Depending upon the file, if you open it in Publisher, try saving it as a DOC
file though this might change any formatting that you've done.
Open the file, go to the File menu, choose save as, in the file type box,
scroll to Word and select it.
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"susan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> How do I convert a file from Publisher 2000 to Word. I am
> using Windows XP...tHANKS FOR YOUR HELP.