Support. You can obtain this document from the Microsoft Software
Library which is available on the World Wide Web at the following
address:

http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/

Header

The header has the following syntax:

<header>	\šrtf <charset> \šdeff? <fonttbl> <filetbl>? <colortbl>? <style
sheet>? <listtables>><revtbl>?


Each of the various header tables should appear in the order listed in
the previous table. Document properties can occur before and between the
header tables.

A property must be defined before being referenced, specifically:

The style sheet must occur before any style usage.

The font table must precede any reference to a font.

The \deff keyword must precede any text without an explicit reference to
a font, because it specifies the font to use in such cases.

Unicode RTF

Word 97 is a partially Unicode-enabled application. Text is handled
using the 16-bit Unicode character encoding scheme. Expressing this text
in RTF requires a new mechanism, because until this release (version
1.5), RTF has only handled 7-bit characters directly and 8-bit
characters encoded as hexadecimal. The Unicode mechanism described here
can be applied to any RTF destination or body text.

Control word	Meaning
\ansicpgN	This keyword represents the ANSI code page that is used to
perform the Unicode to ANSI conversion when writing RTF text. N
represents the code page in decimal. This is typically set to the
default ANSI code page of the run-time environment (for example
\ansicpg1252 for U.S. Windows(R)). The reader can use the same ANSI code
page to convert ANSI text back to Unicode.

This keyword should be emitted in the RTF header section right after the
\ansi, \mac, \pc or \pca keyword.
\upr	This keyword represents a destination with two embedded
destinations, one represented using Unicode and the other using ANSI.
This keyword operates in conjunction with the \ud keyword to provide
backward compatibility. The general syntax is as follows:

{\upr{keyword ansi_text}{\*\ud{keyword Unicode_text}}}

Notice that this keyword-destination does not use the \* keyword; this
forces the old RTF readers to pick up the ANSI representation and
discard the Unicode representation.
\ud	This is a destination that is represented in Unicode. The text is
represented using a mixture of ANSI translation and use of \uN keywords
to represent characters that do not have the exact ANSI equivalent.
\uN	This keyword represents a single Unicode character which has no
equivalent ANSI representation based on the current ANSI code page. N
represents the Unicode character value expressed as a decimal number.

This keyword is followed immediately by equivalent characters in ANSI
representation. In this way, old readers will ignore the \uN keyword and
pick up the ANSI representation properly. When this keyword is
encountered, the reader should ignore the next N characters, where N
corresponds to the last \ucN value encountered.

As with all RTF keywords, a keyword-terminating space may be present
(before the ANSI characters) that is not counted in the characters to
skip. While this is not likely to occur, a \bin keyword, its argument,
and the binary data that follows are considered one character for
skipping purposes. If an RTF scope delimiter character (that is, an
opening or closing brace) is encountered while scanning skippable data,
the skippable data is considered to be ended before the delimiter. This
makes it possible for a reader to perform some rudimentary error
recovery. To include an RTF delimiter in skippable data, it must be
represented using the appropriate control symbol (backslash) as in plain
text. Any RTF control word or symbol is considered a single character
for the purposes of counting skippable characters.

An RTF writer, when it encounters a Unicode character with no
corresponding ANSI character, should output \uN followed by the best
ANSI representation it can manage. Also, if the Unicode character
translates into an ANSI character stream with count of bytes differing
from the current Unicode character byte count, it should emit the \ucN
keyword prior to the \uN keyword to notify the reader of the change.

RTF control words generally accept signed 16-bit numbers as arguments.
For this reason, Unicode values greater than 32,767 must be expressed as
negative numbers.
\ucN	This keyword represents the number of bytes corresponding to a
given \uN Unicode character. This keyword may be used at any time, and
values are scoped like character properties. That is, a \ucN keyword
applies only to text following the keyword, and within the same (or
deeper) nested braces. On exiting the group, the previous \uc value is
restored. The reader must keep a stack of  counts seen and use the most
recent one to skip the appropriate number of characters when it
encounters a \uN keyword. When leaving an RTF group that specified a \uc
value, the reader must revert to the previous value. A default of 1
should be assumed if no \uc keyword has been seen in the current or
outer scopes.

A common practice is to emit no ANSI representation for Unicode
characters within a Unicode destination context (that is, inside a \ud
destination). Typically, the destination will contain a \uc0 control
sequence. There is no need to reset the count on leaving the \ud
destination because the scoping rules will ensure the previous value is
restored.
Document Text

Document text should be emitted as ANSI characters. If there are Unicode
characters that do not have corresponding ANSI characters, they should
be output using the \ucN and \uN keywords.

Value (Unicode characters 0x004c, 0x0061, 0x0062, 0x0393, 0x0056,
0x0061, 0x006c, 0x0075, 0x0065) should be represented as follows
(assuming a previous \ucl):

Lab\u915Gvalue

Destination Text

Destination text is defined as any text represented in an RTF
destination. A good example is the bookmark name in the \bkmkstart
destination.

Any destination containing Unicode characters should be emitted as two
destinations within a \upr destination to ensure both that old readers
can read it properly and that no Unicode character encoding is lost when
read with a new reader.

Value (Unicode characters 0x004c, 0x0061, 0x0062, 0x0393, 0x0056,
0x0061, 0x006c, 0x0075, 0x0065) should be represented as follows:

{\upr{\*\bkmkstart LabGValue}{\*\ud{\*\bkmkstart Lab\u915 Value}}}

The first sub-destination contains only ANSI characters, and is the
representation that old readers will see. The second sub-destination is
a \*\ud destination that contains a second copy of the \bkmkstart
destination. This copy can contain Unicode characters and is the
representation that Unicode-aware readers must pay attention to  (they
should ignore the ANSI-only version).

Font Table

<panose>	<data>

Control word	Meaning
\*\panose	Destination keyword. This destination contains a 10-byte
Panose 1 number. Each byte represents a single font property as
described by the Panose 1 standard specification.
\fbiasN	Used to arbitrate between two fonts when a particular character
can exist in either non-Far East or Far East font. Word 97 emits the
\fbiasN keyword only in the context of bullets or list information (that
is, a \listlevel destination). The default value of 0 for N indicates a
non-Far East font. A value of 1 indicates a Far East font. Additional
values may be defined in future releases.
Style Sheet

Control word	Meaning
\sautoupd	Automatically update styles.
\shidden	Style does not appear in the Styles drop-down in the Style
dialog box (on the Format menu, click Styles).
List Table

Word 97 stores bullets and numbering information very differently from
earlier releases. For example, in Word 6.0, number formatting data is
stored individually with each paragraph. In Word 97, however, all of the
formatting information is stored in a pair of document-wide list tables
that act as a style sheet, and each individual paragraph stores only an
index to one of the tables, like a style index.

There are two list tables in Word: the List Table (destination
\listtable) and the List Override Table (destination
\listoverridetable).

The first table Word stores is the List table. A List table is a list of
lists (destination \list). Each list contains a number of list
properties that pertain to the entire list, and a list of levels
(destination \listlevel), each of which contains properties that pertain
only to that level.

Top-level List Properties

Control word	Meaning
\listidN	Each list must have a unique list ID which should be randomly
generated. The value N is a long integer. The list ID cannot be between
-1 and -5. 
\listtemplateidN	Each list should have a unique template ID as well,
which also should be randomly generated. The template ID cannot be -1.
The value N is a long integer. 
\listsimpleN	1 if the list has one level; 0 if the list has nine levels
\listrestarthdnN	1 if the list restarts at each section; 0 if it
doesn't. Used for Word 7.0 compatibility only. 
\listname	The argument for \listname is a string that is the name of
this list. Names allow ListNum fields to specify the list they belong
to. This is a destination control word.
List Levels

Each list consists of either one or nine list levels depending upon
whether the \listsimple flag is set. Each list level contains a number
of properties that specify the formatting for that level, such as the
start-at value, the text string surrounding the number, its
justification and indents, and so on.

