How to Edit in Word With Microsoft Publisher

If you are working with extensive text in Microsoft Publisher 2007, you may find the text easier to edit if you bring it into Microsoft Word 2007. After the text is edited in Word it's automatically updated in Publisher.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Publisher 2007
• Microsoft Word 2007

1. Start Microsoft Publisher 2007 and open the document that contains text you want to edit in Microsoft Word 2007.

2. Choose the "Select Objects" tool from the Standard toolbar in Publisher 2007. It's the top button in the toolbar represented with a white mouse cursor.

3. Click to select the text box from the document you want to edit in Word. The text box will be surrounded by white sizing handles indicating that it is selected.

4. Select the "Edit" menu from the top of the Publisher screen and click on "Select All." All the text in the selected text box will be selected.

5. Choose the "Edit" menu and click "Edit Story in Microsoft Word." Microsoft Word 2007 will open with a new document that contains the text from the text box you selected in Publisher.

6. Edit the text as needed in Word.

7. Choose the "Office" button from the top left corner of Microsoft Word when you are finished editing. Choose "Close and Return to (the name of your Publisher document)" from the Office button window. Microsoft Word will close and you will return to your Publisher document with the newly edited text in the text box. There's no need to save the changes in Microsoft Word.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't see the Standard toolbar on the Microsoft Publisher 2007 screen, you must to display it. Choose the "View" menu, point to "Toolbars" and click "Standard."