Import text from another file

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

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  1. Open the application and then open file that contains the text that you want to add.
  2. Select the text.
  3. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  4. Open Microsoft Publisher, and then open the publication in which you want to insert the text.
  5. Create a text box if you have not already done so.

    ShowHow?

    1. On the Objects toolbar, click Text Box Button image .

    2. In the publication, point to where you want one corner of the text to appear, and then drag diagonally until the box is the size that you want.

  6. In the text box, click where you want to paste the text.
  7. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

ShowTips

  • If the Paste Options button Button image appears below the pasted text, you can click it and then choose between retaining the original text formatting, or letting the pasted text assume the formatting of the text box.

  • If you want to copy and paste more than one section of text, use the Office Clipboard.

ShowInsert text from a text file

  1. In your publication, create a text box if you have not already done so.

    ShowHow?

    1. On the Objects toolbar, click Text Box Button image .

    2. In the publication, point to where you want one corner of the text to appear, and then drag diagonally until the box is the size you want.

  2. In the text box, click where you want to paste the text.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
  4. Click the file you want to import.

    If you do not see the name of the file you want to import text from, you may need to change the folder or drive.

  5. Click OK.

    Note  If the text you're importing doesn't fit in the text box, Publisher might ask if you want to use autoflow for the remaining text.

ShowAdd text from a document in another application that you do not have

You may receive a document you cannot open because it was created using an application you do not have. Ask the sender of the document to save the document as Plain Text (ASCII text, Text Only, or .txt) or Rich Text Format (.rtf), and then send it to you again.

  1. Open Publisher, and then open the publication that you want to import to.
  2. Create a text box if you have not already done so.

    ShowHow?

    1. On the Objects toolbar, click Text Box Button image .

    2. In the publication, point to where you want one corner of the text to appear, and then drag diagonally until the box is the size you want.

  3. In the text box, click where you want to paste the imported text.
  4. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
  5. In the Files of type list, click Plain Text or Rich Text Format.
  6. Click the file you want to import.

    If you do not see the name of the file you want to import text from, you may need to change the folder or drive.

  7. Click OK.

    Note  If the text you're importing doesn't fit in the text box, Publisher might ask if you want to use autoflow for the remaining text.

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