Control word	Meaning
\levelstartatN	N specifies the start-at value for the level.
\levelnfcN	Specifies the number type for the level:

0	Arabic (1, 2, 3)

1	Uppercase Roman numeral (I, II, III)

2	Lowercase Roman numeral (i, ii, iii)

3	Uppercase letter (A, B, C)

4	Lowercase letter (a, b, c)

5	Ordinal number (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

6	Cardinal text number (One, Two Three)

7	Ordinal text number (First, Second, Third)

22	Arabic with leading zero (01, 02, 03, ..., 10, 11)

23	Bullet (no number at all)

255	No number
\leveljcN	0	Left justified

1	Centered

2	Right justified
\leveloldN	1 if this level was converted from Word 6.0 or 7.0, 0 if it
is a native Word 97 level.
\levelprevN	1 if this level includes the text from the previous level
(used for Word 7.0 compatibility only); otherwise, the value is 0. This
keyword will only be valid if the \leveloldN keyword is emitted.
\levelprevspaceN	1 if this level includes the indentation from the
previous level (used for Word 7.0 compatibility only); otherwise the
value is 0. This keyword will only be valid if the \leveloldN keyword is
emitted.
\levelindentN	Minimum distance from the left indent to the start of the
paragraph text (used for Word 7.0 compatibility only). This keyword will
only be valid if the \leveloldN keyword is emitted.
\levelspaceN	Minimum distance from the right edge of the number to the
start of the paragraph text (used for Word 7.0 compatibility only). This
keyword will only be valid if the \leveloldN keyword is emitted.
\leveltext	The argument for this level should be the number format
string for this level. The first character is the length of the string,
and any numbers within the level should be replaced by the index of the
level they represent. For example, a level three number such as
``1.1.1.'' would generate the following RTF

{\leveltext \'06\'00.\'01.\'02.}

where'06 is the string length, \'00, \'01, and \'02 are the level place
holders, and the periods are the surrounding text. This is a destination
control word.
\levelnumbers	The argument for this destination should be a string which
gives the offsets into the \leveltext of the level place holders. In the
``1.1.1.'' example above, the \levelnumbers RTF should be

{\levelnumbers \'01\'03\'05}

because the level place holders have indices 1, 3, and 5. This is a
destination control word.
\levelfollowN	Specifies which character follows the level text:  

0	Tab

1	Space

2	Nothing
\levellegalN	1 if any list numbers from previous levels should be
converted to arabic numbers; 0 if they should be left with the format
specified by their own level's definition.
\levelnorestartN	1 if this level does not restart its count each time a
number of a higher level is reached; 0 if this level does restart its
count each time a number of a higher level is reached.


In addition to all of these properties, each list level can contain any
character properties (all of which affect all text for that level) and
any combination of three paragraph properties: left indents, first line
left indents, and tabs - each of which must be of a the jclisttab type.
These paragraph properties will be automatically applied to any
paragraph in the list.

List Override Table

The List Override table is a list of list overrides (destination
\listoverride). Each list override contains the listid of one of the
lists in the List table, as well as a list of any properties it chooses
to override. Each paragraph will contain a list override index (keyword
ls) which is a 1-based index into this table. Most list overrides don't
override any properties - instead, they provide a level of indirection
to a list. There are generally two types of list overrides: (1)
formatting overrides, which allow a paragraph to be part of a list and
are numbered along with the other members of the list, but have
different formatting properties; and, (2) start-at overrides, which
allow a paragraph to share the formatting properties of a list, but have
a different start-at values. The first element in the document with each
list override index takes the start-at value the list override specifies
as its value, while each subsequent element is assigned the number
succeeding the previous element of the list.

List overrides have a few top-level keywords, including a
\listoverridecount, which contains a count of the number of levels whose
format is overridden. This \listoverridecount should always be either 1
or 9, depending upon whether the list to be overridden is simple or
multilevel. All of the actual override information is stored within a
list of list override levels (destination \lfolevel).

Control word	Meaning
\listidN	Should exactly match the \listid of one of the lists in the
List table. The value N is a long integer.
\listoverridecountN	Number of list override levels within this list
override (from 0 or 9).
\ls	The (1-based) index of this \listoverride in the \listoverride
table. This value should never be zero inside a \listoverride, and must
be unique for all \listoverrides within a document. The valid values are
from 1 to 2000.


List Override Level

Each list override level contains flags to specify whether the
formatting or start-at values are being overridden for each level. If
the format flag (listoverrideformat) is given, the lfolevel should also
contain a list level (listlevel). If the start-at flag
(listoverridestart) is given, a start-at value must be provided. If the
start-at is overridden but the format is not, then a levelstartat should
be provided in the lfolevel itself. If both start-at and format are
being overridden, put the levelstartat inside the listlevel contained in
the lfolevel.

Control word	Meaning
\listoverridestartN	Should exactly match the listID of one of the lists
in the List Table. The value N is a long integer.
\listoverrideformatN	Number of List Override Levels within this List
Override (should be either 1 or 9).
Bullets and Numbering (Lists)

Each paragraph that is part of a list must contain some keyword to
indicate which list it is in, and which level of the list it belongs to.
Word 97 also provides the flat text representation of each number (in
the listtext destination). In RTF readers that don't understand Word 97
numbering, the paragraph number and the appropriate character properties
will be inserted at the beginning of the paragraph. Any RTF reader that
does understand Word 97 numbering should ignore the entire listtext
destination.

Control word	Meaning
\ls	Should exactly match the ls for one of the list overrides in the
List Override table.
\ilvl	The 0-based level of the list to which the paragraph belongs. For
all simple lists, this should always be 0. For multilevel lists, it can
be 0-8.
\listtext	Contains the flat text representation of the number, including
character properties. Should be ignored by any reader that understands
Word 97 numbering. This is a destination control word.
Document Area

Document Formatting Properties

Control Word	Meaning
\windowcaption	Sets the caption text for the document window. This is a
string value.
\hlinkbase	The base address that is used for the path of all relative
hyperlinks inserted in the document. This can be a path or an Internet
address (URL). 
\doctypeN	An integer (0-2) that describes the document type for
AutoFormat:

0	General Document (for formatting most documents, the default)

1	Letter (for formatting letters, and used by Letter Wizard)

2	E-mail (for formatting e-mail, and used by WordMail)
\fromtext	Indicates document was originally plain text.
\deflangfe	Default language ID for Asian versions of Word.

Deflangfe can also appear in the <header> portion of the RTF.
Document views and zoom level
\viewkindN	An integer (0-5) that represents the view mode of the
document:

0	None

1	Page Layout view

2	Outline view

3	Master Document view

4	Normal view

5	Online Layout view
\viewscaleN 	Zoom level of the document; the N argument is a value
representing a percentage (the default is 100).
\viewzkN	An integer (0 to 2) that represents the zoom kind of the
document:

0	None

1	Full page

2	Best fit
\private	Obsolete destination. It has no leading \*. It should be
skipped.
Compatibility Options
\bdbfhdr	Print body before header/footer. Option for compatibility with
Word for the Macintosh 5.x.
\dntblnsbdb	Don't balance SBCS/DBCS characters. Option for compatibility
with Word 6.0 (Japanese).
\expshrtn	Expand character spaces on line ending with shift+return.
Option for compatibility with Word 6.0 (Japanese).
\lytexcttp	Don't center exact line height lines.
\lytprtmet	Use printer metrics to lay out document.
\msmcap	Small caps like Word for the Macintosh 5.x.
\nolead	No external leading. Option for compatibility with Word for the
Macintosh 5.x.
\nospaceforul	Don't add space for underline. Option for compatibility
with Word 6.0 (Japanese).
\noultrlspc	Don't underline trailing spaces. Option for compatibility
with Word 6.0 (Japanese).
\noxlattoyen	Don't translate backslash to Yen sign. Option for
compatibility with Word 6.0 (Japanese).
\oldlinewrap	Lines wrap like Word 6.0.
\sprsbsp	Suppress extra line spacing at bottom of page.
\sprstsm	Does nothing. This keyword should be ignored.
\wpjst	Do full justification like WordPerfect 6.x for Windows.
\wpsp	Set the width of a space like WordPerfect 5.x.
Page Borders
\pgbrdrhead	Page border surrounds header.
\pgbrdrfoot	Page border surrounds footer.
\pgbrdrt	Page border top.
\pgbrdrb	Page border bottom.
\pgbrdrl	Page border left.
\pgbrdrr	Page border right.
\brdrartN	Page border art; the N argument is a value from 1-165
representing the number of the border.
\pgbrdroptN	8	Page border measure from text. Always display in front
option is set to off. 

32	Page border measure from edge of page. Always display in front option
is set to on.

40	Page border measure from edge of page. Always display in front option
is set to off.
\pgbrdrsnap	Align paragraph borders and table edges with page border.
Track Changes (Revision Marks)
\crauthN	Index into the revision table. The content of the Nth group in
the revision table is considered to be the author of that revision.

