C# codeWord.Application newApp = new Word.Application();
// specifying the Source & Target file names
object Source="c:\\abc\\Source.doc";
object Target="c:\\abc\\Target.rtf";
// Use for the parameter whose type are not known or
// say Missing
object Unknown =Type.Missing;
// Source document open here
// Additional Parameters are not known so that are
// set as a missing type
newApp.Documents.Open(ref Source,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown);
// Specifying the format in which you want the output file
object format = Word.WdSaveFormat.wdFormatRTF;
//Changing the format of the document
newApp.ActiveDocument.SaveAs(ref Target,ref format,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown,
ref Unknown,ref Unknown);
// for closing the application
newApp.Quit(ref Unknown,ref Unknown,ref Unknown);