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Saving Documents in Windows	Saving Documents on Macintosh

Microsoft Word documents (file names ending in .doc) for both Windows and Macintosh and Corel WordPerfect documents (file names ending in .wpd) created in Windows may be submitted in their original form. All other document types, including Works for Windows and older WordPerfect, and all other documents created on Macintosh computers, must be saved as RTF (Rich Text Format).

Saving Documents as RTF from Word, WordPerfect, Works for Windows, WordStar, etc.     to top of page
1	Open your article. Make sure it is formatted correctly, especially with respect to reference numbers and notes. If you are not sure about formatting, close this window and go back to the guidelines.
2	Choose File from the File menu, and Save As...
3	Near the top of the window that comes up, there is a Save In... dropdown menu. Click on the black triangle on the right edge of the menu, and choose the place on your computer where you are accustomed to saving documents, such as My Documents.
4	Type a name for the article in the File Name box. Please remember that only hyphen (-) and underscore (_) are acceptable punctuation in file names. Avoid spaces if you can.
5	Just below the File Name box is a "Save as Type" or "File Type" dropdown menu. Click on the black triangle on the right edge of the menu, and scroll down to RTF (Rich text format). There may be some descriptive terms before the initials RTF, such as "Windows 97-2000" or "Word 6".
6	Click OK to save your article.

Saving Documents as RTF from Macintosh Word Processing programs     to top of page
1	Open your article. Make sure it is formatted correctly, especially with respect to reference numbers and notes. If you are not sure about formatting, close this window and go back to the guidelines.
2	Choose File from the File menu, and Save As...
3	In the window that comes up, choose a location for your document (i.e. Desktop or a folder in which you are accustomed to saving articles.)
4	Type a name for the article in the File Name box. Please remember that only hyphen (-) and underscore (_) are acceptable punctuation in file names. Avoid spaces if you can.
5	Just below or just above the File Name box is a dropdown menu of file types. Click on the menu, and scroll down to RTF (Rich text format).
6	Important! If your software does not add it automatically, add .rtf to the title of your article. This is required for submission.
7	Click OK to save your article.

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