Note This keyword is used to indicate formatting revisions, such as
bold, italic, and so on.
\crdateN	Time of the revision. The 32-bit DTTM structure is emitted as a
long integer.
\revauthdelN	Index into the revision table. The content of the Nth group
in the revision table is considered to be the author of that deletion. 
\revdttmdelN	Time of the deletion. The 32-bit DTTM structure is emitted
as a long integer.


Note The color, width, border style, and border spacing keywords for
page borders are the same as the keywords defined for paragraph borders.

Section Text

Section Formatting Properties

Control word	Meaning
\stextflow	Section property for specifying text flow:

0	Text flows left to right and top to bottom

1	Text flows top to bottom and right to left, vertical

2	Text flows left to right and bottom to top

3	Text flows right to left and top to bottom

4	Text flows left to right and top to bottom, vertical

5	Text flows vertically, non-vertical font


 of this document).

Paragraph Text

Paragraph Formatting Properties

Control word	Meaning
\outlinelevelN	Outline level of paragraph; the N argument is a value
from 0-8 representing the outline level of the paragraph. In the default
case, no outline level is specified (same as body text). 
Paragraph Borders

ve	Engrave border.
Positioned Objects and Frames

Control word	Meaning
Text Wrapping
	\overlay	Text flows underneath frame.
\posyin	Positions the paragraph vertically inside the reference frame.
\posyout	Positions the paragraph vertically outside the reference frame.
Table Definitions

Control word	Meaning
\štcelld	Sets table cell defaults.
\clvertalt	Text is top-aligned in cell (the default).
\clvertalc	Text is centered vertically in cell.
\clvertalb	Text is bottom-aligned in cell.
\cltxlrtb	Vertical text aligned left (direction bottom up).
\cltxtbrl 	Vertical text aligned right (direction top down).


Character Text

Character Formatting Properties

Control word	Meaning
\animtextN 	Animated text properties:

1	Las Vegas lights

2	Blinking background

3	Sparkle text

4	Marching black ants

5	Marching red ants

6	Shimmer
\strikedl	Double strikethrough.
\embo	Emboss.
\impr	Engrave.
\ulth	Thick underline.
\uldash	Dash underline.
\uldashd	Dot dash underline.
\uldashdd	Dot dot dash underline.
\ulwave	Wave underline.
\charscalexN 	Character scaling value; the N argument is a value
representing a percentage (the default is 100).


Paragraph numbers and ListNum fields track revision information with
special properties applied to the paragraph mark and ListNum field,
respectively. The special properties hold the "old" value of the number
- the value it held when revision-mark tracking began. At display time,
Word checks the current value of the number and compares it with this
"old" value to tell if it has changed: if the numbers are different, the
old value shows up as deleted and the new value as inserted; if the
numbers are the same, Word displays the new value normally, with no
revision information. If there was no old value, the new value shows up
as inserted. The following table lists the RTF specifications for these
special properties.

Control word	Meaning
Track changes (Revision mark) properties for paragraph numbers
\pnrauthN	Index into the revision table. The content of the Nth group in
the revision table is considered to be the author of that revision.

Note This keyword is used to indicate paragraph number revisions.
\pnrdateN	Time of the revision. The 32-bit DTTM structure is emitted as
a long integer.
\pnrnot	Indicates if the paragraph number for the current paragraph is
marked as "inserted."
\pnrxstN	The keywords \pnrxst, \pnrrgb, \pnrpnbr, and \pnrnfc describe
the "deleted number" text for the paragraph number. Their values are
binary. Each of these keywords is represented as an array. The deleted
number is written out with a \pnrstart keyword, followed by the array's
keyword, followed by the first byte of the array, followed by the
array's keyword followed by the second byte of the array's keyword,
followed by the array's keyword followed by the third byte of the
array's keyword, and so on. This sequence is followed by the \pnrstop
keyword.

\pnrxst is a 32-item Unicode character array (double bytes for each
character) with a length byte as the first number - it has the actual
text of the number, with "level" placeholders written out as digits from
0-8.
\pnrrgbN	Nine-item array of indices of the level place holders in the
\pnrxst array.
\pnrnfcN	Nine-item array of the number format codes of each level (using
the same values as the \levelnfc keyword). The number format code is
represented as a short integer. 
\pnrpnbrN	Nine-item array of the actual values of the number in each
level. The number is represented as a long integer
\pnrstartN	The \pnrxst, \pnrrgb, \pnrpnbr, and \pnrnfc arrays  are each
preceded by the \pnrstart keyword, whose argument is 0-3 depending on
the array.
\pnrstopN	The \pnrxst, \pnrrgb, \pnrpnbr, and \pnrnfc arrays are each
terminated by the \pnrstop keyword, whose argument is the number of
bytes written out in the array.


Example:

Let's take an example of the number "3-4b." which represents the third
level of the list. The following table lists the values of each array.

Array	Binary	Comment
pnrxst	\'05\'00-\'01\'02	The length of the string is 5. Then, first
level (level 0), followed by a dash, followed by the second and third
levels (levels 1 and 2), followed by a period.
pnrrgb	\'01\'03\'04	The level placeholders are at indices 1, 3, and 4 in
the string.
pnrnfc	\'00\'00\'04	The nfc values are arabic (0), arabic (0), and lower
case letter (4).
pnrpnbr	\'03\'04\'02	The numbers or 3, 4, and 2 (b)


The RTF for this number is as follows:

\pnrstart0

\pnrxst0\pnrxst5\pnrxst0\pnrxst1\pnrxst0\pnrxst45\pnrxst0\pnrxst2\pnrxst
0\pnrxst3\pnrxst0\pnrxst46

\pnrstop12

\pnrstart1

\pnrrgb1\pnrrgb3\pnrrgb4

\pnrrgb0\pnrrgb0\pnrrgb0

\pnrrgb0\pnrrgb0\pnrrgb0

\pnrstop9

\pnrstart2

\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc4

\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0

\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0\pnrnfc0

\pnrstop18

\pnrstart3

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr3

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr4

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr2

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0\pnrpnbr0

\pnrstop36

Control word	Meaning
Track Changes (Revision mark) properties for ListNum fields
\dfrauthN	Index into the revision table. The content of the Nth group in
the revision table is considered to be the author of that revision.
(Note This keyword is used to indicate the deleted value of a ListNum
field.)
\dfrdateN	Time of the revision. The 32-bit DTTM structure is emitted as
a long integer.
\dfrxst	Unicode character array with a length byte
\dfrstart	The \dfrxst array is preceded by the \dfrstart keyword.
\dfrstop	The \dfrxst array is terminated by the \dfrstop keyword.


Example:

Let's take the earlier example "3-4b." If you deleted this number, the
RTF code would be

\dfrstart0\dfrxst0\dfrxst5\dfrxst0\dfrxst51\dfrxst0\dfrxst45\dfrxst0\dfr
xst52

\dfrxst0\dfrxst66\dfrxst0\dfrxst46\dfrstop10

where 5 is the length byte, 51 is Unicode for "3," 45 is Unicode for
"-," 52 is Unicode for "4," and so on.

Character Borders and Shading

Character shading has the following syntax:

<shading>	(š\šchshdng | <pat>) \šchcfpat? \šchcbpat?
<pat>	\šchbghoriz | \cšhbgvert | \šchbgfdiag | \šchbgbdiag | \šchbgcross
| \šchbgdcross | \šchbgdkhoriz | \chšbgdkvert | \šchbgdkfdiag |
\šchbgdkbdiag | \šchbgdkcross | \chšbgdkdcross 


Control word	Meaning
\chbrdr	Character border (border always appears on all sides).
\chshdngN	Character shading; the N argument is a value representing the
shading of the text in hundreths of a percent.
\chcfpatN	N is the fill color, specified as an index into the document's
color table.


\chcbpatN	 N is the color of the background pattern, specified as an
index into the document's color table.
\chbghoriz	Specifies a horizontal background pattern for the text.
\chbgvert	Specifies a vertical background pattern for the text.
\chbgfdiag	Specifies a forward diagonal background pattern for the text
(š\š\š\š\š).
\chbgbdiag	Specifies a backward diagonal background pattern for the text
(////).
\chbgcross	Specifies a cross background pattern for the text.
\chbgdcross	Specifies a diagonal cross background pattern for the text.
\chbgdkhoriz	Specifies a dark horizontal background pattern for the
text.
\chbgdkvert	Specifies a dark vertical background pattern for the text.
\chbgdkfdiag	Specifies a dark forward diagonal background pattern for
the text (š\š\š\š\š).
\chbgdkbdiag	Specifies a dark backward diagonal background pattern for
the text (////š).
\chbgdkcross	Specifies a dark cross background pattern for the text.
\chbgdkdcross	Specifies a dark diagonal cross background pattern for the
text.


