insert pdf in publisher

[tony]

is it possible to insert a pdf file into a publisher
document? if so how do i do that?

[the_nerd (IMHO)]

the_nerd looks solemnly at his feet. He sees some paper with tony's
<i_li...@madona.com> name on..

> is it possible to insert a pdf file into a publisher
> document? if so how do i do that?

You will need either
-> Adobe Acrobat (with which you can convert to an EPS/PS/TIF file to import
into Publisher)
or -> GhostScript or GhostView (which are cheaper, and will accomplish the
same task - but takes a little while longer)
or -> Adobe Photoshop, which can import PDF files and export them as image
files.

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[tony]

i have adobe acrobat(full version) eps format does not
import correctly. just gives me pages upon pages of
formating/code. im trying tiff now but this may take a
while. are there certain settings that i need to adjust
to do this?

thanks

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[Carygee]

You would think that by now, MS would integrate the universally accepted
standard PDF capabilities into MSPublisher which is now in its 9th-or-so
makeover (just as Serif apparently has done in its excellent PagePlus 8)...

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[Brian Kvalheim - [MVP]]

Carygee,

The Publisher team has considered it, but it was shot down by Bill :-(

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
For FAQ's, Templates and More:
http://www.mvps.org/publisher
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

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[Mike Koewler]

Tony,

Open the pdf file in Acrobat. You can then "Save As" a variety of
formats.

Mike

[tony]

so other than MS's shortcomings is there some way for me
to get this pdf file into adobe. or do i just have to
stop using publisher and go to Pagemaker.

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[tony]

yes, but how can i get it into publisher? i guess i
specifically need the settings that i need to use with
saving as an eps, or ps... although publisher does not
list .ps as a acceptable file. currently if i try to open
a .ps file or .eps file which contains one page. it will
import into about 160+ pages in publisher. there has to
be a way to do this! at least i hope there is.

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[Mike Koewler]

Tony,

Depending on whether you want the entire page of the pdf or just the
part that contains images and text, your steps will be slightly
different. If you have Acro 5, and want the whole page, under File, Save
As, select tif and make it 300 dpi. You will be prompted for a file
name. If you want just part of the pdf, use to crop tool to select that
part, then Save As. EPS should be the same.

Mike

[tony]

well, i want to get the entire pdf into publisher. and
its a couple hundred pages. i got a tiff to load. but to
have save every page as a tiff and then import one at a
time will be too time consuming. .ps or .eps do not work
at all. they insert a couple hundred pages of code for
every page of pdf. could this have something to do with
the printer drivers on my computer? or possibly my
postscript setting. should i use level 1, 2, or 3?

thanks again

Tony

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[Mike Koewler]

Tony,

Why on earth would you want to insert a couple of hundred pdf pages into
a Pub file?

Mike

[tony]

its not my call. im just doing what im told. i just
wanna delete the file and forget about it all together.
lol but the powers that be, and my several supervisors
all agree that this needs to be done. My goal was to
break it up into sections, each one being about 30-50
pages. o well. it was worth a try.

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[Mike Koewler]

Tony,

I do not envy you. Do these PHBs have a reason for their request? What
exactly are they hoping to do?

Mike