How do I remove embeded fonts from a publisher file?

[Ken S.]

I have been using a copy of my previous publication as a template to produce
subsequent issues of a bi-monthly newsletter which is 12 pages.
The file is huge, over 55mb. I believe it is large because of embedded fonts.
I want to make a pdf file, but can't because of the publication file size.

Is there a way a can unembed these fonts? Am I correct that embeded fonts is
the problem? Is there some other issue that makes this file so large?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have been using a copy of my previous publication as a template to produce
subsequent issues of a bi-monthly newsletter which is 12 pages.

That's the problem.

The file is huge, over 55mb.

That's not that huge. I've created 300+MB Publisher files from scratch.

I believe it is large because of embedded fonts.

I don't.

I want to make a pdf file, but can't because of the publication file size.

What errors do you get?

Am I correct that embeded fonts is the problem?

I doubt it.

Is there some other issue that makes this file so large?

What version of Publisher are you using?

 

[Matt Beals]

There's something else going on in the publication. Are there any graphics
that aren't on the page but rather the pasteboard area? Can you not just
re-create the template in a new document? That will eliminate all the
problems of a bloated document. The other thing you can do is to do a save
as. That's always the first thing you should do.

Why can't you make a PDF of a 55MB Publisher document? What happens when you
try to, which PDF creation program are you using?

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[Ken S.]

Thanks for your swift reply.
Ok about embeded fonts not being the problem.
My ISP limits the size of uploaded files, so I have to keep it less than 15MB.
I use Kinati online pdf conversion service which emails the converted .pub
file back to me. I am using Publisher 2003 SP2.

I use a previous newsletter issue, delete the text and graphics and replace
with copies of updated Word files. I am careful to limit the size of the
graphics files.

Thanks for your help

 

[Ed Bennett]

I use Kinati online pdf conversion service which emails the converted .pub
file back to me. I am using Publisher 2003 SP2.

Download and install the free (beer, not speech) PrimoPDF from
www.primopdf.com. This will allow you to convert to PDF without sending
files all over the internet.

I use a previous newsletter issue, delete the text and graphics and replace
with copies of updated Word files. I am careful to limit the size of the
graphics files.

This is a recipe for disaster.

Recreate your layout in a new blank publication (from scratch if
possible, otherwise by blanking an existing publication and copying and
pasting into the new publication). Then save as a template (File > Save
As... > Type: Publisher Template). Base your new newsletters on the
template.

 

[Ken S.]

Thank you. I need to limit file size to 15MB. Graphics are not the issue
here.
Making a new file from old does not solve my problem. I use Kinati online
service to convert to pdf. Is the way the .pub is formatted the issue?