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Roy - 28 Jan 2004 17:55 GMT

I have created a stationery/letterhead format in Microsoft
Publisher. I am trying to get Word to use the format when
creating and printing letters. I know I can copy the text
from Word to a textbox in Publisher, but that will prove
to be a hassle, particularly for multi-page documents. I
haven't been able to figure out how to save the Publisher
template so that Word can pull it in. Thoughts or
suggestions?

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Andre Da Costa - 29 Jan 2004 03:00 GMT

I would suggest saving the the Publisher Publication as a Word document from
the Save as type location. The open the the publication you saved as a Word
document in Word and save again, but this time as document template.

Andre Da Costa
Jamaica W.I.

> I have created a stationery/letterhead format in Microsoft
> Publisher. I am trying to get Word to use the format when
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> template so that Word can pull it in. Thoughts or
> suggestions?

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- 29 Jan 2004 00:35 GMT

Not successful, unfortunately. In Publisher, the Save As
Word function only saves any text. Any formating,
borders, etc, seem to be lost. I am trying to copy the
formatting objects from Publisher into Word and set up a
template in Word, but I think that will be only a fair (at
best) substitute.

Thanks for the thoughts.

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Graham Mayor - 29 Jan 2004 06:46 GMT

Publisher and Word are separate applications. You will need to create the
template in Word. You can include graphic elements in a Word template and
while this may not be as simple to do as with Publisher, the results should
be similar.

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-xiray- - 29 Jan 2004 19:33 GMT

>Publisher and Word are separate applications. You will need to create the
>template in Word.

Or do what a lot of other people do. Print blank letterhead stationery
(from Publisher). Feed it into the printer when you write a letter.

Word, isn't really that good at creating professional looking
stationery. Besides, it is also really not a page layout application,
despite its having some features that might make you think otherwise.

By the way, for professional purposes, Publisher is not really a great
page layout application either, but you can get by with it.

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