TextEdit can't open its own file.

[nuubie]

Surely I must be doing something wrong. I create a new document in TextEdit, copy some text in it and save it. I have 4 options in saving.
Rich Text Format (RTF)
HTML
Word Format
Word XML Format.
Obviously I don't want to use HTML. NONE of the other 3 open in TextEdit with a whole bunch of extra characters appearing.
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From this:
Absolute Bosendorfer Piano
Absolute Steinway Piano
Garritan
Motu
Native Instruments
Steinberg
Synthogy
VSTi
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I get this:
{\rtf1\mac\ansicpg10000\cocoartf824\cocoasubrtf480
{\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset77 Helvetica;}
{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;}
{\info
{\title }
{\subject }
{\doccomm }
{\author }
{\*\company }
{\*\copyright }
{\keywords alternateColors=1}}\margl1440\margr1440\vieww37920\viewh23560\viewkind0\viewscale100
\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural

\f0\fs48 \cf0 Absolute Bosendorfer Piano\
Absolute Steinway Piano\
Garritan\
Motu\
Native Instruments\
Steinberg\
Synthogy\
VSTi\
\
\
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How in the world can a program create a document, then fail to be able to open the very same document it just created? Am I in a bad dream or has Apple's illogic attained new heights? Hopefully I've overlooked something. Please tell me I've overlooked something!

 

[artov]

Well that is RTF, so Textedit created what it claimed. But why did it not notice that it is RTF, I don't know. Are you storing the files to some external disk that does some funny text file conversion?

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Where are you copying the text from when you're pasting it into TextEdit?

Have you changed the view options in TextEdit to "View Plaintext?"