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Opening a Publication Document for the First Time

The first time you open a particular Publication document (an RTF file with embedded XML data), you will be prompted to convert it to the .docx format.

To open a Publication for the first time

  1. Open the Publication RTF document.

You are prompted to convert it.

  1. To convert it, click Yes.
Note If you choose No, the Publication remains in RTF format. You can convert it at a later time by following this procedure.
  1. When prompted, enter the filename and click Save.

The Add-In converts the Publication RTF file to a Publication .docx file. You can now work with the Publication document in Word.