diff --git a/samples/Sample_11_ReadWord2007.php b/samples/Sample_11_ReadWord2007.php
index 09d9cab0..c0b54c7a 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_11_ReadWord2007.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_11_ReadWord2007.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ include_once 'Sample_Header.php';
 
 // Read contents
 $name = basename(__FILE__, '.php');
-$source = "resources/{$name}.docx";
+$source = __DIR__ . "/resources/{$name}.docx";
+
 echo date('H:i:s'), " Reading contents from `{$source}`", EOL;
 $phpWord = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::load($source);
 
diff --git a/samples/Sample_24_ReadODText.php b/samples/Sample_24_ReadODText.php
index bb5332e6..42df23ae 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_24_ReadODText.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_24_ReadODText.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ include_once 'Sample_Header.php';
 
 // Read contents
 $name = basename(__FILE__, '.php');
-$source = "resources/{$name}.odt";
+$source = __DIR__ . "/resources/{$name}.odt";
+
 echo date('H:i:s'), " Reading contents from `{$source}`", EOL;
 $phpWord = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::load($source, 'ODText');
 
diff --git a/samples/Sample_27_ReadRTF.php b/samples/Sample_27_ReadRTF.php
index a28ba40b..76ac3d48 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_27_ReadRTF.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_27_ReadRTF.php
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ include_once 'Sample_Header.php';
 
 // Read contents
 $name = basename(__FILE__, '.php');
-$source = "results/Sample_01_SimpleText.rtf";
-$source = "resources/rtf.rtf";
-$source = "results/Sample_11_ReadWord2007.rtf";
+$source = __DIR__ . "/resources/{$name}.rtf";
 
 echo date('H:i:s'), " Reading contents from `{$source}`", EOL;
 $phpWord = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::load($source, 'RTF');
diff --git a/samples/Sample_Header.php b/samples/Sample_Header.php
index f39bda16..7af23c94 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_Header.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_Header.php
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ function write($phpWord, $filename, $writers)
         $result .= date('H:i:s') . " Write to {$writer} format";
         if (!is_null($extension)) {
             $xmlWriter = IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord, $writer);
-            $xmlWriter->save("{$filename}.{$extension}");
-            rename("{$filename}.{$extension}", "results/{$filename}.{$extension}");
+            $xmlWriter->save(__DIR__ . "/{$filename}.{$extension}");
+            rename(__DIR__ . "/{$filename}.{$extension}", __DIR__ . "/results/{$filename}.{$extension}");
         } else {
             $result .= ' ... NOT DONE!';
         }
diff --git a/samples/resources/rtf.rtf b/samples/resources/Sample_27_ReadRTF.rtf
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/resources/rtf.rtf
rename to samples/resources/Sample_27_ReadRTF.rtf
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF.php
index 1856116c..9d5d813b 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class RTF extends AbstractReader implements ReaderInterface
      * Loads PhpWord from file
      *
      * @param string $docFile
+     * @throws \Exception
      * @return \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord
      */
     public function load($docFile)
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF/Document.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF/Document.php
index ccb9b595..84e9c1ed 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF/Document.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/RTF/Document.php
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\RTF;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Section;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun;
 
 /**
  * RTF document reader
@@ -35,9 +33,9 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun;
 class Document
 {
     /** @const int */
-    const PARA = 0;
-    const STYL = 1;
-    const SKIP = 2;
+    const PARA = 'readParagraph';
+    const STYL = 'readStyle';
+    const SKIP = 'readSkip';
 
     /**
      * PhpWord object
@@ -247,8 +245,8 @@ class Document
     private function flushControl($isControl = false)
     {
         if (preg_match("/^([A-Za-z]+)(-?[0-9]*) ?$/", $this->control, $match) === 1) {
-            list(, $control, $parameter) = $match;
-            $this->parseControl($control, $parameter);
+            list(, $control) = $match;
+            $this->parseControl($control);
         }
 
         if ($isControl === true) {
@@ -256,23 +254,25 @@ class Document
         }
     }
 
-    /*
+    /**
      * Flush text in queue
      */
     private function flushText()
     {
         if ($this->text != '') {
-            if (isset($this->flags['property'])) {
+            if (isset($this->flags['property'])) { // Set property
                 $this->flags['value'] = $this->text;
-                var_dump($this->flags);
-            } else {
+            } else { // Set text
                 if ($this->flags['paragraph'] === true) {
                     $this->flags['paragraph'] = false;
                     $this->flags['text'] = $this->text;
                 }
             }
+
+            // Add text if it's not flagged as skipped
             if (!isset($this->flags['skipped'])) {
-                $this->textrun->addText($this->text);
+                $textrun = $this->textrun->addText($this->text);
+                $this->flags['element'] = &$textrun;
             }
 
             $this->text = '';
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Document
     /**
      * Reset control word and first char state
      *
-     * @param bool $state
+     * @param bool $value
      */
     private function setControl($value)
     {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class Document
      * @param string $control
      * @param string $parameter
      */
-    private function parseControl($control, $parameter)
+    private function parseControl($control)
     {
         $controls = array(
             'par'       => array(self::PARA, 'paragraph',    true),
@@ -333,19 +333,49 @@ class Document
         );
 
         if (array_key_exists($control, $controls)) {
-            list($mode, $property, $value) = $controls[$control];
-            switch ($mode) {
-                case self::PARA: // Paragraph
-                    $this->textrun = $this->section->addTextRun();
-                    $this->flags[$property] = $value;
-                    break;
-                case self::STYL: // Style
-                    $this->flags[$property] = $value;
-                    break;
-                case self::SKIP: // Destination
-                    $this->flags['property'] = $property;
-                    $this->flags['skipped'] = true;
+            list($function) = $controls[$control];
+            if (method_exists($this, $function)) {
+                $this->$function($controls[$control]);
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Read paragraph
+     *
+     * @param array $directives
+     */
+    private function readParagraph($directives)
+    {
+        list(, $property, $value) = $directives;
+        $this->textrun = $this->section->addTextRun();
+        $this->flags[$property] = $value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read style
+     *
+     * @param array $directives
+     */
+    private function readStyle($directives)
+    {
+        list(, $property, $value) = $directives;
+        $this->flags[$property] = $value;
+        if (isset($this->flags['element'])) {
+            $element = &$this->flags['element'];
+            $element->getFontStyle()->setStyleValue($property, $value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read skip
+     *
+     * @param array $directives
+     */
+    private function readSkip($directives)
+    {
+        list(, $property) = $directives;
+        $this->flags['property'] = $property;
+        $this->flags['skipped'] = true;
+    }
 }