Customer Reviews

Microsoft Publisher Deluxe 2002 [Old Version]

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As a small part of my job, I design flyers, formal invitations, posters, business documents, advertisements, and bulletins, and also update the company website. On my own limited time, I make greeting cards, invitations, banners and all sorts of other stuff.

I have used Microsoft Publisher from the inception, and it is the easiest, most idiot proof programme available for all of the above and more. Beginners can use the wizards and templates, which can be modified as you get more familiar with the programme. I am a self taught Publisher user, and if I can do it, anyone can.

Unfortunately, nobody in the professional advertising world and world-wide web uses or has any form of Publisher, so my best advertising creations have to be copied and saved in Microsoft Word, and sent to the advertising agencies to set up in Corel Draw. (I tried teaching myself Corel Draw, but it's not as easy as Publisher, and I gave up)

No website host works with Publisher either, so I have had to begin learning Dreamweaver, which is more complicated and only gives you a tiny space to work in, unlike the full page to which I am accustomed.

The only other drawback I have found is that the clipart collection is stored on-line, so you have to log on to the internet to get clipart pictures, and if you have a slow connection, you're there all day waiting for pictures to come up. They should have some basic clips readily available for simple projects, as in earlier versions.

For people who don't have to interface with the media and web site hosts, this programme is ideal for all your desktop publishing requirements.

I originally used this product because it came with my computer, back in 1995. It was so simple to figure out that I ended up using it for all my professional work. It is interchangable with most other programs such as Adobe Photoshop, MS Word or even with the internet. I can do touchup on photos, add a wide variety of text, do newsletters, brochures, flyers, you name it. I have purchased other software that claimed to be better and to tell you the truth, this was the easiest one of the bunch. I have upgraded each version when available with absolutely no problem. The saved data automatically went into the upgrades without loss of information. Definately get this!

This program is great. I write my church program on a weekly base and before I started using Microsoft Publisher I used Microsoft word. Needless to say I spent more time trying to keep everything in it's place then I did changing the material. Publisher is so easy to use and has added such a professional look to our program. It takes me less time to produce a better-looking more effective program. It's worth the investment.

Generally I love Microsoft stuff, but not so much this time. I'm not into learning curves and not a graphic designer. I just want to do a certain job and move on. I found this program adequate to do the job, but a pain for doing something so simple as centering or aligning. I had hoped for better, especially for the money. If you create something and find that you have to share the file, there's a good chance the recipient won't be able to open it.
In all fairness, there are a bunch of pre-made cards, forms, etc, that I'm sure are simple and quick - maybe even wonderful - if you use them. I had a self-designed, specific, 2-sided luggage tag I tried to make that turned out o.k. at best but took way too long to make.