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Charles WJ wrote:If I've understood what has been written here, some software understands an RTF command to 'display as small caps' while other RTF-aware programmes do not.

You have it right, but the other application must also support small caps for the particular font used. As mentioned, NWP will show small caps for all fonts, whether the font supports it "for real" or not. But other applications, like TextEdit, will only show small caps for fonts with real typographic small caps. As Kino mentioned, you'll need to stick to a font with these real small caps.

all I have to do to solve my original TextSoap problem, is to persuade its author to code in the RTF command to 'display as small caps' - correct? The alternative would perhaps be a macro to change the type and size of small caps text appropriately - possible?

Yes, if you're using fonts with real typographic small caps that should do it.

Or load the file into NWP and use the attached macro. It finds all text marked with "Display As Small Caps" and converts/resizes/fakes small caps so any application will understand them. The drawback with this approach is that even fonts with real typographic small caps will use the faked/resized text.

Thanks for the clarification and macro, will try the latter which looks as though it will suit my needs perfectly.

Charles