Network Working Group M. Gahrns Request for Comments: 3285 Microsoft Category: Informational T. Hain Cisco May 2002 Using Microsoft Word to create Internet Drafts and RFCs Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This document describes the steps to configure the Microsoft Word application to produce documents in Internet Draft and RFC format. Table of Contents 1. Overview.......................................................2 2. Conventions used in this document..............................2 3. Instructions for producing Internet drafts and RFCs............3 3.1 Defining Microsoft Word Page Layout and Styles.............4 3.2 Positioning the document identifiers on the first page.....7 3.3 Automatic date.............................................8 3.4 Automatic reference numbering..............................9 4. Final fixup: the CRLF program.................................11 5. Known problems................................................16 5.1 Margins...................................................16 5.2 Printing..................................................16 5.3 The Underscore character..................................17 6. Formal Syntax.................................................17 7. Security Considerations.......................................17 References.......................................................17 Acknowledgements.................................................17 Authors' Addresses...............................................18 Full Copyright Statement.........................................19 Gahrns & Hain Informational