Viewing MS publisher files

Is it at all possible to view a MS publisher file in Pages or in any program for that matter on a mac? I have a file I need to view but can't find a PC with the program installed.

I've converted the file into Word for viewing only as the pages are pictures in Word (could not yet find an easy way to create the editable document.) You should probably change the spelling in item #11 from "Insure" to "Ensure".
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HOW DO I VIEW A PUBLISHER FILE?

anyone know how i can view a publisher file on my mac for free? I do have ms office 2011

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Captivate 4 - Issue viewing exported PDF in published file on LMS

I'm working in Captivate 4 and have included a link to a PDF document on a particular screen. It works beautifully when I view the published file until I move the files into the LMS - at that point, the PDF won't launch.
Here's what I've done and hopefully someone can tell me what I need to do differently?? I created a click box on a screen and have set the On Success field to "Open URL or file". I browsed to find the location of my PDF and clicked the drop down arrow to select "New" and "Continue playing project" (so the learner can return to the original course when they're done reading the PDF). When I publish the file to Flash, I select the "Export PDF" option and it does it's magic. When I preview the published version, everything works beautifully, the course runs, the PDF launches and life is good. Then, I set up the course on our LMS and copy over the published files (including the source PDF). The course plays as expected until the learner clicks to view the PDF - at that point, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Does this have anything to do with Adobe Reader 9 (which many of our learners wouldn't have on their desktops)? Do I need to convert my PDF to HTM? Help... please!

Hello,
If I do understand your question all right (sorry, am not a native English speaker), I do believe you are mixing up two things. If you want indeed to publish to PDF (and not to SWF or EXE), you'll get a multimedia PDF (in which a SWF can play) but in that case the user really do need the Adobe Reader 9, previous versions do not support multimedia PDF.
What seems a bit contradictory is that you start with mentioning an issue with a PDF that should be called from a CP-slide. The problem there could be that you were linking to an absolute path on your PC when browsing, can you check that? If you introduce simply the name of the PDF and you make sure that the PDF and the CP-published files (normally HTML, JS and SWF) are uploaded in the same folder, the CP will find the PDF. I think you now have a 'broken link' because of an absolute path reference for the PDF.
Lilybiri

Is there an application that will open and view MS publisher?

Is there an application that will open and View MS Publisher files?

Afraid not. You can run Windows on your Mac then run Publisher in Windows. You can find out then if Publisher can export in a "standardized" format other applications might import.
Windows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system. See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion. Boot Camp is only available with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Except for Crossover and a couple of similar alternatives like DarWine you must have a valid installer disc for Windows.
You must also have an internal optical drive for installing Windows. Windows cannot be installed from an external optical drive.

View the .rtf file not display the data in BI Publisher Enterprise.

Hi,
Platform: OBIEE 10g in NT XPsp2
View the .rtf file not display the data in BI Publisher Enterprise.
Step 1, I created Answer-request, create .rtf file with Word and add the request name, Add bar chart and table, preview PDF is working fine with data, Upload this template to Answers, View Template from Answer is working fine with data.
Step 2, Answers – More Products > BI Publisher > My Folders > Create a new report > Edit > Data Model > New > Type: SQL Query > Data Source: Oracle BI EE > Query Builder > from SupplierSales assign Customer, Periods, Sales Facts (select Region, state, Year, Units Shipped) > Results > Save > Save
Click Layouts > New > enter Name ….. > Click Layouts > borrows .rtf file in Manage T file > Upload > Save > Click View
It is showing only the .rtf file without data. Why there is no data?
Please guide me to solve this issue.
Thanks,
Jo

Thanks for you reply,
Our scenario is this report is basically a dissconnected mode report... we are developing these reports for mobile clients.
We dint face this kind of issue while developing other reports.
So please let us know if you have any idea on why we are facing this issue.
Regards,
Maneesh

How can I VIEW publisher files?

I've skimmed the forums and all I can find is that I need to convert it to a pdf to view it. How do I convert a .pub file to a pdf?
Or any other suggestions?
Thanks!

