On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:30:24 +0000 (GMT) Dave Evans wrote: > Thanks for that, Dan. I'll look into Scribus. > > Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Friday February 02 2007 3:57 > am, Dave Evans wrote: > > Hi there > > My version of MS Publisher (2000) - which I use a lot in my job > > as a teacher - is currently very creaky. Some templates won't work, > > it's beyond the support from Microsoft date, etc. I am seriously > > considering downloading Open Office, but I don't want to have to > > redo all the stuff I've done in Publisher, if I can avoid it. Can > > Open Office open - and allow me to edit/ save files I've created in > > Publisher? Thanks > > > > Dave Evans > > > > A smile a day keeps insanity at bay > > Unless you can save your publisher files in another format, you > are basically stuck. No one seems to know of another program that > will edit let alone save in publisher's format. You will either have > to redo them or buy the latest MS Publisher program if you can not > save the files in another format. > There are several DTP (desktop publishing) programs available > that are open source and are free to download and use. Scribus is one > of them. > > Dan >
To the best of my knowledge, nobody wants to write a MSPublisher clone. It is seldom seen as a real Desk Top Publishing tool. More of a word processor that puts everything in frames. It does however come with a good set of templates. -- Michael Those that can, do; those that can't, teach. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
