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TXT (Text, also called ASCII for American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is the simplest format for storing letters and numbers. TXT files store only basic text, without such formatting as boldface or special paragraph characteristics. RTF (Rich Text Format) is a format developed by Microsoft for exchanging word processing documents (text plus formatting).
Select Import Text from the Multiline Text Editor window’s right-click menu to import an TXT or RTF file. AutoCAD imports plain text from TXT and RTF files, if you don’t use fancy formatting and aren’t fussy about aligning words and characters. Chapter 9 covers the Multiline Text Editor window.
Because no sane person would use AutoCAD as a word processor, AutoCAD doesn’t provide any special tools for exporting text. You can select AutoCAD text, copy it to the Windows Clipboard, then paste it into another program