RemPress can work with supported Publisher-file content, but a .pub file is a complex legacy document format and an imported result should always be checked against the original before printing. Pay particular attention to page size, text frames, fonts, image cropping, rotation, flips and object positions. Set the right expectation before importing Publisher documents can contain many object types, text-frame behaviours, image crops, rotations, font dependencies and application-specific layout rules. Converting that information into another editable application is more complex than opening a simple image or PDF. RemPress is intended to provide a practical path for supported Publisher-style workflows, but you should not assume that every .pub file will reproduce pixel-for-pixel without review. Keep the original Publisher file unchanged. Import into a new RemPress project and compare the two before deleting or archiving anything. Before importing a Publisher file Keep a backup of the original .pub file. If Publisher still opens on your computer, save reference screenshots or a PDF of important pages. Note the original page dimensions and orientation. Identify any unusual fonts used in the document. Check whether important images are rotated, flipped or heavily cropped. Look for grouped objects, overlapping layers and text boxes with tight boundaries. 1. Check page size and orientation first Before judging individual object positions, confirm that the RemPress page itself matches the Publisher document. If the page geometry is wrong, every object can appear shifted even when its imported coordinates are otherwise reasonable. Compare page width, height, portrait/landscape orientation and any important centre or fold positions used by the design. 2. Review every important text frame Text can change when the original font is unavailable, when line spacing is interpreted differently or when the imported text frame has a different width or height. A small change in font metrics can create a large visual difference in a tightly designed document. Correct wording Correct font or a deliberate substitute Correct font size Correct alignment No missing lines No clipped text Text box width and height look right Line wrapping matches closely enough for the intended design 3. Check images, crop and aspect ratio Do not only check whether the image arrived. Check the visible crop, proportions, rotation and the image's position inside its frame. An imported image can have the correct outer dimensions but still look wrong if the crop window or source-image offset is different. Compare the visible part of the image with Publisher. Check that the picture is not stretched. Check rotated images carefully. Check cropped images on all four sides. Check flipped or mirrored images. Check that the selection box corresponds sensibly with the visible image. 4. Rotation and anchor points Rotation is one of the easiest areas for document converters to get subtly wrong. Applications can represent rotation around different anchors or transform sequences. If a rotated object looks shifted after import, compare its centre, size and angle rather than only the top-left position. 5. Check layers and grouped objects Publisher files can contain multiple overlapping objects. After import, confirm that foreground and background items are in the expected stacking order. If imported content arrives as separate editable objects, that can be useful for further editing, but it also means you should check that objects which originally behaved as a group still line up correctly. 6. Fonts can change the whole layout If the exact original font is not installed, Windows or the application may substitute another. Substitution can change character widths, line wrapping, text-box height and the overall balance of the page. For commercial work, also confirm that you have the right to use the font in the intended way. If an imported page looks unexpectedly different, check fonts before manually moving every text box. 7. Compare systematically instead of by eye alone For important files, compare the original and imported document in a consistent order. This is faster than noticing random differences one at a time. Page geometry Compare page size and orientation. Large objects Check major backgrounds, images and panels. Text frames Compare wording, fonts, line breaks and positions. Transforms Check rotation, flipping and cropping. Layer order Confirm foreground and background objects. Print preview Review the whole page before the first test print. If a Publisher file does not import correctly Keep the original file and avoid repeatedly saving over the imported RemPress project while diagnosing the issue. Note exactly which object types differ. When contacting support, a useful report explains what the original Publisher page looks like and what changed after import. RemPress version Windows version Publisher file page size Which page is affected Whether the problem is text, image crop, rotation, position, flip, grouping or another object type A screenshot of the original and imported result where possible A practical migration habit Once a Publisher document has been imported, reviewed and corrected in RemPress, save it as a native RemPress project. That gives you an editable working version that no longer depends on re-importing the original .pub file each time. For particularly important legacy documents, also keep an exported reference PDF or image alongside the original Publisher file.