What does RR Donnelley recommend – EDGAR ASCII or EDGAR HTML?
The SEC is encouraging filers to use the new formatting options offered by EDGAR HTML and gain experience with them, if they have not already done so. There are several advantages to filing EDGAR in HTML format. Official HTML documents have clarity of style, are more readable, catch the viewer’s eye and are easier to navigate. As a filer you can: • Include text design elements – boldface, italics, color, graphics and photographs – that make the document more appealing to the reader. • Add hypertext within the document, to other documents within the filing, and to other documents on the SEC’s web site. • Attach an unofficial PDF file for any document that is part of the official filing, preserving the original appearance of the document and facilitating its dissemination via the Internet. Please note that PDF files may also be included for ASCII documents. In time, we expect EDGAR’s use of HTML to move to greater levels of complexity, such as additional graphic components and audio-visu
