No, no version of publisher has PDF functionaility built in. You need Adobe Acrobat, or one of the freeware alternatives. Ray _____________ This email is from Ray Blake, Head of Software Design, GR Business Process Solutions. It is confidential and intended for the addressee only. The contents are private and may be legally privileged. If you receive this email in error we would be grateful if you would advise the sender and delete the email from your system. For more information on the services that we offer please visit us at our website: - www.grbps.com -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: 10 December 2003 04:09 To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: MS Publisher Hi all, I've been away all day, and have come back to find lots of interesting tidbits. I'm going to combine all of them here so I don't send out umpteen emails back to the group. Ray, does one of the Publisher versions have the pdf output capability built into it? If so, which one? Ron, I found the grouping feature, which helps a great deal but I'll definitely look for the adjoining page display you mentioned. As far as I can see so far adjoining pages is all that I would need to see at one time. Glenda, I will check out your suggestion, however, if I go that way it will likely mean LOTS of questions to the group. My Excel knowledge dates back to the version shipped with Works 3.0, many many moons ago, and I've already admitted my shameful lack of experience with Word. I almost enrolled in some of the eclectic academy classes last month but was afraid I wouldn't have the time right now to devote to studying. Linda, that would be really great if it will let me pull something off to the side like you describe. That would allow the manipulation I need. Fran, thanks for the heads up on the resolution. This first catalog will be done in b&w until we see if it is a worthwhile endeavor. But you mentioned something interesting... taking the FILE and not the printed pages to the printer. Hmmm, I wonder if that would be an option for me. Michele, thank you for the example catalog file sent to me off list. Thanks again everyone! Pam -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Linda F. Johnson Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 2:41 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: MS Publisher Pam..I haven't joined in this discussion cuz I've never used Publisher 98...I didn't start using Publisher until the 2000 version, so I'm not sure what options you have in 98 But in Pub 2000, you can just drag objects off the page onto the gray area around the page (this is called the Scratch area)...you can park as much stuff out there as you want to....then you can move from page to page and just drag it back onto the page where you want it. Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pam Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:05 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: MS Publisher Hi Anne, Since this task is not my usual line of work, I don't know what type of catalog you would call it so I'll describe it a little. It will display craft supplies, and will probably end up being 100-150 pages long. Each page will contain as many items on it as the page will comfortably hold. It is my understanding that we are going to print out one copy and take this copy to the printer who will compile it into a real book. Actually, the reason I looked at Publisher is because it is the only software that I can think of that I already have that might be able to do the job, but after completing about 6 pages I'm ready to find something, anything, that will make the job faster and less of a pain. One problem I've already encountered with Publisher 98 is that I can't figure out how to move something from one page to another, which is going to be a *must*, especially further down the road. Maybe I'm just dreaming but I would like to be able to lay several pages side by side and rearrange between them until I get the right look on each page. Word... hmmm. Is that a good option for a task like this? I must admit that I've never used Word for much more than a gloryfied typewriter, though I know it can do more, I have never explored its abilities. Oh, except for a handful of times I used Word's draw tools to create some flow charts. Any suggestions/advice welcome!! 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