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My Publisher files are appearing as PDFs

Anonymous
2014-04-09T13:18:28+00:00

Hi everyone,

Every time I create a new Publisher document, it saves an Adobe PDF and I have to right click the icon and go to "Open With" in order to edit it.

How do I save my Publisher files as .pub, not .pdf?

Thanks,

Holly x

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Anonymous
2014-04-10T14:24:37+00:00

It sounds like you need to reassociate your *.pub files with Publisher.

First you need to enable hidden files and show file extensions: Go to Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options > View tab > Advanced settings > check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide extensions for known file types > OK. Now you should be able to identify your .pub files by the extension.

Right click a .pub file > Open with and this will bring you to the Open With dialog. If Publisher is not listed as 'recommended' or 'other' programs then you need to click the browse button and drill down to where the mspub.exe file is located on your computer. It will vary with your installation but you can look:

C:/program files (x86)/microsoftoffice/office14/mspub.exe

or

C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office 2010/Office14/mspub.exe

If you are using Publisher 2007 you might find the file under Office12.

Be sure to check 'always open with this program'.

And if those instructions are not clear then here are some references:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307859

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9154-default-programs-associate-file-type-protocol.html

DavidF

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T13:18:34+00:00

    It worked! *phew* Thank you so much, David, that is a massive help!

    Holly x

    That is good to hear. You are welcome and thanks for posting back. It is appreciated.

    DavidF

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-11T07:53:15+00:00

    It worked! *phew* Thank you so much, David, that is a massive help!

    Holly x

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-10T11:16:55+00:00

    Hello Holly,

    How do you save the Publisher files?

    There is no automatic way within Publisher application which can make a file to save as PDF.

    Check if you have any add-in to achieve this action.

    Also check if the same issue occurs if you choose ‘Save As’ then select the appropriate file type and save the document.

    To do so, before saving the file, go to Save As > Browse for appropriate location > Once you get the ‘Save As’ dialog window > click on the drop down of ‘Save as type’ at the bottom and choose appropriate option and click on ‘Save’.

    Let us know the result to assist you better.

    Thank you.

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