The Rich Text Format(RTF) specification describes a method of encoding formatted text and graphics for easy transfer between applications, especially word-processors.

The RTF render properties allow three pieces of information to be stored in the output file: the Author, the Company and any Comments. The method of processing images appears to have been corrected in Microsoft Word 2003 - they were scaled wrongly before. So if you want to make the RTF file Microsoft Word 2003 compatible then the check box has to be turned on. If this option is switched off then Elixir Report Designer generates an RTF file that includes a workaround to make it compatible with older versions of Microsoft Word, but which will make images too large in Microsoft Word 2003.

For RTF elements with colored backgrounds, OpenOffice 2.x will not be able to display the background color as it is not supported.