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It is a problem for me to fulfil this conditions. Help please! My text tobe posted is in .rtf.
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tried to post an .rtf and the result looked empty to other readers: said they could not find the text and did not follow. That is expected when an RTF file is opened in a plain-text viewer — you will see control codes like {\rtf1 ...} instead of the rendered text. RTF is a tagged text format; see Rich Text Format for details.

Practical ways to get plain text you can paste into the forum:

  • Windows: Open the .rtf with WordPad or Microsoft Word (Notepad will show raw RTF). In WordPad choose File > Save As > Plain Text (.txt) and select UTF-8 if offered. In Word use Save As > Plain Text and pick UTF-8 encoding, or simply select all and paste into the forum editor using "paste as plain text".
  • macOS: Open the file in TextEdit and choose Format > Make Plain Text, then Save. From Terminal the built-in tool can convert an RTF to a .txt file:
textutil -convert txt filename.rtf

(See the textutil documentation for platform details: https://ss64.com/osx/textutil.html.)

  • LibreOffice (cross-platform): Open the .rtf in Writer and use File > Save As > Plain Text (.txt); choose UTF-8 encoding in the save dialog.

Troubleshooting and cautions: if the file shows lots of backslashes and braces, reopen it in an RTF-aware app. Saving as plain text strips images, tables and layout. If characters look wrong after conversion, resave with UTF-8 encoding. To preserve formatting, export to PDF or attach the original .rtf to the post if the forum allows. For files from unknown sources, scan with antivirus before opening. 's future-boson quip is entertaining but not relevant to extracting the plain text.

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Well it'd be nice if I could find the "text tobe posted"

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i don't understand... really...

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This is a message from the future, when the 'text tobe posted' arrived. It is the answer to all our energy problems, but it has a few kinks that need to be worked out. If someone can let me know the formula for reversing boson ecliptical cycling degeneration, the future can be a better place for all of us.

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