Work with .pub files

A .pub file is a publication made by other desktop publishing programs. JeffPub opens .pub files made since 1998. It can also save your work as a .pub file. JeffPub's own format is .jpub.

Open a .pub file

1. Press Ctrl+O, or click File > Open.
2. Click Browse, pick the .pub file, and click Open.

You can also drag the file onto the page. Text, pictures, shapes, and tables come across, along with linked text boxes. Most pages look close to the original, but not every detail matches yet. A few text boxes may end a word or two earlier or later than they did before.

If a font in the file is not on your computer, JeffPub uses a similar open font instead. Fonts stored inside the .pub file are not brought in. If JeffPub has something to tell you after opening, a note appears in the status bar at the bottom of the window.

If the file will not open, JeffPub says it may be damaged or use features it can't read yet.

Check the result

Opening is a conversion, so look at every page. Check line breaks, fonts, and pictures. Use the Design Checker to find text that does not fit.

Save as a .pub file

• Click File > Export, then Save as .pub File.
• Or click File > Save As, and choose .pub Publication Files (*.pub) for Save as type.

When JeffPub saves a .pub file, it can write pages, text boxes and linked text boxes, text formatting, shapes, lines, pictures, tables, fills, shadows, Text Art, styles, booklets, folded cards, envelopes, page numbers, and links. If something has no .pub form, JeffPub tells you how many objects it left out. Those objects stay in your publication, and they are kept when you save as a .jpub file. Comments have no .pub form either: JeffPub says it left them out, and they are kept only in .jpub files. The Comments topic in this Help tells more.

Protect your original

When you open a .pub file and press Ctrl+S, JeffPub writes the changes back to that same .pub file. To keep the original safe:

• Turn on Always create backup copy in File > Options, on the Save tab. JeffPub then keeps the older file as "Backup of" plus its name.
• Or start with File > Save As and save a .jpub file. A .jpub file keeps everything.

Keep your original files until you are sure the new ones are right.

Related

• Open and save publications
• Save as a picture, web page, or e-book
• Change JeffPub's settings