Export Word document to RTF

The following example shows you how to export a Word document to RTF format. The SaveAsRtf method preserves text formatting, paragraphs, tables, hyperlinks, images, colors, and other document elements.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Open existing Word document
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument("c:\\test\\input.docx");

            // Export to RTF
            doc.SaveAsRtf("c:\\test\\output.rtf");

            Console.WriteLine("Document exported to RTF successfully!");
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        ' Open existing Word document
        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument("c:\test\input.docx")

        ' Export to RTF
        doc.SaveAsRtf("c:\test\output.rtf")

        Console.WriteLine("Document exported to RTF successfully!")

    End Sub
End Module

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