Edit a caption in a Microsoft Publisher printout
Change the caption under a figure, table or photo. This works on the PDF Microsoft Publisher printed, even when its letters are only drawn shapes.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop your Microsoft Print to PDF file into MythosPDF. Drawn letters are turned back into text in a few seconds.
- 2.Edit the caption.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How Microsoft Publisher prints
- • Microsoft is retiring Publisher in October 2026, so many people keep only the printed PDFs.
- • Templates mix several decorative fonts on one page.
- • Text boxes, shapes and pictures print as separate layers.
What that means when you edit a caption
- • Letters you type that already appear in the printout, in the same font, are copied from its own letter shapes, so they print identically.
- • A letter the printout never used comes from the identified typeface. For fonts that are not openly available, MythosPDF asks before using the closest open font.
- • After export, the recovered text can be selected, copied and searched, which the printout could not do.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Captions keep their smaller size and italic style.
- • Figure numbers are plain text, so update them yourself.
Questions people ask
+Are figure numbers updated automatically?
No. Edit each number that changes.
+Why can't I select text in my Microsoft Print to PDF file?
The driver often draws every letter as a shape instead of writing text. MythosPDF reads those shapes and turns them back into real text before you edit.
+Is it better to reprint from Microsoft Publisher?
If you still have the Microsoft Publisher file and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already have, editing it is faster.
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