Ok, I guess the answer is it can't be done.
I have been given a publisher file to look at, but I am understanding it can only be viewed in Windows, using Publisher, correct?
I know how to save them in different ways when inside publisher, etc. But I am not making this file or manipulating it, just receiving it. The problem is that I do not currently have access to windows and just wanted to look at this file.
Does anyone know if Apple is working to make Pages open these? Or Previewer? Why can we open .docx and .xlsx but not .pub? Is there some proprietary license happening here that is not in place on the other Office apps?
Thanks.

Have conflicting views from Apple Specialists; I'm ready to buy my 1st Mac, however work with a PC user with MS Publisher files a lot. Can Pages open, edit and resave them? Or, do I have to buy Publisher software for Macs?

Have conflicting views from apple Specialits; I'm ready to buy my 1st Mac. However, I work with a PC user with MS Publisher files a lot. Can Apple PAGES open .pub files, edit and resave them? OR, do I have to buy Publisher software for Macs? if yes to buy, any recommendations?

If you want to switch from PC to Apple I recommend a programm like Parallels.
It has a tool (believe its called transporter) which runs on your current PC and creates a file (big) which is a "virual machine". It is a 1:1 copy of your PC which will run under parallels on your iMac.
You will be running your "old" PC as it was under MAC OS X while you run MAC applikations etc at the same time.
This is how I made the transition to Apple.

How to view first page of newsletter (Publisher file convert to ?)

I am using Dreamweaver CS4 on a Mac. I am trying to post the first page of our newsletter on the page. See http://indianaeagleforum.org/newsletter.htm Here it is FrontPage 2002 and the newsletter was done in Publisher 2007. I am redoing the website in Dreamweaver. I can save the Publisher file as a .jpg but then the page is too wide. It saves as 1276 px wide and the web site is 955 px wide. In FrontPage I can specify the width and still keep the correct aspect ration and it will shrink the page. What should I do in Dreamweaver? I can save the Publisher file as a .tif or.png or as .html. I am afraid the .png file would not print well. What would you suggest? Thank you.

Dear Diana,
never quit, please!I quote: ... the file is too big and takes too long to load ...
If you really want to follow our recommendations, there are still plenty of opportunities to "optimize", resize (by using compression techniques), correct, cut, aso. all your images for the web.
Very good "little helpers" you will find in Photoshop, Fireworks, Microsoft Office Picture Manager, MS Photo Editor aso. Perhaps you work with all of them already or you know them at least, so the application should not be a problem.
"Microsoft Office Picture Manager" as an element of "Home and students" I prefer if it's necessary to convert multiple images at once in different sizes.
Phew, a long load time is not a must now, or!?Hans-G.

Captivate 5.5 published files are not visible in Fire Fox or open in new window.

When I publish and post Captivate 5.5, the HTML or the swf files do not display in Fire Fox (latest version) without forcing the file to open in a new window (if it displays at all). If it does work, the Flash security blocks the swf on an ugly view until the user clicks.
I thought it was because I have to assign a direct URL to each component, but all of the other Captivate sites I have reviewed have the same issue when viewing in Fire Fox.
IE will display after the active x is authorized (I can live with that).
You Tube and other Flash display properly in Fire Fox, just not Captivate products.
I have disabled off all plugins, modified the protected settings, and everything I could find listed in the Fire Fox help. I have installed a previous version of Flash and Shockwave Player. Short of reinstalling windows, it is not working and that will not help because the published content is not visible on any other machine in the office or at home.
The files are in a Portal, so I cannot share them unless you are in the DoD and have an AKO or DKO account.
However, here is another example of the Captivate not working.
https://clc.dau.mil/games (this displays on some computers, but not all)
http://www.hartisd.net/pages/uploaded_files/Assignment_Search.mht (After allowing the mht, this displays in IE)
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Any of the DAU games, if they display. It is a government site, so they have the standard gov garbage (stuff not working like certificates), but nothing is harmful nor can they do anything to track other than the current session.
It is kind of weird how the content is displayed... It is not an intranet, it goes to a limited access portal. When I store content, it uses an absolute path instead of relative path. Very aggrevating when using many of the tools for non-programmers (like me), and probably more aggrevating for programmers.
Whether I point directly to the .swf or to the generated HTML, the content displays in IE, but not in FF.
It may be a combination of FF and Captivate. FF seems rather flaky in dealing with swf files. There is the consideration for add-ons, but I tried on a newly imaged computer and it still was not working. Even after going through all of the FF steps to get it to work.
Basically we had to create a new HTML file to display the content because the Captivate published files don't work. However, the new HTML does not reference the XML files.
When I publish, I get 5 different files, .swf, .htm, .js, and 2 .xml. When I dig through the code (once again, not a programmer, soo I may be missing something), even round tripping to Flash, I do not see how the .xml files are referenced at all.
These may be different topics, not sure, it came up because I am trying to get a simple solution from the product that can be easily transferred to our production servers and available for Solders to access.
- Thanks
Michael

