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24 August 2008

Does anyone here have MS Publisher? I need a super quick favor. →[More:] I need a file opened and a very quick glance. I don't have Publisher or Word and I can't open it. Thanks.

post by: LoriFLA at: 20:17 | 8 comments

No Publisher here, but if it can be opened in Word I'll give it a shot.

posted by mudpuppie 24 August | 20:42

mudpuppie, I don't think it can. My sister just tried to open it in Word. Thank you for the offer.

posted by LoriFLA 24 August | 20:45

No worries. Good luck.

posted by mudpuppie 24 August | 20:54

Yup - send it on down (mail is in profile).

However, I can only do favours, not favors.

posted by dg 24 August | 20:55

Thanks so much, dg. Will email you now.

posted by LoriFLA 24 August | 20:59

If dg can't ...

Try Zamzar, maybe. Supposedly they can convert .pub to .doc online for free.

And for the person who gave you the file, send this.

posted by stilicho 25 August | 04:06

Thanks, stilcho. I tried Googling last night for a way to open but the first few things I read said it couldn't be done. This is good to know.

I was checking my work email at home. My boss makes these calendars in Publisher. dg came to my rescue.

posted by LoriFLA 25 August | 10:03

Tell your boss he can do those calendars in Word, including the templates (maybe not that identical template, but near enough). Either that, or save them as a .pdf so everyone can read them.

posted by dg 25 August | 16:02

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