Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 6 Converting to print RTF > 6.1 Converting to Word: a one-way street > 6.1.2 Understanding differences in file sizes
The RTF files Mif2Go produces can be quite large if the document
you are converting contains bitmap graphics. You can minimize the size
of RTF files by using 256-color bitmaps (instead of 24-bit true color),
but even 256-color bitmaps do not compress well in RTF. However, once
an RTF file is loaded in Word, Word can use internal compression methods
to store the images more efficiently; then, when you save the file as
.doc
, the size will be smaller.
For files containing only text, the opposite
holds: an RTF file is smaller than the .doc
version of the same file.