how do others read my Publisher 2003 or 2007 documents

I have Publisher 2003 (looking to upgrade '07). I've done my own templates
for receipts, invoices, remittance advice etc and I'm sending them via email.
Is there a way for others to read my publisher documents when they don't have
publisher?

Send them as PDF files, then anyone with Acrobat Reader (almost everyone
these days) can read them reliably.

Even better would be to output your blank invoice/receipts etc...as a PDF,
then with a PDF creator (Acrobat Pro, or any Acrobat clone} capable of
creating a fillable PDF form, make them into forms. That way you won't blow
out the design when you fill them out...and file size is much smaller, and
easier to store.

You'd create the form as a blank, then fill it out and do a Save As for each
invoice or whatever.

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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web






"billybaby25" wrote in message
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I have Publisher 2003 (looking to upgrade '07). I've done my own templates
for receipts, invoices, remittance advice etc and I'm sending them via
email.
Is there a way for others to read my publisher documents when they don't
have
publisher?

Thanks. Sorry to ask the simplest of questions but I'm learning as I go. Does
this mean I have to purchase Acrobat to transform them into a PDF file or is
this a part of Publisher that I have not discovered yet?

"Rob Giordano [MS MVP]" wrote:

Send them as PDF files, then anyone with Acrobat Reader (almost everyone
these days) can read them reliably.

Even better would be to output your blank invoice/receipts etc...as a PDF,
then with a PDF creator (Acrobat Pro, or any Acrobat clone} capable of
creating a fillable PDF form, make them into forms. That way you won't blow
out the design when you fill them out...and file size is much smaller, and
easier to store.

You'd create the form as a blank, then fill it out and do a Save As for each
invoice or whatever.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web






"billybaby25" wrote in message
...
I have Publisher 2003 (looking to upgrade '07). I've done my own templates
for receipts, invoices, remittance advice etc and I'm sending them via
email.
Is there a way for others to read my publisher documents when they don't
have
publisher?

"billybaby25" wrote in message
news
Thanks. Sorry to ask the simplest of questions but I'm learning as I go.
Does
this mean I have to purchase Acrobat to transform them into a PDF file or
is
this a part of Publisher that I have not discovered yet?

"Rob Giordano [MS MVP]" wrote:

Send them as PDF files, then anyone with Acrobat Reader (almost everyone
these days) can read them reliably.

Even better would be to output your blank invoice/receipts etc...as a
PDF,
then with a PDF creator (Acrobat Pro, or any Acrobat clone} capable of
creating a fillable PDF form, make them into forms. That way you won't
blow
out the design when you fill them out...and file size is much smaller,
and
easier to store.

You'd create the form as a blank, then fill it out and do a Save As for
each
invoice or whatever.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web






"billybaby25" wrote in message
...
I have Publisher 2003 (looking to upgrade '07). I've done my own
templates
for receipts, invoices, remittance advice etc and I'm sending them via
email.
Is there a way for others to read my publisher documents when they
don't
have
publisher?



Many people use free PDF printers (just like Adobe's program but smaller and
faster.) The one I use and recommend is the free program and download at
http://primopdf.com/ (When you click on the download button it will take you
to CNet download page. This is a safe site to download from.)

"LVTravel" wrote in message
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"billybaby25" wrote in message
news
Thanks. Sorry to ask the simplest of questions but I'm learning as I
go. Does
this mean I have to purchase Acrobat to transform them into a PDF
file or is
this a part of Publisher that I have not discovered yet?

"Rob Giordano [MS MVP]" wrote:

Send them as PDF files, then anyone with Acrobat Reader (almost
everyone
these days) can read them reliably.

Even better would be to output your blank invoice/receipts etc...as
a PDF,
then with a PDF creator (Acrobat Pro, or any Acrobat clone} capable
of
creating a fillable PDF form, make them into forms. That way you
won't blow
out the design when you fill them out...and file size is much
smaller, and
easier to store.

You'd create the form as a blank, then fill it out and do a Save As
for each
invoice or whatever.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression Web






"billybaby25" wrote in
message
...
I have Publisher 2003 (looking to upgrade '07). I've done my own
templates
for receipts, invoices, remittance advice etc and I'm sending them
via
email.
Is there a way for others to read my publisher documents when they
don't
have
publisher?



Many people use free PDF printers (just like Adobe's program but
smaller and faster.) The one I use and recommend is the free program
and download at http://primopdf.com/ (When you click on the download
button it will take you to CNet download page. This is a safe site to
download from.)

Micro$oft do a plug-in for 2007 that seems to perform reliably,
unfortunately it doesn't work with 2003. I myself do not think it would
be sufficient reason alone to spend out on the upgrade. The freebees
work just as well if not better at my sort of price!


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