-
All replies
-
Helpful answers
-
Apr 29, 2014 3:08 PM in response to mikeokaneby Templeton Peck,Aside from installing Windows, you don't. There are no mac applications that can read publisher files.
-
Apr 30, 2014 7:41 AM in response to mikeokaneby BobTheFisherman,I believe the newest LibreOffice can open publisher files.
-
Apr 30, 2014 9:17 AM in response to BobTheFishermanby Templeton Peck,BobTheFisherman wrote:
I believe the newest LibreOffice can open publisher files.
Really? I must check that out.
-
May 2, 2014 4:40 PM in response to Templeton Peckby BobTheFisherman,★HelpfulFrom: https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/
LibreOffice is compatible with many document formats such as Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. But LibreOffice goes further by enabling you to use a modern open standard, the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
-
May 3, 2014 8:28 PM in response to mikeokaneby FishingAddict,mikeokane,
If you have many Publisher files that you need to open then OpenOffice is likely a great option (as BobTheFisherman suggests).
However, if it is someone else that is sending you the Publisher files, then I have a constructive suggestion. I have seen in many, many cases, that non-technically savvy folks simply don't realize that they can't send any particular file format to others (usually via e-mail attachment) and expect that they can open them. I have found that most of these senders appreciate it when someone finally explains to them that very few of their recipients can open their files, and even when they can that they will not see the file as it looked in the original (due to lack of fonts, etc.). In my experience they also appreciate it when you teach them that they should always just do a "Save As" to PDF before sending any file to others as an e-mail attachment.
I'm not sure if this applies to the source of your Publisher files but thought that I would throw in my two cents.
-
May 4, 2014 6:55 AM in response to FishingAddictby BobTheFisherman,★HelpfulTim Snoots wrote:
mikeokane,
If you have many Publisher files that you need to open then OpenOffice is likely a great option (as BobTheFisherman suggests).
However, if it is someone else that is sending you the Publisher files, then I have a constructive suggestion. I have seen in many, many cases, that non-technically savvy folks simply don't realize that they can't send any particular file format to others (usually via e-mail attachment) and expect that they can open them. I have found that most of these senders appreciate it when someone finally explains to them that very few of their recipients can open their files, and even when they can that they will not see the file as it looked in the original (due to lack of fonts, etc.). In my experience they also appreciate it when you teach them that they should always just do a "Save As" to PDF before sending any file to others as an e-mail attachment.
I'm not sure if this applies to the source of your Publisher files but thought that I would throw in my two cents.
I did not suggest "OpenOffice", I said that "LibreOffice" opens Publisher files.
-
May 4, 2014 3:23 PM in response to mikeokaneby mikeokane,i have found that this website also translates them to pdf http://www.pdfonline.com/convert-pdf/
but Thanks for the LibreOffice suggestion!!