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However, at least you have access to your information again. On Windows at least, you can also open the. It is sometimes quicker to do this and reformat your new OOo document than try to re-work the imported. Ubuntu I tried Zamzar before my post, and for some reason, I get a "there was a problem converting your file" email. Nothing specific, just that the support team has been notified and is looking into the problem. Using Zamzar it is possible to convert a variety of formats to the Open Office Document format.

Convert To. Convert Now And agree to our Terms Email when done? Drop your files to convert them We'll get right on it. File Size Warning. No, thanks Continue uploading file. Files to Convert. You can also edit HTML directly later. The text format will remain the same, however the graphic or page layout may not be included. Finally, if it is necessary to edit the received PUB file, the last option is to install the program that provides support, either the original, or the free or open options available.

MS Publisher is one of those "thorns in my side" as my wife uses it frequently and I have not found an alternative that provides an easy to use interface with the same positioning and text-flow capabilities. LibreOffice Writer doesn't handle the placement and interaction of text and pictures very well. I find I nudge something just that little too far and everything on the screen scatters! Maybe it's gotten better. Scribus I haven't used in a long time but when I last used it, it seemed very basic and non-intuitive.

When I sat my wife down in front of Publisher on my work laptop she not only finished the project, but she started exploring and playing with the program. She is an artist and not interested in computers like most of us here so this was significant.

Now for image manipulation I use Gimp and all of the computers, Windows and Linux, have Gimp installed so I can help them out on any of the systems without adjusting my thinking for different programs or "now how do THEY do this?..

I use Libre Office draw for very basic things, e. Most of my graphic workflow: - Gimp to prepare and export raster pictures - Inkscape for vector graphics - Inkscape for complete layout for a "one page" document, no matter the size poster, roll'up, I have never had a negative feedback from a printing company.

Scribus is generating fully compliant pdf. You must know what the printing companies expects: colors, fonts better to transform text in objects , layers, transparency For that, the tool is secondary. You should choose what fit your needs and your workflow, like you would choose a perforator in a hardware store. And not use something because of the brand and price. I have seen many pdf from Indesign rejected, because someone thought that the software would do the job for them.

It's worth mentioning that Scribus also has the ability to import MSPub files, as well as PDFs, the latter either as a bitmapped image or as a vector file. Color management and the ability to export in a variety of PDF versions are also strong points with Scribus.

When you want to incorporate images and vector drawings with very precise placement and adjustments, the various markup choices fall rather flat. Don't know guys, MSPub is pretty good soft to work with documents in word extension and else, but not with pdf's, at least given the experience I had with that. To get this very clear, features on editing such files with publisher are fine, but they seem sort of, don't know, complicated, I just don't know for sure what I actually need to click.

And it's supporting all the common systems and platforms, smartphones as well. I mainly recommend Scribus as well. Swift Publisher is also a good alternative which is developed by BeLight Soft. Scribus is awful for anything more than a few pages. It's great at what it does, but the instant you need something with a bit more "oomph" I had to set over pages, for example it's hopeless. To be fair, they team are open about this limitation but I think it should be mentioned because it's a serious gotcha for people looking to self-publish their masterpiece.

Create great flyers, newsletters, brochures, and more with open source software. Image by :. Get the highlights in your inbox every week. How do you design for print? Choices I primarily use an open source tool. I primarily use a proprietary tool.