[X4U] Looking for OSX replacement for Publisher

[Mike Panas]

Though it may not be exactly right for the situation, I know lots of=20
folks who use M$ Word for fliers, trifolds, etc. Not perfect, but=20
workable for many situations. I have had the same question about=20
Publisher to Mac, and have found no solution yet, except to convert the=20=

original document to another app then to the Mac, but I understand that=20=

doesn't always (maybe never?) keep the special formatting, etc. Such a=20=

conundrum.
Mike

On Mar 22, 2005, at 7:25 AM, Kevin Lee Allen wrote:

> I would suggest Apple's Pages, but there is no migration path that I=20=

> am aware of right now. I think it is possible to convert Publisher to=20=

> PageMaker to InDesign or Quark, but those require expensive programs=20=

> and the conversions are never all that clean.
>
> Also, print the existing files to PDF and use Acrobat Pro for simple=20=

> edits.
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2005, at 8:17 AM, Jim Colgate wrote:
>
>> I just received a plea for help from my niece who is a long time PC=20=

>> user,
>> but her employer just gave all the teachers iBook laptops and she is
>> struggling with the transition. Word and Excel work is OK, she is=20
>> noticing
>> some differences, but is relearning. However she does a lot of flyers=20=

>> and
>> posters that she used Publisher on the PC for. What is a good,=20
>> better, and
>> best alternative for such a layout program on the Mac?
>>
>> She can probably use anything, but is concerned about how to migrate=20=

>> the
>> Publisher files she already has. So I am also looking for a=20
>> conversion path
>> to recover the content of the Publisher files if available.
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