Microsoft Publisher packed document
File type: Archive and compressed file, Microsoft Office file
Files with puz file extension are related to the Microsoft Publisher, a professional document publisher. A puz file contains packed document.
Found 3 different file type records with the same puz filename suffix.
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Microsoft Office file
Date updated: December 20, 2024
The puz file extension is associated with Microsoft Publisher, part of Microsoft Office Professional Suite, which is used for to create professional documents and other materials.
The puz files contains Microsoft Publisher compressed publication created by application's Pack and Go Wizard, which compress standard Publisher pub and makes them easier to transfer or send via e-mail.
Use Microsoft Publisher to work with *.puz files.
Publisher is able to export *.puz files to other formats.
Software applications that can open puz files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create puz files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving puz files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: November 15, 2017
The puz file extension is used for files, that contain crosswords. The puz files are used by various crossword applications, such as Crossword Solver and many others.
Mime types:
application/x-crossword
Use compatible tools to work with *.puz files.
Software applications that can open puz files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 3, 2026
The Puzzle file format stores puzzle or crossword data for puzzle-solving programs and games. Depending on the program, the file can contain the layout, clues, questions, answers, or other information required to present and solve the puzzle.
The format is associated with puzzle software rather than a single universal application. A .puz file should therefore be opened with the puzzle program that created it or with a program known to support that program's puzzle files.
Because the format is software-specific, compatibility and the data stored in the file can vary between programs. It remains useful for distributing or saving puzzles supported by the corresponding software.
Open the .puz file with the puzzle-solving program or computer game that created it. Use that program's Open command, or associate the file with the program if the operating system does not open it automatically.
If the file does not open, it may belong to a different puzzle program. A general text editor or media player will not normally display it as a playable puzzle.
There is no general-purpose conversion method for .puz files because puzzle programs may use different data formats. If the associated program provides an export or Save As command, use it to create one of the formats that program supports.
Otherwise, the file generally must remain in its original format for use with the compatible puzzle software.
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