Microsoft KB Archive/256188

= PUB2000 Error Message: Publisher Cannot Translate This File =

Article ID: 256188

Article Last Modified on 3/8/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q256188



SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to insert a Windows Write (.wri) file into a text field in Microsoft Publisher 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Publisher cannot translate this file.

Publisher's file converters cannot translate this file. Make sure the file you're importing is in a format Publisher can recognize. For information on file formats, press F1 now.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:
 * You insert the text file by clicking Text File on the Insert menu.
 * You click Windows Write in the Files of Type box in the Insert Text dialog box.
 * You are running Publisher 2000 on a Microsoft Windows 95 or a Microsoft Windows 98-based computer.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this issue from occurring, click All Text Formats in the Files of Type box, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Publisher 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: pub2k mspub 9.0 pub9

Keywords: kbbug kbconvert kbpending KB256188

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