Note The color, width, and border style keywords for character borders
are the same as the keywords for paragraph borders.

Information Group

Control word	Meaning
\nofcharsws	Number of characters without spaces. 
Pictures

<picttype>	| \emfblip | \pngblip | \jpegblip

Control word	Meaning
\emfblip	Source of the picture is an EMF (enhanced metafile).
\pngblip	Source of the picture is a PNG.
\jpegblip	Source of the picture is a JPEG.
\shppict	Specifies a Word 97 picture. This is a destination control
word.
\nonshppict	Specifies that Word 97 has written a {\pict destination that
it will not read on input. This keyword is for compatibility with other
readers.
\picprop	Indicates there are shape properties applied to an inline
picture. This is a destination control word.
\blipupiN	N represents units per inch on a picture (only certain image
types need or output this control word).
\blipuid XXXXX	Used as: {\*\blipuid XXXXX} where XXXX is a 16-byte
identification number for the image.
\bliptagN	A mostly unique identifier for a picture, where N is a long
(32-bit) integer value.


Example:

{\*\shppict {\pict \emfblip ..... }}{\nonshppict {\pict ....}}

Objects

Control word	Meaning
Object Type
	\objhtml	An object type of HTML control.
\objocx	An object type of OLE control.
Drawing Objects (Shapes)

Basic Format

The basic format for drawing objects in RTF is as follows

{ \shp   ........ { \*\shpinst  { \spp  { \sn .......... }  { \sp
.............. }  }  }

            { \shprslt   ............... }   }

The first destination (\shp) is always present. This control word groups
everything related to a shape together. Following the destination change
comes basic information regarding the shape. The following keywords with
values can appear in any order after the \shp control word.

Control word	Meaning
Shape keywords
	\shpleftN	The value N is a measurement in twips. Specifies position of
shape from the left of the anchor.
\shptopN	The value N is a measurement in twips. Specifies position of
shape from top of the anchor.
\shpbottomN	The value N is a measurement in twips. Specifies position of
shape from bottom of the anchor.
\shprightN	The value N is a measurement in twips. Specifies position of
shape from right of the anchor.
\shplidN	A number that is unique to each shape. This keyword is
primarily used for linked text boxes. The value N is a long integer.
\shpzN	Describes z-order of shape. It starts at 0 for the back-most
shape and proceed to N for the top-most shape. The shapes that appear
inside of the header-document will have a separate z-order as compared
to the z-order of the main document's shapes. For instance the back-most
shape in the header will have z-order number 0, and the back-most
main-document shape will also have z-order number 0.
\shpfhdrN	0 if the shape is in the main document; 1 if the shape is in
the header document
\shpbxpage 	The shape is positioned relative to the page in the x
(horizontal) direction. 
\shpbxmargin 	The shape is positioned relative to the margin in the x
(horizontal) direction.
\shpbxcolumn	The shape is positioned relative to the column in the x
(horizontal) direction.
\shpbypage 	The shape is positioned relative to the page in the y
(vertical) direction.
\shpbymargin 	The shape is positioned relative to the margin in the y
(vertical) direction.
\shpbypara	The shape is positioned relative to the paragraph in the y
(vertical) direction.
\shpwrN	Describes the type of wrap for the shape:

1	Wrap around top and bottom of shape (no text allowed beside shape)

2	Wrap around shape

3	None (wrap as if shape isn't present)

4	Wrap tightly around shape

5	Wrap text through shape
\shpwrkN	Wrap on side (for types 2 and 4 for \shpwrN ):

0	Wrap both sides of shape

1	Wrap left side only

2	Wrap right side only

3	Wrap only on largest side
\shpfblwtxtN	Describes relative z-ordering:

0	Text is below shape

1	Shape is below text
\shplockanchor	Lock anchor for shape.
\shptxt	Text for a shape. The text must come after all the other
properties for the shape (inside the \shpinst destination) in the
following format:

{ \shptxt  Any Valid RTF for the current textbox }

Note For linked text boxes, the first text box of the linked set has the
entire story, so all following text boxes will not have a \shptxt field.
\shprslt	This is where Word 6.0/Word 7.0 drawn object RTF can be placed.

\shpgrp	Specifies a group shape. The parameters following this keyword
are the same as those following \shp. The order of the shapes inside a
group is from bottom to top in z-order. 

Inside of a \shpgrp, no { \shprslt .... } fields would be generated
(that is, only the root-level shape can have a \shprslt field (this
field describes the entire group). For example:

{ \shpgrp  ....... { \shp ..... (and all sub-items as usual) }

	           { \shp ......(and all sub-items as usual) }

Note A { \shpgrp ...... } can be substituted for a { \shp ..... } at any
place (to accomplish groups inside of groups).


With the exception of \shplid, these keywords do not apply to shapes
that are within a group (for more information groups, see the
"Introduction" section of the RTF Specification, version 1.5). 

Control word	Meaning
\background	Specifies the document background. This is a destination
keyword. It contains the \shp keyword and all the shape properties.
Drawing Object Properties

The { \shp ............ control word is followed by this:

{ \*\shpinst

The bulk of a shape is defined as a series of properties. Following the 
{ \*\shpinst   is a list of all the properties of a shape each in the
following format:

{ \sp  { \sn PropertyName } { \sv PropertyValueInformation } }

The control word for the drawing object property is \sp. Each property
has a pair of name (\sn) and value (\sv) control words placed in the
shape property group. For example, the vertical flip property is
represented as:

{\sp{\sn fFlipV}{\sv 1}}

Here, the name of the property is fFlipV and the value is 1 which
indicates True. All shape properties follow this basic format. Only
properties that have been explicitly set for a shape are written out in
RTF format. Other properties assume the default values (a property can
be set to the default value explicitly).

The following table describes all the names of properties for drawing
objects along with the type of their corresponding value.

Property	Type of Value	Meaning
Object Type

Rotation	Angle	Rotation of the shape.
FFlipV	Boolean	Vertical flip, applied after the rotation.
FFlipH	Boolean	Horizontal flip, applied after the rotation.
ShapeType
See below for values. 0 indicates user-drawn freeforms and polygons. 
WzName	String	Shape name (only set through Visual Basic(R) for
Applications).
pWrapPolygonVertices	Array	Points of the text wrap polygon.
dxWrapDistLeft	EMU	Left wrapping distance from text.
dyWrapDistTop	EMU	Top wrapping distance from text.
dxWrapDistRight	EMU	Right wrapping distance from text.
dyWrapDistBottom	EMU	Bottom wrapping distance from text.
fBehindDocument	Boolean	Place the shape behind text.
fIsButton	Boolean	Specified whether the shape is a button.
fHidden	Boolean	Do not display or print (only set through Visual Basic
for Applications).
Lock

fLockRotation	Boolean	Lock rotation.
fLockAspectRatio	Boolean	Lock aspect ratio.
fLockAgainstSelect	Boolean	No selecting this shape.
fLockCropping	Boolean	No cropping this shape.
fLockVerticies	Boolean	No points edit mode.
fLockText	Boolean	Do not edit text.
fLockAdjustHandles	Boolean	Do not adjust.
fLockAgainstGrouping	Boolean	Do not group this shape.
Text Box

dxTextLeft	EMU	Left internal margin of the text box.
dyTextTop	EMU	Top internal margin of the text box.
dxTextRight	EMU	Right internal margin of the text box.
dyTextBottom	EMU	Bottom internal margin of the text box.
WrapText
Wrap text at shape margins:

0	Square

1	Tight

2	None

3	Top Bottom

4	Through
anchorText
Text anchor point:

0	Top

1	Middle

2	Bottom

3	Top Centered

4	Middle Centered

5	Bottom Centered

6	Bottom Centered Baseline
txflTextFlow
Text flow:

0	Horizontal non-ASCII font

1	Top to bottom ASCII font

2	Bottom to top non-ASCII font

3	Top to bottom non-ASCII font

4	Horizontal ASCII font
WordArt Effect

gtextUNICODE	String	Unicode text string.
gtextAlign
Alignment on curve:

0	Stretch each line of text to fit width

1	Center text on width

2	Left justify

3	Right justify

4	Spread letters out to fit width

5	Spread words out to fit width
gtextSize	Fixed	Default point size.
gtextSpacing	Fixed	Adjust the spacing between characters (1.0 is
normal).
gtextFont	String	Font name.
fGtext	Boolean	True if the text effect properties (gtext*) are used.

