Where is my Publisher command in Korva?
Korva uses the same ribbon tabs as Publisher (File, Home, Insert, Page Design, Mailings, Review, View), and most commands are where you'd expect. The tables below list each Publisher command, where it is in Korva, and which ones aren't in Korva yet, such as saving back to .pub.
- In Korva
- Help, then Coming from Publisher
Korva’s ribbon is laid out like Publisher’s: File, Home, Insert, Page Design, Mailings, Review and View, plus an Arrange tab and a Help tab. What Publisher puts in contextual tabs (Text Box Tools, Picture Tools, Table Tools, Drawing Tools) and in its Format dialogs is in Korva’s Format pane on the right of the window. Click an object and the Format pane shows its settings.
- 1File: open, save, print, export
- 2Font
- 3Text Box, Picture, Shapes, Table
- 4Page Design: size, margins, master pages
Publisher locations are for Publisher 2016, 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365; older versions are similar. Pro marks a Korva feature that needs Korva Pro.
Jump to: File · Home · Insert · Page Design · Mailings · Review · View · Text, picture, table and shape tools · Task panes · Not in Korva yet
File
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New | File, then New | 21 templates. ⌘NCtrl+N opens the File screen, which starts with a few of them. See Templates. |
| Open | File, then Open, or ⌘OCtrl+O | Opens .pub (Publisher 2003 and later keep their layout), .kva, .txt, .rtf, .docx and .odt. |
| Info | File, then Info | Shows what was imported, replaced fonts and things to check before printing. |
| Info › Run Design Checker | Review, then Design Checker | Also runs by itself before every export. |
| Save, Save As | File, then Save, File, then Save As (Pro) | Saves a Korva file (.kva). |
| Save As › Publisher file (.pub) | Not in Korva yet | Korva can’t write .pub files. Keep your original .pub; export a PDF to share. |
| File, then Print, or ⌘PCtrl+P | Copies and the printer are set in your system’s print window. See Print. | |
| Print › Booklet, side-fold | Page Design, then Booklet PDF, or File, then Export, then Booklet PDF | Makes a PDF with the pages in folding order. |
| Export › Create PDF/XPS | File, then Export, then PDF, or the Export PDF button at the top right | PDF only; no XPS. |
| Export › Save for Commercial Printing | File, then Export, then Press-ready PDF | Crop marks and full-size pictures. |
| Export › Pack and Go | File, then Export, then Pack and Go (Pro) | One .zip for a print shop. |
| Export › Change File Type › JPEG or PNG | File, then Export, then Picture | One page, or every page in a .zip. |
| Export › Publish HTML | Not in Korva | Export a PDF or pictures instead. |
| Share › Email | Not in Korva | Export a PDF and attach it to an email. |
| Options | File, then Settings, or ⌘,Ctrl+, | Interface language and measurement units. Proofing options are on the Review tab. |
| Account | File, then Korva Pro | Licence and activation. |
Home
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Paste, Cut, Copy | Home, then Clipboard | Paste ▾ has Keep Source Formatting, Match Destination and Keep Text Only. |
| Format Painter | Home, then Painter | Double-click it to keep it on. |
| Font, size, Grow/Shrink Font | Home, then Font | |
| Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Subscript, Superscript | Home, then Font | |
| Change Case | Home, then Font, then Aa | |
| Character Spacing | Home, then Font, then AV | Also Character in the Format pane. |
| Clear All Formatting | Home, then Font, then Clear formatting | |
| Font Color | Home, then Font color | |
| Bullets, Numbering, Indents | Home, then Paragraph | See Lists, tabs and indents. |
| Show/Hide ¶ | Home, then Paragraph, then ¶ | |
| Align, Justify, Line Spacing | Home, then Paragraph | |
| Paragraph dialog | Format pane › Text › Spacing and List & indent | Tabs are under Tabs… there. |
| Styles | Home, then Styles | See Styles and theme fonts. |
| Draw Text Box | Home, then Text Box | |
| Pictures, Shapes, Table | Home, then Picture, Shapes, Table | |
| Wrap Text | Home, then Wrap Text | Includes Edit Wrap Points…. |
