Combining .pub files

[Ann Burnett]

Is it possible to combine several .pub files in Publish 2003 into one large
..pub file. Thanks in advance for any help with this problem.

 

[Mary Sauer]

You can do this with Adobe Acrobat and create a PDF or use one of the free
converters. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+pdf+converter
Or you can copy/paste...

 

[Chuck Davis]

Ann,
With any of the PDF creators, convert all of your files to pdf. The open the
PDF program and choose create pdf from multiple files, and browse to each in
the order that you wish for the final file.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I don't think Primo will let you do that.

 

[Ann Burnett]

Thanks for response Mary, but it doesn't answer the question. I need to
combine several chapters of a book (all saved as .pub files by different
people) into one book with a .pub extention.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Thanks for response Mary, but it doesn't answer the question. I need
to combine several chapters of a book (all saved as .pub files by
different people) into one book with a .pub extention.

Why does the book need the .pub extension?

 

[Ann Burnett]

Hi Ed,

Thanks for your response. 1/ I live in a rural area so I only have dial up.
2/ I do not own acrobat and don't want to purchase it for a volunteer job. 3/
I have downloaded and tried 3 of these converter programs so far and all have
messed up some of the graphics in the chapters which were created in several
different formats (especially .cdr some .bmp, jpg, gif etc.). 4/ I need .pub
files as all of the authors of chapters have Publisher 2003 and so does the
company that will produce the book.

Hope this explains things.
Thanks Ann

 

[Ed Bennett]

Thanks for your response. 1/ I live in a rural area so I only have
dial up.

Sorry to hear that.

2/ I do not own acrobat and don't want to purchase it for a
volunteer job.

Hence free converters

3/ I have downloaded and tried 3 of these converter
programs so far and all have messed up some of the graphics in the
chapters which were created in several different formats (especially
.cdr some .bmp, jpg, gif etc.).

This seems odd. I've never had trouble with messed up graphics. Do the
respective pages print OK from within Publisher? I suspect problems with
the source graphics rather than with the PDF converter itself. Using
ultra-high-res graphics can cause problems with any converter, and Publisher
is picky about CDR files after version 7ish. Converting to EMF is normally
the safe option.

4/ I need .pub files as all of the
authors of chapters have Publisher 2003 and so does the company that
will produce the book.

That's not really a reason for needing .pub files - any printer can open a
..PDF (and many prefer it). Most will go to PDF or PostScript on the way to
the presses anyway.

Anyway, as has been mentioned, there is no real easy way to combine .pub
files.