our printer cant print in publisher format only in PDF

[Guest]

Hi we have a newsletter and the printer we use does not print from
publisher.. only adobe.. Short of getting a new printer, is there any
products out there that will take my publisher files and convert them to
adobe?


thanks

 

[Guest]

Hi Sorry for not being clear..
i meant our printer as in the Vendor printing our newsletter.. not our laser
printer..

Why can't you print from Publisher? Are you getting an error message? Have
you updated your printer drivers?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi we have a newsletter and the printer we use does not print from
publisher.. only adobe.. Short of getting a new printer, is there any
products out there that will take my publisher files and convert them to
adobe?


thanks

 

[Andrew Z Carpenter [MVP:Windows:Security]]

OHHHHHHHHHHH -

Well, IIRC print shops are eligible for free copies of Publisher. I know
someone else here can fill you in on those details. Until then, you could
buy Adobe Acrobat for about $250 or there are several low-cost/free programs
available that will convert your files to a .pdf. I've been recommending
PrimoPDF to the others in my group. I'm biased and prefer Acrobat but I also
edit .pdf files at times.

I use PDF995 - free from http://www.pdf995.com

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

They should pay you money to use such sub-standard software.

I cannot understand you people that use garbage software like that.

The full version of Adobe Acrobat is so cheap everybody should own it.

Oh dear, another Blitisher I see - no wonder.

 

[Mike Koewler]

JoAnn,

It isn't "cheap" but it is worth it to people who need it. One
reason I like it, I can use Quark to print a file without have to spend
$900 for the program (no way can I justify buying it to print the one
file a year I seem to get). The Free, and Legal, Quark Demo places a
huge "watermark" Quark Demo Express Demo on each page when printed. With
Acrobat, it's a piece of cake to get rid of. Another advantage, a
printer can send you the exact setting he/she wants you use to create a
pdf (a joboptions file) and you can use that to create pdf files that
your printer will love. It also allows you to use plug-ins, such as
Quite a Box of Tricks to convert RGB files to CMYK quickly and efficiently.

If all one wants to do is create pdf files to e-mail to a friend or post
on the Internet, the other alternatives are adequate and Acrobat
overkill. But if one does much commercial printing or accepts outside
files for placement in newspapers or magazines, or even newsletters, it
is a necessity.

Mike

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

JoAnn $250 is about a day and halfs wages these days. People waste more
money on buying lunch and drinks a week than that.