Microsoft Publisher Apple Mac
Microsoft publisher has been around for a long time but it has never been able to run on Apple computers. If you’re like me you probably have friends who have Microsoft publisher files they occasionally email you. Sadly there is no way to open a Microsoft publisher file on a Mac, until now…
Here are two websites that can convert Microsoft publisher files to PDF.
You can then open, read and print the pdf file on your Mac. You can even edit them.
Microsoft publisher has been around for a long time but it has never been able to run on Apple computers. If you’re like me you probably have friends who have Microsoft publisher files they occasionally email you. Sadly there is no way to open a Microsoft publisher file on a Mac, until now. Mar 30, 2010 Microsoft Office 2008: Word 2008 has a basic publishing layout that can be used. You can also access many of the included templates just like on publisher by using the Project Gallery. Swift Publisher is a powerful Mac alternative to Microsoft Publisher providing the features that are usually found only in expensive DTP packages — Master pages, guide lines, grid, layers, tables and many more. Mail Merge Tools. Use data from Apple Contacts or a text file to boost the personalization of your newsletters, cards or letters. Microsoft Office for Mac is powered by the cloud so you can access your documents anytime, anywhere, and on any device.It's unmistakably Office - but thoughtfully.
I have tested both of these conversion sites and they both work pretty well. They are both free.
Site one is easier, to use, just read the instructions below, but I’ve included two sites just in case one of them goes down or doesn’t work for you.
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How to Share a Pages file with a Windows user.How to find things with SpotlightMake your own keyboard shortcuts« Older CommentsMaussays:August 21, 2019 at 10:44 pm So grateful for this info. I used the second recommended site without problems. Thank you.
ReplyLaurensays:August 27, 2019 at 3:55 pmThanks so much! I don’t understand why Publisher isn’t Mac-compatible when most Office products are.
ReplyDarlenesays:September 16, 2019 at 8:07 pmOh, my goodness! I am so grateful for this! I have so many Publisher files that I haven’t been able to see since I bought my Mac in 2017; most of them being poems I’ve written. This will make it so easy to see them once again. Thank you, thank you!!!
ReplyGordonsays:September 29, 2019 at 5:11 pmLauren,
The office suite is molded to the Mac by the Mac Business Unit at MS. They do so because those tools have little competition in the marketplace. When it comes to design functions, most of those on the mac are far surpassed by the Adobe product line – InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. So MS doesn’t bother porting Publisher to the mac because it can’t compete. Simple cost-benefit analysis.
ReplyMichaelsays:September 24, 2019 at 9:08 amThank you so much! Online2pdf worked like a charm.
ReplyGORDONsays:September 29, 2019 at 8:24 pmIn looking at the two sites offered here, both seem to have file size limitations. One actually states it at 100MB while the other just fails to work (I was parsing a 142MB file to PDF from PUB).
A better working site, for me, has turned out to be https://www.zamzar.com/
It actually appears to be a better site all the way around as it easily parsed my larger files and offers several conversion file types.
Great tip thanks Gordon
Question – Our Creative department works on Mac’s but one of our clients needs files in Publisher (they work on PC’s) Is there any Mac software that will let you save as a Publisher file?
ReplyWaynesays:October 16, 2019 at 9:19 pmNot that I know of.
ReplyPatsysays:November 29, 2019 at 5:15 pmThank you – this is very helpful – the second listed site worked for me
ReplySamsays:February 2, 2020 at 10:58 amAnother good site that has less restrictions is https://www.filezigzag.com/online-converter . Microsoft planner mac desktop. Bulk conversions available as well.
ReplyNeilsays:February 3, 2020 at 9:41 amThis is brilliant. Thanks very much.
ReplyGladyssays:February 24, 2020 at 8:38 pmMany thanks! Option 1 worked like a charm.