Bean just like ms Word in Windows,
Bean natively reads and writes these file formats:
· .rtf format (rich text)
· .rtfd format (rich text with graphics)
· .bean format (identical to .rtfd)
· .txt format (Unicode and legacy)
· .html format (as source code)
· .webarchive format (Apple’s web archive format)
Bean transparently imports and exports these formats:
· .doc format (MS Word ‘97, minus images, margins, and page size)
· .xml format (MS Word 2003 XML, minus images)
Bean can export all of the above formats to this format:
· .html (web page format, minus images)
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