Old Publisher Templates

[Sue]

I just upgraded to Publisher 2007. Believe it or not my previous version was
Publisher 97. I have a few templates in 97 that do not appear in 2007 that I
want to use. Is there anyway to access those old templates from 2007 version?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Install Publisher 97 in its own folder on your hard drive. You can use the old
templates. Publisher 97 great on WindowsXP, especially if you use the
compatibility mode.

 

[Sue]

I have the 97 in it's original folder on the hard disk. However, I can't
figure out how to access the 97 templates from the 2007 version.

 

[Mary Sauer]

You can't access the templates, but you can open the template from Publisher 97,
save it and then open it in 2007. Or in some cases copy/paste. I lost the Clip
Gallery when I installed 2007 so most of the 1997 wizards won't work for me.

 

[LJM]

Can't you just copy the templates to the new template directory. That's how I
have maintained all my templates as I progressed through all the upgrades.

LJM

 

[Arlyn]

What are the directory names? I can't seem to find them. For both Publisher
97 and Publisher 2007

 

[Mary Sauer]

In Publisher 97 the "templates" are really just Publisher files. Look in the
Publisher 97 folder for a folder called "PageWiz" You will not be able to open
these in other Publisher versions. You need to open Publisher 97, create a
publication, save as a template. Best solution is to install 97 in its own
folder.

In 2007 the templates are in a Templates folder, it is hidden in the Application
Data folder.
Similar to this
C:\Users\<<your name>>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates (Vista)
or
C:\Documents and Settings\<<user name>>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
(WindowsXP)