I have been working on a publisher file publication for weeks. Today, i can open the file but there are no options available for working on the project. Please help! The file is saved on a pin drive, but all the other files on the drive work perfectly. i have been switching between 2 computers, one has Publisher 2003, one has 2007.

Try reloading the PDF software.

1. Run a full anti-virus scan. If possible, tell it to run the scan while the computer is booting up. Afterwards, try opening the program again. If it fails, try Step 2.
2. Go to Control Panel/Programs and features. Locate the list of installed programs and scroll down to Adobe. Click on Adobe and there should be an option to Repair or Uninstall. Choose Repair, if available. Otherwise, uninstall then re-install the software. (Sometimes, Windows Update is known to "break" an installed program; sad, but true).

false.... publishing can prevent a patent from being issued.

kick her out your wife (divorce her)

Hello,

If I was in your position I would do the following things:

1. Try to do a repair install for MS Office Suite/MS Publisher (if separately installed from MS Office).
Instructions on how to do this: Go to Start->Control Panel->Programs and Features->Select MS Office (or) MS Publisher from the list->Click on the top of the toolbar "Repair" button if available.

2.If the above doesn't fix the problem I would suggest to test your MS publisher file as (this) set of Microsoft's KnowledgeBase instructions suggest.

3. If the instructions above are what you have already tried, I would suggest to backup your files from MS publisher and re-install it from the beginning.

Let me know how that went.

Regards from FixYa **please dont forget to rate the helpfulness of this solution**

I had a similar experience. Perhaps this advice (from my Web Hosting provider thinkhost.com will help (However I was using FP 2003):

You can publish your web site from a copy on your own computer to your hosting account , or you can edit your web page directly on our server making the changes instantly available without having to publish.

To publish from your computer to our server:

* Open the copy of the web site you have on your computer

* Go to "File" then "Publish Web" on the FrontPage menu

* Type in the web address of your server based site http://www.fixya.com (whatever yours is ...)

* Click "Publish"


You will be then prompted for your hosting username and the password you assigned when installing Frontpage extensions.

To work on the live version of your site, open the web by going to File --> Open Web menu, and then typing in the web address for your site.

In this scenario, when you create or edit a file, you're editing it directly on the server, and therefore do not need to upload it, as it will already be there. Exercise caution, because if you make a mistake there really is no way to fix it, as the changes are instantly made on the server.

When using this method, we suggest you make a backup copy of your files in case a problem develops. Clients are responsible for maintaining their own backups.

Special note:

We strongly recommend not using FrontPage's FTP feature for uploading - all publishing should be via the http:// publishing option. The reason for this is that we've noticed many clients who are not familiar with the FrontPage FTP feature tend to accidentally delete critical folders or upload to the wrong folders. Using the http:// publishing option ensures that your site will be uploaded to the right folder in your account.

If you need to use FTP, we recommend using a dedicated FTP program - some of them are listed here.
--------
http://support.hostingoperations.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=75&nav=0,15

HYT,

Jeff

In the start menu click network,on the bar on top click network and sharing center,scroll down and enable network discovery.

1. On the File menu, click Publish as PDF or XPS.
2. In the File name list, type or select a name for the publication.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. Next to Optimize for, click Change.
5. In the Publish Options dialog box, click the optimization in the Specify how this publication will be printed or distributed list that matches the needs of the publication. For example, if the publication will be distributed online and print quality is less important than a small file size, click Minimum size. If the quality of the printing is more important than file size, click High quality printing.
6. Click Advanced to display the entire dialog box, and select the settings that you need. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.)
7. Click OK.
8. In the Save As dialog box, if you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer, and if the Commercial Press option is not selected in the Publish Options dialog box.
9. Click Save.

This is from Adobe InDesign (CS3) Help module:
Convert PageMaker documents InDesign can convert document and template files from Adobe PageMaker 6.0 and later. When you open a PageMaker file, InDesign converts the original file information to native InDesign information. InDesign files are saved with an .indd filename extension.
For more information, see the PageMaker Conversion Guide (PDF) at www.adobe.com/go/learn_pmconv. Before opening the document in InDesign, you may want to do the following:

• If the PageMaker file or its linked graphics are located on a network server, floppy disk, or removable drive, it may not open as expected if an interruption in data transfer occurs. To prevent data transfer problems, copy documents and their links to the hard disk, preferably in the same folder where the PageMaker publication is stored, before opening them in InDesign.
  
• You may want to use Save As in PageMaker to clear unnecessary hidden data.
  
• To ensure that all links are maintained, copy all linked files to the same folder where the PageMaker publication is stored.
  
• Make sure that all necessary fonts are available in InDesign.
  
• Repair broken graphics links in the PageMaker publication.
  
• If you have a problem converting a large PageMaker document, convert portions of the PageMaker file separately to isolate the problem.
  

If you cannot open a corrupt PageMaker document in PageMaker, try opening it in InDesign. InDesign can recover most documents that PageMaker cannot open.

Sir, I was working in a PM file. Computer shut down before closing the file. While opening the file Showing " Cannot open file. closing publication, some work may be lost. open the previously saved publication (8009:20551) "Continue" While clicking continue not opening the previously saved file.