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| Thread ID: 84187 | 2007-10-27 07:42:00 | Importing older files into Publisher 2007 | Grimy (3041) | Press F1 |
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| 605818 | 2007-10-27 07:42:00 | Does anyone know how to import/open Publisher 2000 files into Publisher 2007? The 2007 notes say it can be done, but haven't found how to yet. The on-line help seems to go around in circles (or that could just be me!). | Grimy (3041) | ||
| 605819 | 2007-10-27 07:46:00 | File -> Open | gcarmich (10068) | ||
| 605820 | 2007-10-27 08:23:00 | If I right click on a 2000 file and choose "open", it of course opens in 2000. If I choose "open with-Microsoft Office Publisher", Publisher 2007 opens and then the following box pops up "Microsoft Office Publisher - There is not enough memory to convert the text formatting. Windows is low on memory. Save your work and close other programs to free up memory, and then try again." I have 2Gb of memory. | Grimy (3041) | ||
| 605821 | 2007-10-27 08:39:00 | Maybe try using something other than MS publisher. 2GB of RAM should be ample for what your doing. It might be that Publisher 2000 is too old for Publisher 2007. Adobe had a similar issue with Illustrator. I run InDesign CS3 on 1GB of RAM with no problems. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 605822 | 2007-10-27 19:47:00 | I got the following answer from the Microsoft Communities Forum. I'll just have to keep both programs on the PC untill I get around to re-doing them in Publisher. Though the names are similar...MS Home Publishing and MS Publisher are very different apps. The .php files from Home Publishing are *not compatible* with any version of MS Publisher. MS Home Publishing .php files are compatible with all MS Picture It! / MS Digital Image programs. |
Grimy (3041) | ||
| 605823 | 2007-10-27 20:04:00 | Never tried this in Publisher, but you can always download the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, open the 2000 publication in Pub 2000 then save as 2007 maybe ?Office Compatibility Pack (www.microsoft.com) Also found this Here on MS (support.microsoft.com) Don't know if it will help at all. Have a look under the "Cause Section":waughh: During the conversion process, your computer memory capacity must be at least twice the size of the original file because both the original file and the converted file are in memory until the file is written to the hard drive. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 605824 | 2007-10-27 21:43:00 | If I right click on a 2000 file and choose "open", it of course opens in 2000. If I choose "open with-Microsoft Office Publisher", Publisher 2007 opens and then the following box pops up "Microsoft Office Publisher - There is not enough memory to convert the text formatting. Windows is low on memory. Save your work and close other programs to free up memory, and then try again." I have 2Gb of memory. Publisher 2000 uses .pub not .php so the "Home Publishing" is a red herring. What size PUB2000 file was it? You have 2G of RAM, if you have set the Windows Pagefile really small because you "shouldn't need it" that could be the problem. That is the essence of wainuitech's MS link. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 605825 | 2007-10-27 22:32:00 | Thanks guys. Tried both those links from Wainuitech.The Compatibility Pack made no difference. I checked the size of the HP2000 file I was trying to open, it's only 2.5Mb and my Virtual memory is 2/4Gb. When following the instructions for opening a file (which I'd tried last night), when I look for the HP2000 file they do not show, and under file types there is no option of *.php. If I choose Publisher files, or all Publisher files, or Works 2000 files, the HP files don't show. PaulD, my original files are in Home Publisher 2000 format, not Publisher 2000, and the file type is definitely .php, not .pub. Thanks for your help. |
Grimy (3041) | ||
| 605826 | 2007-10-27 22:58:00 | Could you recreate the files in InDesign Grimy? Just use Text edit or word to transfer the text between applications and re import any images. You can download the 30 day demo for free. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 605827 | 2007-10-28 00:13:00 | Hi winmacguy, thanks for the suggestion. I think I've decided to admit defeat of a simple, quick fix, and will copy/paste the individual elements between programs for the files I still use and want to add to/modify, and leave HP2000 on the PC for the older stuff I might need to refer to. Any new stuff we do will obviously be in Publisher 2007. |
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