How do I view things in publisher?

[Anita]

I've been sent a file in Publisher, but don't have publisher software on my
computer. There doesn't seem to be a free publisher viewer on the Microsoft
site - how do I look at the file I've been sent?

 

[John Inzer]

I've been sent a file in Publisher, but don't have
publisher software on my computer. There doesn't seem to
be a free publisher viewer on the Microsoft site - how do
I look at the file I've been sent?

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There is no viewer. Ask the sender to save
the project as a .pdf file and you can view it
in the free Adobe Reader.

If this is going to be a regular occurrence
and you do not wish to purchase MS Publisher...
you could order the 30 day evaluation version...
when it expires, it will still function as a viewer.

Free 30 Day Trial Version
http://tinyurl.com/2pabg

 

[Mary Sauer]

You can send the file to me, I will convert it to a PDF. If you want to edit the
file, I will convert it to Word but most of the formatting will be lost.
gsauer at columbus dot rr dot com

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Sure it is. I use mine in my home and I know very few people who have Pub on
their systems. It just means that having a .pdf driver will be quite handy.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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[John G]

I don't know what you mean by "Home Use".
Publisher is primarily for constructing paper documents in a Desktop
Publishing environment.
And for that it does a very good job.
If you want to send that document to someone else electronically (Email
etc) then the thing to do is convert it to a PDF document which is the
electronic equivalent of Paper and everybody should have a PDF reader,
Acrobat 8.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

There are several ways to make a PDF file, some are free, for instance
PrimoPDF ( www.primopdf.com ) .