False if these properties are ignored.
gtextFVertical	Boolean	If an @ font is available use it; otherwise,
rotate individual characters 90 degrees counter clockwise.
gtextFKern	Boolean	If the font supports character pair kerning use it.
gtextFTight	Boolean	Adjust the spacing between characters rather than
the character advance by the gtextSpacingratio.
gtextFStretch	Boolean	Stretch the text to fit shape. 
gtextFShrinkFit	Boolean	When laying out the characters, consider the
glyph bounding box rather than the nominal font character bounds.
gtextFBestFit	Boolean	Scale text laid out on a path to fit the path. 
gtextFNormalize	Boolean	Stretch individual character heights
independently to fit.
gtextFDxMeasure	Boolean	When laying out characters, measure distances
along the x-axis rather than along the path.
gtextFBold	Boolean	Bold font (if available).
gtextFItalic	Boolean	Italic font (if available).
gtextFUnderline	Boolean	Underline font (if available).
gtextFShadow	Boolean	Shadow font (if available).
gtextFSmallcaps	Boolean	Small caps font (if available).
gtextFStrikethrough	Boolean	Strikethrough font (if available).
Picture

cropFromTop	Fixed	Top cropping percentage. 
cropFromBottom	Fixed	Bottom cropping percentage.
cropFromLeft	Fixed	Left cropping percentage.
cropFromRight	Fixed	Right cropping percentage.
pib	Picture	Binary picture data.
pibName	String	Picture file name for link to file pictures.
pibFlags
Flags for linked to file pictures:

0	No links (default)

10	Link to file; save with document

14	Link to file; do not save picture with document
pictureTransparent	Color	Transparent color.
pictureContrast	Fixed	Contrast setting.
PictureBrightness	Fixed	Brightness setting.
pictureGamma	Fixed	Gamma correction setting.
pictureGray	Boolean	Display grayscale.
pictureBiLevel	Boolean	Display bi-level 
Geometry

geoLeft	Long integer	Left edge of the bounds of a user-drawn shape. 
geoTop	Long integer	Top edge of the bounds of a user-drawn shape.
geoRight	Long integer	Right edge of the bounds of a user-drawn shape.
geoBottom	Long integer	Bottom edge of the bounds of a user-drawn shape.
pVerticies	Array	The points of the shape.
pSegmentInfo	Array	The segment information.
adjustValue	Integer	First adjust value from an adjust handle. The
interpretation varies with the shape type. Adjust values alter the
geometry of the shape in smart ways. 
adjust2Value	Integer	Second adjust value.
adjust3Value	Integer	Third adjust value.
adjust4Value	Integer	Fourth adjust value.
adjust5Value	Integer	Fifth adjust value.
adjust6Value	Integer	Sixth adjust value.
adjust7Value	Integer	Seventh adjust value.
adjust8Value	Integer	Eighth adjust value.
adjust9Value	Integer	Ninth adjust value.
adjust10Value	Integer	Tenth adjust value.
Fill

fillType	Fill type	Type of fill:

0	A solid color

1	A pattern (bitmap)

2	A texture (pattern with its own color map)

3	A picture centered in the shape

4	Shade from start to end points

5	Shade from bounding rectangle to end point

6	Shade from shape outline to end point

7	Shade using the fillAngle 
fillColor	Color	Foreground color.
fillOpacity	Fixed	Opacity. Normal is 1.0.
fillBackColor	Color	Background color.
fillBackOpacity	Fixed	Opacity for shades only. Normal is 1.0.
fillBlip	Picture	Pattern/texture picture for the fill.
fillBlipName	String	Picture file name for custom fills.
fillblipflags
Flags for fills:

0	No links (default)

10	Link to file; save with document

14		Link to file; do not save picture with document
fillWidth	EMU	The pattern or tile will be expanded to approximately this
size. 
fillHeight	EMU	The pattern or tile will be expanded to approximately
this size.
fillAngle	Fixed	Fade angle number of degrees.
fillFocus
Linear shaded fill focus percent. 
fillToLeft	Fixed	The fillToLeft,  fillToTop, fillToRight, and
fillToBottom values define the "focus" rectangle for concentric shapes;
they are specified as a fraction of the outer rectangle of the shade.
fillToTop	Fixed	See fillToLeft definition.
fillToRight	Fixed	See fillToLeft definition.
fillToBottom	Fixed	See fillToLeft definition.
fillShadeColors	Array	Custom or preset color ramps for graduated fills
on shapes. 
fillOriginX	Fixed	When a textured fill is used, the texture may be
aligned to with shape (fFillShape) - if this is done, the default
alignment is to the top left. The values 

FillOriginY

FillShapeOriginX

fillShapeOriginY

allow an arbitrary position in the texture (relative to the top-left
proportion of the texture's height and width) to be aligned on an
arbitrary position on the shape (relative to the top-left proportion of
the width and height of the bounding box).

Note that all these values are fixed point fractions of the relevant
width or height.
fillOriginY	Fixed	See fillOriginX definition.
fillShapeOriginX	Fixed	See fillOriginX definition.
fillShapeOriginY	Fixed	See fillOriginX definition.
fFilled	Boolean	The shape is filled.
Line

lineColor	Color	Color of the line.
lineBackColor	Color	Background color of the pattern.
lineType	Line type	Type of line:

0	Solid fill with the line color

1	Patterned fill with the lineFillBlip

2	Textured fill with the lineFillBlip

3	Picture fill with the lineFillBlip
lineFillBlip	Picture	Pattern for the line.
lineblipflags
Flags for patterned lines:

0	No links (default)

10	Link to file; Save with document

14	Link to file; Do not save picture with document
lineFillWidth	EMU	Width of the pattern.
lineFillHeight	EMU	Height of the pattern.
lineWidth	EMU	Line width.
lineStyle
Line style:

0	Single line (of width lineWidth)

1	Double lines of equal width

2	Double lines, one thick, one thin

3	Double lines, reverse order

4	Three lines, thin, thick, thin
lineDashing
Dashing:

0	Solid 

1	Dash (Windows)

2	Dot (Windows)

3	Dash dot (Windows)

4	Dash dot dot (Windows)

6	Dot

7	Dash

8	Long dash 

9	Dash dot 

10	Long dash dot 

11	Long dash dot dot
lineStartArrowhead
Start arrow type:

0	Nothing

1	Arrow

2	Stealth arrow

3	Diamond

4	Oval

6	Open arrow

7	Chevron arrow

8	Double chevron arrow
lineEndArrowhead
End arrow type (same values as for lineStartArrowhead).
lineStartArrowWidth
Start arrow width:

0	Narrow

1	Medium

2	Wide
lineStartArrowLength
Start arrow length:

0	Short

1	Medium

2	Long
lineEndArrowWidth
End arrow width (same values as for lineStartArrowWidth).
lineEndArrowLength
End arrow length (same values as for lineStartArrowLength).
fLine	Boolean	Has a line.
Shadow

shadowType
Type of shadow:

0	Offset shadow

1	Double offset shadow

2	Rich perspective shadow (cast relative to shape)

3	Rich perspective shadow (cast in shape space)

4	Perspective shadow cast in drawing space

6	Emboss or engrave
shadowColor	Color	Foreground color.
shadowHighlight	Color	Embossed color.
shadowOpacity	Fixed	Opacity of the shadow. Normal is 1.0.
shadowOffsetX	EMU	Shadow offset toward the right.
shadowOffsetY	EMU	Shadow offset toward the bottom.
shadowSecondOffsetX	EMU	Double shadow offset toward the right.
shadowSecondOffsetY	EMU	Double shadow offset toward the bottom.
shadowScaleXToX	Fixed	The shadowScaleXToX to shadowWeight define a 3x2
transform matrix that is applied to the shape to generate the shadow.
shadowScaleYToX	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowScaleXToY	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowScaleYToY	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowPerspectiveX	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowPerspectiveY	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowWeight	Fixed	See definition for shadowScaleXToX.
shadowOriginX	Fixed	Define the position of the origin relative to the
center of the shape -  this position is determined based on a proportion
of the rotated shape width and height. The shape will be rotated and
then positioned such that the point is at (0,0) before the
transformation is applied. 
ShadowOriginY	Fixed	See the definition for shadowOriginX.
fShadow	Boolean	Switches the shadow on or off.
3-D Effects

c3DSpecularAmt	Fixed	Specular amount for the material. 
c3DDiffuseAmt	Fixed	Diffusion amount for the material. 
c3DShininess	Fixed	Shininess of the material.
c3DEdgeThickness	EMU	Specular edge thickness.
c3DExtrudeForward	EMU	Extrusion amount forward.
c3DExtrudeBackward	EMU	Extrusion amount backward.
c3DExtrusionColor	Color	Color of the extrusion.
f3D	Boolean	True if shape has a three-dimensional (3D) effect, False if
it does not.
fc3DMetallic	Boolean	True if shape uses metallic specularity, False if
it does not.
fc3DUseExtrusionColor	Boolean	Extrusion color is set explicitly. 
fc3DLightFace	Boolean	Light the face of the shape.
c3DYRotationAngle	Angle	Degrees about y-axis.

