29.6.2000
Before sharing a Lockergnome-published tweak in a recent InfoWorld issue, Lockergnomie Brian Livingston sent me a digital copy of his article (to confirm the tip's validity). Indeed, the Excel tweak was worth publishing again. I didn't pay much attention to the document's format, but he noted at the bottom of his message: "The attached file is in RTF format, which cannot contain macro viruses." So, the next time you need to share a DOC file with friends and co-workers, if it's possible, consider sending it as a rich text document. NOTE: when any amount of advanced formatting is applied, RTF will not be feasible.