Disk already full?

[Susan]

I was trying to save a .pub file to a floppy. Okay floppy
only holds 1.4 MB and the .pub file is 11.3 MB according
to the Properties under the File. But why don't I get
option place more floppies into drive? Is this typical?
Must I use CD?

Thanks for information.
Susan

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Susan

I was trying to save a .pub file to a floppy. Okay floppy
only holds 1.4 MB and the .pub file is 11.3 MB according
to the Properties under the File. But why don't I get
option place more floppies into drive?

Windows cannot natively span a file across multiple floppy disks.

a) NEVER save directly to a floppy disk, especially from Publisher.
b) Use a program such as WinZIP or WinRAR (www.winzip.com, www.rarlab.com)
to compress the file to a smaller size, and span it across multiple disks.
I recomment WinRAR - you get a better compression ratio, and you can create
the spanned archive on the hard drive and copy the files to floppies,
meaning that if a disk gets corrupted, you only have to replace one rather
than the entire set. WinZIP has the advantage that virtually everyone has
software to open its files.

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

I was trying to save a .pub file to a floppy. Okay floppy only holds
1.4 MB and the .pub file is 11.3 MB according to the Properties under
the File. But why don't I get option place more floppies into drive? Is
this typical?
Must I use CD?

Go to File > Pack and Go > Take to another computer. This will span your
publication across multiple floppies within Publisher. (Must be running
Publisher 2000 or newer). --
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.mvps.org/publisher

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