If fc3DconstrainRotation (a Boolean property which defaults to True) is
True, the rotation is restricted to x-y rotation and the final rotation
results from first rotating by c3DYRotationAngle degrees about the
y-axis and then by c3DXRotationAngle degrees about the z-axis. 

If fc3DconstrainRotation is False, the final rotation results from a
single rotation of c3DrotationAngle about the axis specified by
c3DrotationAxisX, c3DrotationAxisY, and c3DrotationAxisZ.
c3DXRotationAngle	Angle	Degrees about x-axis.
c3DRotationAxisX	Long integer	These specify the rotation axis; only
their relative magnitudes matter.
c3DRotationAxisY	Long integer	See the c3DYRotationAxisX definition.
c3DRotationAxisZ	Long integer	See the c3DYRotationAxisX definition.
c3DRotationAngle	Angle	The rotation about the axis (defined above in the
c3DRotationAxisX, Y, and Z parameter sections).
fC3DRotationCenterAut	Boolean	If fC3DRotationCenterAuto is True, the
rotation will be about the center of the 3-D bounding cube of the 3-D
group; otherwise, the rotation center will be about c3DRotationCenterX,
c3DRotationCenterY, and c3DRotationCenterZ.
c3DRotationCenterX	Fixed	Rotation center (X).

The X and Y values are a 16.16 fraction of the geometry width and
height, with (0,0) being at the center of the geometry. The Z value must
be in absolute units (EMUs).
c3DRotationCenterY	Fixed	Rotation center (Y).

If fC3DRotationCenterAuto is True, the rotation will be about the center
of the 3-D bounding cube of the 3-D group; otherwise, the rotation
center will be about c3DRotationCenterX, c3DRotationCenterY, and
c3DRotationCenterZ.

The x-values and y-values are a fraction of the geometry width and
height, with (0,0) being at the center of the geometry. The z-value is
in absolute units.
c3DRotationCenterZ	EMU	See c3DRotationCenterY above.
c3DRenderMode	Long Integer	0	Render with full detail

1	Render as a wire frame

2	Render a bounding cube
c3DXViewpoint	EMU	X view point.
c3DYViewpoint	EMU	Y view point. 
c3DZViewpoint	EMU	Z view distance.
c3DOriginX	Fixed	The following c3DOriginY and c3DSkewAngle values define
the origin relative to which the viewpoint origin is measured.

These values are 16.16 numbers that specify the position of the origin
within the shape bounding box as multiples of the width and height of
that bounding box and relative to the center (that is, they are
displaced from the center). When these values are applied, the actual
transformed shape path is used rather than the shape geometry (compare
with the shadow and perspective values, which necessarily work on the
geometry bounding box, not the actual points). This means that a shape
that extends outside the geometry bounding box (such as a text effect)
is handled "correctly" for the calculation of the 3-D origin.
c3DOriginY	Fixed	See the definition for c3DOriginX.
c3DSkewAngle	Fixed	Skew angle.
c3DSkewAmount	Fixed	Percentage skew amount.
c3DAmbientIntensity	Fixed	Ambient intensity should be low (0 to .1) to
avoid washed out appearance. 
c3DKeyX	Long integer	Key light source direction. Values may be any
number; only their relative magnitudes matter. 
c3DKeyY	Long integer	See c3DKeyX definition above.
c3DKeyZ	Long integer	See c3DKeyX definition above.
c3DKeyIntensity	Fixed	Fixed point intensity. Theoretical maximum is 1,
but can be higher.
c3DFillX	Long integer	Fill light source direction; only their relative
magnitudes matter. This direction defines a second light source
arbitrarily called the "fill light." Generally this will be positioned
90-180 degrees away from the key light and very roughly in front of the
scene to fill in any harsh shadows. This fill will be dim compared to
the first light source. Theoretically, it should be non-harsh, but harsh
fill lighting looks better sometimes.
c3DFillY	Long integer	See c3DfillX definition.
c3DFillZ	Long integer	See c3DfillX definition.
c3DFillIntensity	Fixed	Theoretical maximum is 1, but can be higher.
fc3DParallel	Boolean	True if the fill has parallel projection, False if
it does not. If fc3DParallel is True, the fc3DKeyHarsh and fc3DFillHarsh
properties determine the parallel projection used. A skew amount of 0
means the projection is orthographic.
fc3DKeyHarsh	Boolean	True if key lighting is harsh, False if it is not.
fc3DFillHarsh	Boolean	True if  fill lighting harsh, False if it is not.
Callout

spcot
Callout type:

1	Right angle

2	One segment

3	Two segments

4	Three segments
dxyCalloutGap	EMU	Distance from box to first point.
spcoa
Callout angle:

1	Any angle

2	30 degrees

3	43 degrees

4	60 degrees

5	90 degrees
spcod
Callout drop type:

0	Top

1	Center

2	Bottom

3	Specified by dxyCalloutDropSpecified
dxyCalloutDropSpecified	EMU	If spcod is 3, then this holds the actual
drop distance.
dxyCalloutLengthSpecified	EMU	In the case where fCalloutLengthSpecified
is True, this holds the actual distance.
fCallout	Boolean	This is a callout.
fCalloutAccentBar	Boolean	Callout has an accent bar.
fCalloutTextBorder	Boolean	Callout has a text border.
fCalloutDropAuto	Boolean	True if Auto attach is on; False if it is off.
If this is True, then the converter should occasionally invert the drop
distance.
fCalloutLengthSpecified	Boolean	True if the callout length is specified;
False if it is not. If True, use dxyCalloutLengthSpecified. If False,
the Best Fit option is on.


The format of the value depends on the property name it is paired with.
Many values are simple single numbers. Distances are expressed in EMU
units. There are 12700 EMU units in a point, hence 914,400 in an inch
and 360,000cm-1. Fractional or fixed values are expressed using units
that are 1/65536th of a whole. Angles are expressed as fractions of a
degree. Colors are 24-bit color values. Boolean values have two possible
values: 1 for True and 0 for False. 

Arrays are formatted as a sequence of numbers separated by semicolons.
The first number tells the size of each element in the array in bytes.
The number of bytes per element may be 2, 4, or 8. When the size of the
element is 8, each element is represented as a group of two numbers. The
second number tells the number of elements in the array. For example,
the points of a square polygon are written as:

{sv 8;4;{0,0};{100,0};{100,100};{0,100}}

The ShapeType property can have the following possible values.

