To import text

  1. Select the frame A shape used to hold text, pictures, graphics, PowerText or OLE objects. you want to import To load text or a picture created with another program into Publisher. text into.

  2. From the File menu A list of available commands and actions in Publisher. Menu names are displayed in the menu bar at the top of the Publisher window., select Import Text File. The Import Text dialog box A window used to supply information to Publisher. appears.

  3. From the Files of type drop-down list box, select the format of the file A document stored on a hard or floppy disk, or other media. you want to import.

  4. Select the disk drive and folder where the file was saved. A list of the files with the selected format in the folder you have selected is displayed in the Folders list box.

  5. Select the file that you want to import.

  6. Check the Autoflow Text check box A small square box on a dialog box that can be selected or cleared. A check box represents an option that you can turn on or off. if you want the text to automatically flow into frames in the document. If all the frames in the document are filled and there is still more text to place, Publisher will create the frames for you.

  7. Click on Open.

Note:

If you do not have a frame selected when you import text, Publisher will create one for you.

You can also import text by right-clicking on a frame and selecting Import Text from the Contents submenu of the shortcut menu that appears.

If you select All text types from the Files of type drop-down list box and Publisher cannot interpret the file format The way in which information is structured in a file. Applications always store files in a particular format. A format readable by one application may not be readable by another application., a dialog box will appear asking you to select the file format.

Tools:

Import Text