Document file format for universal adoption?

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Published on 2009-07-16T22:10:02Z Indexed on 2010/12/25 10:55 UTC
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I don't want to assume that someone has Word installed on their machine. What is the best file format so that everyone can read a document file?

The only ones I can think of are:

Rich Text Format
Open Document Format
Portable Document Format
Plaint Text

For example, what would be the best file format to write a resume in? I've actually written mine in XHTML, but some places simply demand a .doc file.

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