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Microsoft Publisher (PUB)
Microsoft Publisher (PUB) is the native format for files created in Microsoft Publisher, an application in the Microsoft Office line of products
used for creating publications and market materials.
Microsoft Publisher (PUB) technical notes
• CorelDRAW imports Microsoft Publisher files from versions 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2010.
• Exporting is not supported.
• Two-page spread is imported as separate pages.
• Master pages are not supported. A master page is imported as a separate layer on the page. The name of the layer corresponds to the
name of the master page in Microsoft Publisher.
• Headers and footers are not supported. Text from the header/footer is placed in the appropriate position on each page.
• Tables are supported. Not all border types are supported. If a border type is not supported, it is replaced with an outline of the desired
thickness and color.
• Border art is not supported.
• Styles are not supported. Style and formatting attributes are mapped to text.
• Some underline styles are not supported. Unsupported underline styles are replaced with the best-match underline style available in
CorelDRAW.
• Shadow, Emboss, and Engrave font effects are not supported.
• Horizontal rules in text objects are not supported.
• Color schemes are not supported. Color scheme colors are mapped to object colors.
• Font schemes are not supported. Font names and styles are mapped to their equivalents in CorelDRAW.
• 3D shapes are supported. Surface textures are not supported.
• Word art is imported as artistic text in CorelDRAW. Surface textures for extrudes are not supported.
• Linked text boxes are supported.
• Bookmarks and hyperlinks are supported.
• Form objects (Microsoft Publisher 2002) are not supported.
Corel DESIGNER (DES, DSF, DS4, or DRW)
You can import Corel DESIGNER files. Files from version 10 and later have the filename extension .des. Files from Micrografx versions 6 to 9
have the filename extension .dsf. Version 4 files have the filename extension .ds4. The .drw filename extension is used for a Micrografx 2.x
or 3.x file. Micrografx template files (DST) are also supported.
To import a Corel DESIGNER file
1
Click File Import.
2 Locate the folder in which the file is stored.
3 Choose DES - Corel DESIGNER (*.des) or DSF, DRW, DST, MGX - Corel/Micrografx Designer (*.dsf; *.drw; *.ds4) from the list box next
to the File name box.
4 Click the filename.
5 In the Import dialog box, adjust any of the settings.
6 Click Import.
7 Click the drawing page.
Corel DESIGNER (DSF) technical notes
• Guidelines and grid settings are not converted.
• Snap points are not converted — the program preserves the default gravity settings.