Value	Description
0	Freeform or non-autoshape
1	Rectangle
2	Round rectangle
3	Ellipse
4	Diamond
5	Isosceles triangle
6	Right triangle
7	Parallelogram
8	Trapezoid
9	Hexagon
10	Octagon
11	Plus Sign
12	Star
13	Arrow
14	Thick arrow
15	Home plate
16	Cube
17	Balloon
18	Seal
19	Arc
20	Line
21	Plaque
22	Can
23	Donut
24	Text simple
25	Text octagon
26	Text hexagon
27	Text curve
28	Text wave
29	Text ring
30	Text on curve
31	Text on ring
41	Callout 1
42	Callout 2
43	Callout 3
44	Accent Callout 1
45	Accent Callout 2
46	Accent Callout 3
47	Border Callout 1
48	Border Callout 2
49	Border Callout 3
50	Accent Border Callout 1
51	Accent Border Callout 2
52	Accent Border Callout 3
53	Ribbon
54	Ribbon2
55	Chevron
56	Pentagon
57	No Smoking
58	Seal8
59	Seal16
60	Seal32
61	Wedge Rect Callout 
62	Wedge RRect Callout 
63	Wedge Ellipse Callout 
64	Wave
65	Folded Corner
66	Left Arrow
67	Down Arrow
68	Up Arrow
69	Left Right Arrow
70	Up Down Arrow
71	IrregularSeal1
72	IrregularSeal2
73	Lightning Bolt
74	Heart
75	Picture Frame
76	Quad Arrow
77	Left Arrow Callout 
78	Right Arrow Callout 
79	Up Arrow Callout 
80	Down Arrow Callout 
81	Left Right Arrow Callout 
82	Up Down Arrow Callout 
83	Quad Arrow Callout 
84	Bevel
85	Left Bracket
86	Right Bracket
87	Left Brace
88	Right Brace
89	Left Up Arrow
90	Bent Up Arrow
91	Bent Arrow
92	Seal24
93	Striped Right Arrow
94	Notched Right Arrow
95	Block Arc
96	Smiley Face
97	Vertical Scroll
98	Horizontal Scroll
99	Circular Arrow
100	Notched Circular Arrow
101	Uturn Arrow
102	Curved Right Arrow
103	Curved Left Arrow
104	Curved Up Arrow
105	Curved Down Arrow
106	Cloud Callout 
107	Ellipse Ribbon
108	Ellipse Ribbon 2
109	Flow Chart Process
110	Flow Chart Decision
111	Flow Chart Input Output
112	Flow Chart Predefined Process
113	Flow Chart Internal Storage
114	Flow Chart Document
115	Flow Chart Multidocument
116	Flow Chart Terminator
117	Flow Chart Preparation
118	Flow Chart Manual Input
119	Flow Chart Manual Operation
120	Flow Chart Connector
121	Flow Chart Punched Card
122	Flow Chart Punched Tape
123	Flow Chart Summing Junction
124	Flow Chart Or
125	Flow Chart Collate
126	Flow Chart Sort
127	Flow Chart Extract
128	Flow Chart Merge
129	Flow Chart Offline Storage
130	Flow Chart Online Storage
131	Flow Chart Magnetic Tape
132	Flow Chart Magnetic Disk
133	Flow Chart Magnetic Drum
134	Flow Chart Display
135	Flow Chart Delay
136	Text Plain Text 
137	Text Stop
138	Text Triangle
139	Text Triangle Inverted
140	Text Chevron
141	Text Chevron Inverted
142	Text Ring Inside
143	Text Ring Outside
144	Text Arch Up Curve
145	Text Arch Down Curve
146	Text Circle Curve
147	Text Button Curve
148	Text Arch Up Pour
149	Text Arch Down Pour
150	Text Circle Pour
151	Text Button Pour
152	Text Curve Up
153	Text Curve Down
154	Text Cascade Up
155	Text Cascade Down
156	Text Wave1
157	Text Wave2
158	Text Wave3
159	Text Wave4
160	Text Inflate
161	Text Deflate
162	Text Inflate Bottom
163	Text Deflate Bottom
164	Text Inflate Top
165	Text Deflate Top
166	Text Deflate Inflate
167	Text Deflate Inflate Deflate
168	Text Fade Right
169	Text Fade Left
170	Text Fade Up
171	Text Fade Down
172	Text Slant Up
173	Text Slant Down
174	Text Can Up
175	Text Can Down
176	Flow Chart Alternate Process
177	Flow Chart Off-Page Connector
178	Callout 90
179	Accent Callout 90
180	Border Callout 90
181	Accent Border Callout 90
182	Left Right Up Arrow
183	Sun
184	Moon
185	Bracket Pair
186	Brace Pair
187	Seal4
188	Double Wave
201	Host Control
202	Text Box


The following keywords are related to defining a hyperlink hanging off
of a shape (that is, all of them are inside of a {\sp {\sn ... } {\sp
...}}). These keywords can occur in the \sp to define a property that is
a hyperlink. They are used like this:

{ \hl  { \hlloc  RTF-string } { \hlsrc RTF-string } { \hlfr RTF-string }
}

The three groups can be in any order. These provide the three strings
needed to describe a hyperlink fully. 

Control word	Meaning
Hyperlink property for shapes
\hlloc	Location string for hyperlink.
\hlsrc	Source string for hyperlink.
\hlfr	Friendly name for hyperlink.


Fields

Control word	Meaning
\fldtype	This is an obsolete field destination. It does not have a
leading *. It should be skipped.
\date	This keyword should be ignored.
\time	This keyword should be ignored.
\wpeqn	This keyword should be ignored.
Form Fields 

Control word	Meaning
\formfield	Group destination keyword indicating start of form field
data.
\fftypeN	Form field type:

0	Text

1	Check box

2	List
\ffownhelpN	1 if there is associated Help text (defined under
\ffhelptext), 0 otherwise.
\ffownstatN	1 if there is associated status line text (defined under
\ffstattext), 0 otherwise.
\ffprotN	1 if this field is protected, 0 otherwise.
\ffsizeN	Type of size selected for check box field:

0	Auto

1	Exact
\fftypetxtN	Type of text field:

0	Regular text

1	Number

2	Date

3 	Current date

4	Current time

5	Calculation
\ffrecalcN	1 if the field should be calculated on exit, 0 otherwise.
\ffhaslistboxN	1 if this field has list box attached to it, 0 otherwise.
\ffmaxlen	Number of characters for text field.
\ffhpsN	Check box size (half-point sizes).
\ffname	Form field name (string). This is a destination control word.
\ffdeftext	Default text for text field (string). This is a destination
control word.
\ffdefres	Default entry for list field (for example 0 = first list item,
1 = second list item).
\ffformat	Format for text field (string). This is a destination control
word.
\ffhelptext	Help text (string). This is a destination control word.
\ffstattext	Status line text (string). This is a destination control
word.
\ffentrymcr	Macro to be executed upon entry into this form field
(string). This is a destination control word.
\ffexitmcr	Macro to be executed upon exit from this form field (string).
This is a destination control word.
\ffl	List of text for list field. This is a destination control word. 
\ffresN	Result field for a form field. Values from 0 to N-1, where N is
the number of \ffl entries.
Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties

This section contains the information to the Rich Text Format (RTF)
specification for the Asian versions of Word 97.


\aftnnzodiacl	Endnote numbering -  Chinese Zodiac numbering 3 (*
zodiac3).
Section Formatting Properties
\pgnchosung	Korean numbering 1 (* chosung).
\pgncnum	Circle numbering (*circlenum).
\pgndbnumt	Kanji numbering 3 (*dbnum3).
\pgndbnumk	Kanji numbering 4 (*dbnum4).
\pgnganada	Korean numbering 2 (*ganada)
\pgngbnum	Chinese numbering 1 (*gb1).
\pgngbnumd	Chinese numbering 2 (*gb2).
\pgngbnuml	Chinese numbering 3 (*gb3).
\pgngbnumk	Chinese numbering 4 (*gb4).
\pgnzodiac	Chinese Zodiac numbering 1 (*zodiac1).
\pgnzodiacd	Chinese Zodiac numbering 2 (*zodiac2).
\pgnzodiacl	Chinese Zodiac numbering 3 (*zodiac3).
\sectexpandN	Character space basement.
\sectlinegridN	Line grid.
\sectdefaultclN	Default state of section. Indicates \sectspecifyclN and
\sectspecifylN are not emitted.
\sectspecifyclN	Specify number of characters per line only.
\sectspecifylN	Specify both number of characters per line and number of
lines per page.
\adjustright	Adjust right indent.
Document Formatting Properties
\dgmargin	Grid to follow margins.
Index Entries
	\yxe	Pronunciation for index entry.


Appendix A: Table of RTF Control Words and Types

The following table contains a list of each RTF control word, the name
of the section where it may be found, and a brief description of the
type of control word. The types are described in the following table.

Type	Description
Flag	This control word ignores any parameter.
Destination	This control word starts a group or destination. It ignores
any parameter.
Symbol	This control word represents a special character.
Toggle	This control word distinguishes between the on and off states for
the given property. The control word with no parameter or a nonzero
parameter is used to turn on the property, while the control word with a
zero parameter is used to turn it off.
Value	This control word requires a parameter.