Any ideas how I can view this flv file?

I have CS3 Flash using Flash Player 9 and Actions Script 3. I am publishing a progressve loading swf, which has an absolute path to an flv of http://www.haleygroup.com/work_images/basics.flv. The swf file is located here http://www.haleygroup.com/work_images/basics.swf, along withn the html, flv, and skin. When I click the button (configured by an XML file) on my web site to view the file, I get a flickering box. Other flvs in the XML file are configured the same way and work fine. See this flickering box at http://www.haleygroup.com/, enter site and go to "et al" page, then click "Basics". Any ideas how I can view this flv file? Many, many thanks.

I just changed the path to a relative path of just "basics.flv" and still have the problem. See swf at http://www.haleygroup.com/work_images/basics.swf. Thanks.

How can I open a microsoft publisher file on my ipad

I have a bunch of publisher files I need to port over and can't find a program to open them with. I have tried keynote, pages, documents to go and quickoffice. Please tell me there is something out there instead of having to redo them all.

Sorry, Publisher uses a proprietary format that only Publisher itself could open. I'm not aware of any application for an iPad that can open those files. There are some third-party services that purport to be able to convert Publisher files to .doc, but I don't know if those services work well. Otherwise you'll have to copy out the objects and text in the Publisher file and paste them into a Word document which you could then open on the iPad in Pages, Documents To Go, or another app that can edit Word documents.
There are also products and services that say they can convert Publisher files to PDF, if you just need to be able to view them on the iPad.
Regards.

Links to URLs don't work in published file - Captivate 4

In Captivate 4, my links to URLs do not work in my published file. I am rolling this out via email to a small number of people.

Hi there
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Here is a small tutorial on configuring the trusted locations:
Click here to view
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Dear reader:
I need to view an HTML file in a portlet according to a specified parameter passed via URL address, can i use url.display_url or not, and how? and if not what should i use?
and related to that how can i call a portlet (or a page published as portlet)to override an existing one (programatically)?
thank you for your time.

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Captivate 5: Audio is cut-off at the end of the published file

Hi,
I'm using Captivate 5. I published my projects to Flash 10 (SWF/HTM) format and the audio is always cut-off at the end. For example, if my last slide has this audio "Thank you for time and have a good day.", what you will hear is only "Thank you for your ti" or "Thank you for your time and have". This only happens on the published file. The audio is not cut-off when you preview the project.
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-> If I published with playback controls, the audio is cut-off the first time i view the output; however, the second time I view the output or if I drag the playhead, the audio is no longer cut-off. The timing of the elements (mouse, highlights, audio, etc.) is also way better when I view it the second time versus the first time.
-> If I published without playback controls, the audio is always cut-off no matter how many times I view the flash file.
-> I have tested publishing to Flash with different # of slides (10 slides, 50 slides, 100 slides) and the result is the same. So I don't think it has something to do with the number of slides.
> Note also that the last slide has enough audio to match the slide's length. So I don't know why it's cut-off.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Regards,
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Hi MagicBBB,
A patch to address this issue is available. Check for updates from the application through Help >> Updates.
Also have a look at the release notes here. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/881/cpsid_88142.html
Please try out the patch and let me know.
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Ashwin Bharghav B
Adobe Captivate Team

Publish files via WebDav stored in BLOB

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is it possible to publish files (PDF, DOC ...) stored in a table with column datatype BLOB via XMLDB/WebDav?
If yes, does exists somewhere an how to do?
Many thanks in advance.
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