| Bring Forward, Send Backward | Home, then Forward, Backward | Bring to Front and Send to Back are on the Arrange tab. |
| Align, Group, Ungroup, Rotate | Home, then Arrange, or the Arrange tab | |
| Find, Replace | Home, then Find, Replace | See Find and replace. |
| Select | Home, then Select All, Deselect |
Insert
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Page | Insert, then Add Page | Also the + in the Pages list. |
| Catalog Pages | Mailings, then Catalog Merge (Pro) | |
| Table | Insert, then Table | |
| Pictures | Insert, then Picture | |
| Online Pictures | Not in Korva | Save the picture to your computer first, then use Insert, then Picture. |
| Shapes | Insert, then Shapes | |
| Picture Placeholder | Insert, then Picture Placeholder | |
| Page Parts, Borders & Accents, Advertisements | Insert, then Building Blocks | A smaller set: headings, pull quotes, sidebars, coupons, dividers, frames and more. |
| Calendars | Insert, then Calendar | |
| Draw Text Box | Insert, then Text Box | |
| Business Information | Insert, then Business Info | |
| WordArt | Insert, then WordArt | Five shapes. See Columns, drop caps and WordArt. |
| Insert File | Insert, then Insert File | Text from .txt, .rtf, .docx and .odt. |
| Symbol | Insert, then Symbol | A shorter list than Publisher’s. |
| Date & Time | Insert, then Date & Time | Inserted as text; it doesn’t update itself. |
| Object (embedded Excel, Word and other objects) | Not in Korva | Use a Korva table, or paste the content as text or a picture. |
| Hyperlink | Insert, then Hyperlink, or ⌘KCtrl+K | Web, email and page links; they work in the exported PDF. |
| Bookmark | Not in Korva | A link can point to a page number instead. |
| Header, Footer | Page Design, then Master Pages (Pro) | Tick Running header or Footer. See Master pages. |
| Page Number | Insert, then Page Number | Also Insert, then Section… to restart numbering. |
Page Design
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Change Template | Page Design, then Change Template | Keeps your pages, text and pictures. |
| Margins, Orientation, Size | Page Design, then Margins, Orientation, Size | |
| Guides | Page Design, then Guides | Columns, rows and baseline guides. Drag guides from the rulers too. |
| Pages › Delete, Move | Pages list on the left: its buttons, or right-click a page | |
| Pages › Rename | Not in Korva | Pages are numbered only. |
| Master Pages | Page Design, then Master Pages (Pro) | Edit Master and Close Master are next to it. |
| Color schemes | Page Design, then Color scheme | Includes ＋ New color scheme. |
| Font schemes | Page Design, then Fonts | |
| Background | Page Design, then Background, Page Color | Solid tints and gradients. |
| Apply Image (picture background) | Not in Korva | Insert a picture, size it to the page and use Arrange, then Send to Back. |
Mailings
All mail merge features need Korva Pro.
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Merge (Step-by-Step Wizard) | Mailings, then Mail Merge Wizard | See Mail merge. |
| E-mail Merge | Not in Korva | |
| Select Recipients | Mailings, then Select Data… | A .csv or Excel (.xlsx) file. |
| Edit Recipient List | Mailings, then Edit Recipient List… | Filter, sort and untick rows. |
| Insert Merge Field, Address Block, Greeting Line | Mailings, then Insert Field, Address Block, Greeting Line | |
| Insert Picture Field | Not in Korva yet | |
| Preview Results, record arrows | Mailings, then Preview Results | |
| Finish & Merge › Merge to Printer | Mailings, then Merge to PDF, then print the PDF | |
| Labels (Avery) | Mailings, then Avery Labels | Avery 5160, 5161 and 5163. See Avery labels. |
| Catalog merge | Mailings, then Catalog Merge |
Review
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spelling | Review, then Spelling, or F7 | English and Polish dictionaries only. See Spelling and AutoCorrect. |
| Research | Review, then Research | Offline word lookup. |
| Thesaurus | Review, then Thesaurus, or ⇧F7Shift+F7 | A small English word list. |
| Language | Review, then Language, then Publication | English (US), Polski (PL), ไทย (TH). |
| Translate | Not in Korva | |
| AutoCorrect Options (File › Options › Proofing) | Review, then AutoCorrect |
