Converting Publisher FIles to Illustrator or Quark

[deted1]

I want to convert a large Publisher document to illustrator or Quark. Ha anybody had any luck doing that.

I'm thinking PDF but I haven't been able to make that work yet.

 

[Eggles]

OK, first you need to decide what you wish to convert to - another page layout program (such as Quark) or a drawing program (such as Illustrator). I guess that depends on why you want to do the conversion.

Secondly, PDF may be the way to go, but you cannot edit a PDF placed in Quark. I think you can edit a PDF opened in AI.

To make the PDF, you need to have Acrobat. Do you have this program, or something similar?

 

[blueark]

To make a PDF, you need an extra bit of software to do that, usually the full version of Acrobat, but there's a list at the following link that also includes some free solutions too:

http://www.acs.unimelb.edu.au/software/pdf-writers.html

Unfortunately, MS Publisher is reknowned the world over as being possibly the worst DTP package ever. None of it's output options are remotely useful, especially if you want to use it in conjunction with professional packages such as Quark or Illustrator.

If you want files that you can edit in one of these programs, you can only use clumsy solutions like copy & paste, or possibly export the individual elements in some intermediate format that you can import piece by piece into the other program. Illustrator may allow you to open individual PDF pages, depending on the file.

 

[jimoblak]

Skip distilling to PDF as it muddies the PostScript file. Publisher can spit out plain PostScript (choose EPS in the PostScript output options of Publisher or your virtual PostScript printer driver).

This EPS file can be opened in Illustrator with only a few hiccups.

Your best option is to make this the last Publisher document you ever work on.

 

[blueark]

Can Publisher output EPS files now? It's come a long way so. Last time I used it, the only 'standard' export options were GIF, JPEG, BMP, and a few equally useless options!

 

[jimoblak]

I have not used Publisher for a while. There was a 'save for service provider'-type of function that spit out PostScript. It was not in the 'Save as...' dialog. Try File>Prepare File for Printing Service>Create File in PostScript. I think this goes back as far as the 97 version. I try not to recall too much about Publisher (psychological repression).

You may also print to file with a virtual PS printer to create an EPS. Printing to file with a virtual PostScript printer as an EPS can be done from ANY program (with varying degrees of success).

When selecting the options for your virtual PostScript printer, choose 'Advancedocument OptionsostScript OptionsostScript Output Option:EPS'

More info and screenshots are found at:

http://www.alphagraphics.com/sendafile/dog/dogprint/windogapps.pdf