How to open Publisher documents in Word?

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Frank Rizzo - 31 Jul 2005 20:45 GMT

How to open Publisher documents in Word? Is there a filter somewhere?

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 31 Jul 2005 21:00 GMT

No. And why would you? The formatting from Publisher doesn't translate over
into Word. The best you can do (with no guarantees for the result) is a copy
and paste.

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JoAnn Paules
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> How to open Publisher documents in Word? Is there a filter somewhere?

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Frank Rizzo - 31 Jul 2005 21:06 GMT

> No. And why would you?

Because I no longer have Publisher. But I do have Word.

> The formatting from Publisher doesn't translate over
> into Word. The best you can do (with no guarantees for the result) is a copy
> and paste.

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 31 Jul 2005 22:23 GMT

Then there's nothing that can be done. You need Publisher to edit a
Publisher file. It's possible to export Publisher file to a .rtf file
however you lose all formatting and graphics. Kind of defeats the purpose of
a desktop publishing program.

You *could* order the trial disk but you'd (1) have a limited time to use it
and (2) still be stuck with no formatting.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

>> No. And why would you?
> Because I no longer have Publisher. But I do have Word.
>
>> The formatting from Publisher doesn't translate over into Word. The best
>> you can do (with no guarantees for the result) is a copy and paste.

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