You cannot open a Pack and Go publication in an earlier version of Publisher (295123)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
- Microsoft Publisher 2002
- Microsoft Publisher 2000
- Microsoft Publisher 98
This article was previously published under Q295123 This article is a consolidation of the following previously available article: 218671 SYMPTOMS Consider the following scenario. You save a Microsoft Publisher publication in a
version format that is earlier than the version of Publisher that you are using. Then, you use Pack and Go
to pack the publication. When you try
to open the unpacked publication in an earlier version of Publisher, you receive the following error message:
Publisher cannot open files from another version.
For example, this problem occurs if the following conditions are true: - You save a Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 file as a Microsoft Publisher 2000 file.
- You use Pack and Go to pack the publication.
- You try to open the file in Publisher 2000.
CAUSE When you use Pack and Go, Publisher packs a current version of the publication, regardless of the version of Publisher in which the publication was
previously saved.STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.MORE INFORMATION This behavior is consistent with the way that Publisher
packs its files. Publisher cannot retain the earlier-version
formatting when it packs a file that was saved in an earlier version format. Before
packing the file, Publisher saves the file again as a current Publisher file.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/20/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB295123 |
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