Comments on: Choosing the right file format http://www.tradebit.com/channels/file-hosting/110391/choosing-the-right-file-format/ Publications about popular requests and topics on tradebit Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:27:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Dave Briggs http://www.tradebit.com/channels/file-hosting/110391/choosing-the-right-file-format/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Dave Briggs Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:05:21 +0000 http://www.tradebit.com/channels/file-hosting/110391/choosing-the-right-file-format/#comment-17 Whoops, forgot to add: tools like <a href="http://writely.com" title="Writely - online word processor" rel="nofollow"> Writely</a> make collaborating on one document very easy, without the need for distributing files and the complicated version control issues that often arise. Whoops, forgot to add: tools like Writely make collaborating on one document very easy, without the need for distributing files and the complicated version control issues that often arise.

]]> By: Dave Briggs http://www.tradebit.com/channels/file-hosting/110391/choosing-the-right-file-format/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Dave Briggs Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:03:42 +0000 http://www.tradebit.com/channels/file-hosting/110391/choosing-the-right-file-format/#comment-16 Thanks for the link! I would still avoid using Word formats, even when distributing for editing: RTF is probably best to go for. I suppose that in the office environment, most people will have Word installed, if you do, but some people not part of your organisation might not. Also, .doc files are far bigger than they need to be and it reduces mail server load to use RTF. I have seen somewhere a tale of where someone was sacked, because they were typing a personal statement for an external job application in Word during work time. At the same time, they had a report open which they were editing too. When they sent the report to their IT-savvy boss, he found details of the edits they had made on the other, job application, file! Thanks for the link!

I would still avoid using Word formats, even when distributing for editing: RTF is probably best to go for. I suppose that in the office environment, most people will have Word installed, if you do, but some people not part of your organisation might not. Also, .doc files are far bigger than they need to be and it reduces mail server load to use RTF.

I have seen somewhere a tale of where someone was sacked, because they were typing a personal statement for an external job application in Word during work time. At the same time, they had a report open which they were editing too. When they sent the report to their IT-savvy boss, he found details of the edits they had made on the other, job application, file!

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