU WANNA GOING DEEP I RECOMMEND THOSE LINKS:

https://github.com/jokecamp/RtfWebVisualizer
http://www.pindari.com/rtf1.html
http://www.biblioscape.com/rtf15_spec.htm https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa140302

INITIALIZING THE FILE

{\rtf\ansi\deff0

means:

rtf -> rich text format
ansi -> using ANSI
deff0 -> define font: 0

SET DOCUMENT SIZE AND ORIENTATION

\landscape
\paperw15840\paperh12240

\portrait
\paperw12240\paperh15840

means:

paperw -> paper width
paperh -> paper height

notes:

  • the size 15840 is equal to 11 inchs and 12240 to 8,5 inchs (letter size)
  • use only integer values

SET MARGINS

\margl720\margr720\margt720\margb720

means:

margl -> margin left
margr -> margin right
margt -> margin top
margb -> margin bottom

notes:

  • the size 720 is equal to 0,5 inch
  • use only integer values

SET DOCUMENT COLORS

{\colortbl;
\red255\green0\blue0;
\red0\green255\blue0;
}

means:

colortbl -> color table
red255\green0\blue0 -> rgb color byte value

how to use colors:

\cf1
Text
\cf2Text

cf1 -> all text after this will use the color 1 of the table as foreground
cf2 -> all text after this will use the color 2 of the table as foreground

notes:

  • the default is black
  • could be declared just one time, only the first works
  • always start in 1, cf0 doesn't exists
  • use only integer values

SET DOCUMENT FONTS

{\fonttbl
{\f0 Courier;}
{\f1 Arial;}
{\f2 Helv;}
{\f3 Tms Rmn;}
{\f4 Verdana;}
{\f5 Symbol;}
}

means:

fonttbl -> font table
f0 -> font 0

notes:

  • the default is Calibri
  • you can use \fN to set the text font
  • this table could be declared several times in the file, the text uses the last declaration values
  • if font doesn't exist and is not setted, will use Calibri with a fake name
  • the default font always will be \f0, if start the table with other number it will use Calibri, if no one is setted
  • if you use a declaration like: "\f0 \f1" the text will use the last one ever if this font doesn't exists

BREAKLINE

\line

note:

  • same as the escape sequence \n in C
  • if don't have a space between \line and the text the command is ignored

BREAKPAGE

\page

note:

  • if don't have a space between \page and the text the command is ignored

TAB

\tab
\tx1440 \tab

means:

tx -> tab x size

note:

  • same as the escape sequence \t in C
  • if don't have a space between \tab and the text the command is ignored
  • \tx1440 is equal to 1 inch and 24,5 mm or 2,45 cm
  • \tx can be used in a row to define differents sizes of tab. Ex.: \tx720 \tx1440 \tx720 \tab \tab \tab
  • \tx row can declared just one time, the others will be ignored
  • use only integer values

FONTSIZE

\fs20

means:

fs20 -> font size 20

note:

  • \fs20 in points is 10pt
  • use only integer values

PARAGRAPH

\par

means:

par -> end of a paragraph

note:

  • if don't have a space between \par and the text the command is ignored

TEXT STYLE

\i -> italic on
\i0 -> italic off
\b -> bold on
\b0 -> bold off
\scaps -> small caps on
\scaps0 -> small caps off
\strike -> strike through on
\strike0 -> strike through off
\caps -> capitals on
\caps0 -> all capitals off
\outl -> outline on
\outl0 -> outline off
\ul -> Underline on
\uldb -> Double Underline on
\ulth -> Thick Underline on
\ulw -> Underline words only on
\ulwave -> Wave Underline on
\uld -> Dotted Underline on
\uldash -> Dash Underline on
\uldashd -> Dot Dash Underline on
\ul0 -> Any underline off

ALIGNMENT

\ql -> left
\qr -> right
\qc -> centered
\qj -> justified

RESET VALUES

\pard -> reset tables configuration (\tx)
\plain -> reset text size, style and font family to default

FILE INFO

{\info
{\author John Doe} <- author name
{\creatim\yr1990\mo7\dy30\hr10\min48} <- time stamp
}