Strange behavior!

[Steaming T]

I am trying to place a PNG-graphic into a Publisher document but when I click on the folder only a folder icon is shown. I have not encountered this problem when trying to place something from other folders on my Mac. Have somebody else here experienced this and know why this is so? Take a look at the screen shots below:

This is how the folder appears in Publisher:

And this is how the folder appears in the Finder:

[Old Bruce]

Did you name the folder "Signaturur .png" That is the problem.

[Steaming T]

It is not the name of the folder, that's for sure. I can name it anything I want and it still only shows the folder icon. I tried to place the same file in InDesign CC 2018 and it opened the folder as it should. See enclosed screenshot.

No, this must be a specific bug or quirk in Publisher.

Here is the Place dialog box in InDesign:

[Steaming T]

Well, I solved the problem and it looks like you were right - sort of...

It turned out that Publisher indeed does not like it when you put a file ending in the folder name (like .png). But it was not enough just to rename the existing folder. I had to create two entirely new folders and give them names without a .png ending. That solved the problem! Still this is a quirk in Publisher compared to InDesign which does not seem to care what the folders are called.

Anyway, thanks for your input.

And here's the proof:

[Old Bruce]

2 hours ago, Steaming T said:

It turned out that Publisher indeed does not like it when you put a file ending in the folder name (like .png)

Not just Publisher. I am surprised you could get the folder opened.

I use a naming convention along the lines of Folder of PNGs and Folder of TXTs I never use anything non Alphanumeric aside from underscores or hyphens _ - and even then I get twitchy.

[Steaming T]

Well, I didn't name those two folders myself. They were like that when I received them. This has really not been an issue before I started using Publisher. But the problem is now fortunately solved :-)