Control Word	Described in Section 	Type
\adjustright	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnnchosung	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnncnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnndbar	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnndbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnndbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnndbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnndbnumt	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnnganada	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnngbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnngbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnngbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnngbnuml	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnnzodiac	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnnzodiacd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\aftnnzodiacl	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\animtextN 	Character Text	Value
\ansicpgN	Unicode RTF	Value
\background	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Destination
\bdbfhdr	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\bliptagN	Pictures	Value
\blipuid	Pictures	Value
\blipupiN	Pictures	Value
\brdrartN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\brdrdashd	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrdashdd	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrdashdotstr	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrdashsm	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdremboss	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrengrave	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrframe	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\brdrthtnlg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrthtnmg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrthtnsg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthlg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthmg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthsg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthtnlg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthtnmg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtnthtnsg	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrtriple	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrwavy	Paragraph Text	Flag
\brdrwavydb	Paragraph Text	Flag
\cgridN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\charscalexN 	Character Text	Value
\chbgbdiag	Character Text	Flag
\chbgcross	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdcross	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkbdiag	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkcross	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkdcross	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkfdiag	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkhoriz	Character Text	Flag
\chbgdkvert	Character Text	Flag
\chbgfdiag	Character Text	Flag
\chbghoriz	Character Text	Flag
\chbgvert	Character Text	Flag
\chbrdr	Character Text	Flag
\chcbpatN	Character Text	Value
\chcfpatN	Character Text	Value
\chshdngN	Character Text	Value
\cltxlrtb	Paragraph Text	Flag
\cltxtbrl 	Paragraph Text	Flag
\clvertalb	Paragraph Text	Flag
\clvertalc	Paragraph Text	Flag
\clvertalt	Paragraph Text	Flag
\crauthN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\crdateN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\date	Fields	Flag
\deflangfe	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\dfrauthN	Character Text	Value
\dfrdateN	Character Text	Value
\dfrstart	Character Text	Value
\dfrstop	Character Text	Value
\dfrxst	Character Text	Value
\dgmargin	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\dntblnsbdb	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\doctypeN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\embo	Character Text	Toggle
\emfblip	Pictures	Flag
\expshrtn	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\faauto	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\fbiasN	Font Table	Value
\ffdefres	Form Fields 	Value
\ffdeftext	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffentrymcr	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffexitmcr	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffformat	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffhaslistboxN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffhelptext	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffhpsN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffl	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffmaxlen	Form Fields 	Value
\ffname	Form Fields 	Destination
\ffownhelpN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffownstatN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffprotN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffrecalcN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffresN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffsizeN	Form Fields 	Value
\ffstattext	Form Fields 	Destination
\fftypeN	Form Fields 	Value
\fftypetxtN	Form Fields 	Value
\fldtype	Fields	Destination
\formfield	Form Fields 	Destination
\fromtext	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\ftnnchosung	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnncnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnndbar	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnndbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnndbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnndbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnndbnumt	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnnganada	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnngbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnngbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnngbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnngbnuml	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnnzodiac	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnnzodiacd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\ftnnzodiacl	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\g	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Destination
\gcw	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\gridtbl	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Destination
\hlfr	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\hlinkbase	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\hlloc	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\hlsrc	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\ilvl	Bullets and Numbering (Lists)	Value
\impr	Character Text	Toggle
\jpegblip	Pictures	Flag
\levelfollowN	List Table	Value
\levelindentN	List Table	Value
\leveljcN	List Table	Value
\levellegalN	List Table	Value
\levelnfcN	List Table	Value
\levelnorestartN	List Table	Value
\levelnumbers	List Table	Destination
\leveloldN	List Table	Value
\levelprevN	List Table	Value
\levelprevspaceN	List Table	Value
\levelspaceN	List Table	Value
\levelstartatN	List Table	Value
\leveltext	List Table	Value
\listidN	List Table	Value
\listidN	List Table	Value
\listname	List Table	Destination
\listoverridecountN	List Table	Value
\listoverrideformatN	List Table	Value
\listoverridestartN	List Table	Value
\listrestarthdnN	List Table	Value
\listsimpleN	List Table	Value
\listtemplateidN	List Table	Value
\listtext	Bullets and Numbering (Lists)	Destination
\ls	List Table	Value
\ls	Bullets and Numbering (Lists)	Value
\lytexcttp	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\lytprtmet	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\msmcap	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\nofcharsws	Information Group	Value
\nolead	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\nonshppict	Pictures	Flag
\nosectexpand	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\nosnaplinegrid	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\nospaceforul	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\noultrlspc	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\noxlattoyen	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\objhtml	Objects	Flag
\objocx	Objects	Flag
\oldlinewrap	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\outlinelevelN	Paragraph Text	Value
\overlay	Paragraph Text	Flag
\panose	Font Table	Destination
\pgbrdrb	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdrfoot	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdrhead	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdrl	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdroptN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\pgbrdrr	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdrsnap	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgbrdrt	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\pgnchosung	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgncnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgndbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgndbnumt	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgnganada	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgngbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgngbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgngbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgngbnuml	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgnzodiac	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgnzodiacd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pgnzodiacl	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\picprop	Pictures	Destination
\pnaiueo	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnaiueod	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnchosung	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pndbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pndbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pndbnuml	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pndbnumt	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnganada	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnganada	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pngblip	Pictures	Flag
\pngbnum	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pngbnumd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pngbnumk	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pngbnuml	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnrauthN	Character Text	Value
\pnrdateN	Character Text	Value
\pnrnfcN	Character Text	Value
\pnrnot	Character Text	Flag
\pnrpnbrN	Character Text	Value
\pnrrgbN	Character Text	Value
\pnrstartN	Character Text	Value
\pnrstopN	Character Text	Value
\pnrxstN	Character Text	Value
\pnzodiac	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnzodiacd	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\pnzodiacl	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag
\posyin	Paragraph Text	Flag
\posyout	Paragraph Text	Flag
\private	Document Formatting Properties	Destination
\revauthdelN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\revdttmdelN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\sautoupd	Style Sheet	Flag
\sectdefaultclN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\sectexpandN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\sectlinegridN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\sectspecifyclN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\sectspecifylN	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Value
\shidden	Style Sheet	Flag
\shpbottomN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpbxcolumn	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpbxmargin 	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpbxpage 	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpbymargin 	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpbypage 	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpbypara	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shpfblwtxtN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpfhdrN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpgrp	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpleftN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shplidN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shplockanchor	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Flag
\shppict	Pictures	Destination
\shprightN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shprslt	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shptopN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shptxt	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpwrkN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpwrN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\shpzN	Drawing Objects (Shapes)	Value
\sprsbsp	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\sprstsm	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\stextflow	Section Text	Value
\strikedl	Character Text	Toggle
\tcelld	Paragraph Text	Flag
\time	Fields	Flag
\ucN	Unicode RTF	Value
\ud	Unicode RTF	Destination
\uldash	Character Text	Toggle
\uldashd	Character Text	Toggle
\uldashdd	Character Text	Toggle
\ulth	Character Text	Toggle
\ulwave	Character Text	Toggle
\uN 	Unicode RTF	Value
\upr	Unicode RTF	Destination
\viewkindN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\viewscaleN 	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\viewzkN	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\windowcaption	Document Formatting Properties	Value
\wpeqn	Fields	Flag
\wpjst	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\wpsp	Document Formatting Properties	Flag
\yxe	Word 97 (Asian Versions) Specific Properties	Flag


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Table of Contents

Introduction

This document contains the information necessary to update the RTF
Specification to Word 97 (all platforms). It is meant to be used in
conjunction with the full RTF Specification (version 1.4 or later) and
assumes that you have read that document. Use this document if you are
familiar with the full specification and want to learn what changes are
necessary to update your RTF reader or writer to be compatible with Word
97.

An updated version of the complete specification (GC0165.exe), version
1.5, is now available from Microsoft Technical Support. You can obtain
this document from the Microsoft Software Library which is available on
the World Wide Web at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/kb/softlib/

Header

The header has the following syntax:

<header>	\šrtf <charset> \šdeff? <fonttbl> <filetbl>? <colortbl>? <style
sheet>? <listtables>><revtbl>?


Each of the various header tables should appear in the order listed in
the previous table. Document properties can occur before and between the
header tables.