Publisher 2003 cannot open Word 2003 files

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BonhommeRichard - 31 May 2007 19:00 GMT

I am brand new to Publisher, and want to use it to improve the format of a
book for publication. However, when I try to import a normal Word 2003 file
-- both programs are from the same 2003 office suite -- Publisher says it
cannot open it. I assume I'm doing something wrong, but Help has been no
help.

Can someone point out the error in my ways?

Thanks.

DEW

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Mary Sauer - 31 May 2007 19:54 GMT

Setup your page as a booklet. Create a text box on your the page you want the
Word document to start, select the text box, right-click, click change text,
click text file, browse to the Word document. Publisher will automatically
create pages and text boxes.

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>I am brand new to Publisher, and want to use it to improve the format of a
> book for publication. However, when I try to import a normal Word 2003 file
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> DEW

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BonhommeRichard - 31 May 2007 20:37 GMT

Thanks, Mary. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by booklet. In Help I
found this suggestion:

On the Arrange menu, click Layout Guides, and then click the Margin Guides
tab.
Under Master Pages, select Two-page master.
Click OK.

Is this what you meant by booklet?

I'm not looking for a two-page master, I don't think, just a way to enhance
the format of a document to be printed on one side.

Dan

> Setup your page as a booklet. Create a text box on your the page you want the
> Word document to start, select the text box, right-click, click change text,
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Rob Giordano (Crash) - 31 May 2007 21:07 GMT

Booklet is at File | Page Setup...Booklet.

| Thanks, Mary. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by booklet. In Help I
| found this suggestion:
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