I am having trouble exporting pdf files from Publisher files and get the following error message. Some files, however, have exported and others not. There seems to be no consistent pattern to those that export and those that do not. Efforts to find a solution online have been unsuccessful. I have been able to use the "save to PDF" function in the print dialog box, but it creates a very large file. Ditto for using "PDF flatten" in the export options, except that the file is even larger. (For example, a 1.7mb file in Publisher exported through the "save to PDF" function at 72mb, and 293 mb when using "PDF flatten." Obviously, both are too large to attach to an email. I have checked the "preflight" function and made sure no "red dots" exist; there appears to be nothing in preflight to prevent the export. The error message is the same for each file where the export failed.
One thing I have noticed is that the "calculating size" in the export dialog box never completes calculating a size for the files that will not export, but does calculate a size on those that do export.
Help, please. This issue is hindering completion of the design for two books. Thanks.