View
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Normal, Master Page | Page Design, then Edit Master / Close Master, or ⌃MCtrl+M | Pro. |
| Single Page, Two-Page Spread | View, then Single Page, Two-Page Spread | |
| Boundaries, Guides, Rulers, Baselines | View, then Show | |
| Page Navigation | Pages list on the left of the window | Always shown. |
| Graphics Manager | View, then Graphics Manager | Each picture’s pixels, effective DPI and status. |
| Zoom, 100%, Whole Page, Page Width, Selected Objects | View, then Zoom | Also the zoom slider at the bottom right. |
| New Window | View, then New Window | |
| Arrange All, Cascade, Switch Windows | Not in Korva | Use your system’s window controls. |
Text, picture, table and shape tools
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Text Box Tools › Text Fit | Format pane › Text › AutoFit | See Fit text. |
| Text Box Tools › Columns, Margins | Format pane › Text › Columns, Inset from edges | |
| Text Box Tools › Hyphenation | Format pane › Text › Hyphenate long words | |
| Text Box Tools › Text Direction | Format pane › Text › Direction | |
| Text Box Tools › Create Link, Break, Next, Previous | Link button beside the box, and Format pane › Text › Text flow | See Link text boxes. |
| Text Box Tools › Drop Cap | Format pane › Text › Drop cap | |
| Text Box Tools › Ligatures, Number Style, Stylistic Sets | Home, then Font, then fi | |
| Text Box Tools › Shadow | Shadowed A button in the Format pane | Outline, Engrave and Emboss aren’t in Korva. |
| Picture Tools › Crop, Crop to Shape | Format pane › Picture | Or double-click the picture. |
| Picture Tools › Corrections, Recolor | Format pane › Picture › Adjust | Brightness, tint and presets such as Grayscale and Sepia. |
| Picture Tools › Change Picture, Reset Picture | Format pane › Picture › Change…, Reset | |
| Table Tools › Insert, Delete, Merge, Split | Right-click a cell, or Format pane › Table | |
| Table Tools › Table Formats, Fill, Borders, Diagonals | Format pane › Table › AutoFormat, Cell fill, Borders, Cell diagonal | |
| Drawing Tools › Shape Fill, Shape Outline | Format pane › Shape › Fill, Outline | |
| Drawing Tools › Shadow, 3-D Effects | Format pane › Effects | Shadow, glow, reflection, bevel and soft edge. No full 3-D. |
| Format Text Box, Format Shape, Format Picture dialogs | The Format pane | |
| Arrange › Bring to Front, Send to Back | Arrange, then Bring to Front, Send to Back | ⌥F6Alt+F6, ⌥⇧F6Alt+Shift+F6. |
| Arrange › Align, Distribute | Arrange, then Align | Select three or more objects to distribute. |
Task panes
| Publisher | Korva | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Page Navigation | Pages list on the left | Drag thumbnails to reorder. |
| Format task panes and dialogs | Format pane on the right | Changes with what you select. |
| Graphics Manager | View, then Graphics Manager | |
| Design Checker | Review, then Design Checker | |
| Research | Review, then Research | |
| Mail Merge | Mailings, then Mail Merge Wizard | Pro. |
| Clip Art / Online Pictures | Not in Korva | |
| Clipboard | Not in Korva | Paste brings back what you copied last. |
| — | Objects & Layers (bottom of the Format pane) | Lists every object on the page, to select, hide, lock or reorder it. |
Not in Korva yet
The things people coming from Publisher ask about most, with what to do instead:
- Saving as .pub. Korva opens .pub files but saves .kva (Pro) or exports PDF and pictures. Keep your original .pub file; Korva never changes it.
- Embedded objects (an Excel sheet or Word document inside the publication). Use a Korva table, or paste the content as text or a picture.
- Email merge, picture merge fields and Publish HTML. Merge to a PDF instead.
- Online pictures and clip art. Save pictures to your computer and use Insert, then Picture.
- Picture as page background (Apply Image). Put a picture on the page and send it to the back.
- Spelling in languages other than English and Polish.
Still can’t find something? Click Help, then Coming from Publisher in Korva for a short tour, or contact support.
Something wrong or missing in this article? Email support or open an issue on GitHub.
