[X4U] Publisher files on Mac

[Randy Jamerson]

True, but if you know how to make a PDF, you're probably too smart to use
Publisher anyway :)

If you go back to the original post, it was stated that a customer had
supplied a Publisher file that they had received from some other unknown
source.  Evidently, none of the parties involved had Publisher available, so
it would have been impossible to make it into a PDF without finding a PC
with Publisher on it.  They wanted some way to convert it on the Mac.


On 3/11/05 10:18 AM, "Paul Moortgat" <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote:

> I fyou can save the files as a PDF instead of Publisher, you're off the
> hook.
> 
> Paul Moortgat
> 
> On 11 Mar 2005, at 16:31, Randy Jamerson wrote:
> 
>> Another thing you may want to consider.
>> 
>> About 40% of our work is PC.  All of our operators have Macs and PC's.
>>  We
>> never convert files cross platform.  (PC Quark stays PC Quark, PC
>> InDesign
>> stays PC InDesign).
>> 
>> Although it is possible for printers to convert many files cross
>> platform,
>> you are probably spending a lot of labor hours fixing font reflows and
>> other
>> problem that happen when you convert PC to Mac.
>> 
>> You could probably justify the cost of a PC and related software based
>> on
>> the labor you would save, the accuracy and the fact that you could
>> actually
>> return files to your customers that they could open.  (I know of many
>> printers who convert their customers files to Mac, edit them, and then
>> cannot give a usable file back to their customer).
>> 
>> You know what kind of work you get, but for us, it would be terribly
>> inefficient for us to try to convert everything to Mac "just because
>> it is
>> possible" and because we hate the PC  (which we do, by the way).
>> 
>> 
>> On 3/11/05 9:16 AM, "Samantha Cornell" <samantha at netresults.biz> wrote:
>> 
>>> Randy,
>>> 
>>> You are right, it is not an expensive program, but the entire
>>> PC/Publisher setup is cost prohibitive, when considering that the only
>>> benefit that I would gain would be the ability to open Publisher
>>> files.
>>> 
>>> Maybe someday, but as a sole proprietor, I just can't justify it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks...
>>> 
>>> Samantha
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mar 11, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Randy Jamerson wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Pagemaker PC has a Publisher converter.  If you know someone with
>>>> Pagemaker
>>>> PC, you could have them convert it and then you could open the
>>>> Pagemaker
>>>> file on the Mac. Of course, it's probably going to cause the file to
>>>> reflow
>>>> and look nothing like it did in Publisher.
>>>> 
>>>> There is no way to open Publisher directly on a Mac.  If you want to
>>>> support
>>>> that file type, you need to buy a PC and Publisher.  It is not an
>>>> expensive
>>>> program.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 3/10/05 10:06 PM, "Samantha Cornell" <samantha at netresults.biz>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Does anyone know how to open Publisher files on a Mac?  I have a
>>>>> client
>>>>> that emailed me a file, last minute, and needs something done ASAP,
>>>>> but, of course, the darn file is in Publisher.  IT appears that they
>>>>> do
>>>>> not actually have Publisher, so they do not have the ability to
>>>>> export
>>>>> the file as a different format.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there any solution?  I'm guessing that Pages does not open
>>>>> Publisher
>>>>> files either...I don't have it (yet) but if it will do this...I
>>>>> would
>>>>> be inclined to purchase it now.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Otherwise, is there any other solution?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Samantha
> 
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