Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing 2002 [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005N9AE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 8, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,702 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #73 in Software > Business & Office > Presentation
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing gives business users who are serious about creating their own sales and marketing materials the tools they need to turn marketing ideas into great publications. Publisher Deluxe includes a full version of Microsoft Publisher 2002, the Microsoft Office desktop publishing solution, and the full version of Microsoft Picture It! Photo 2002, a user-friendly photo editing program. In addition, Publisher Deluxe includes the Office XP content CD and the Publisher Deluxe 2002 content CD with nearly 50,000 images. Higher-resolution versions of these images are available for commercial printing from the Microsoft Design Gallery Live Web site (dgl.microsoft.com).

Publisher 2002 uses consistent menus and toolbars, the Office XP streamlined user interface, and familiar Office productivity features, including customizable toolbars, headers and footers, Print Preview, OfficeArt, and more. You can use Picture It! Photo 2002 before you add your photos to Publisher. Improve your photos and images--crop out unwanted objects, lighten or darken, add text, crop, rotate, change the background, add incorporate special effects, or remove red eye, scratches, tears, and dust. Publisher makes it easy for business users to create high-quality publications in print or online. Start with a customizable template or a blank publication. Use the publication wizard, now integrated into the Task Pane, to make quick changes, such as applying a different color scheme, font scheme, layout, or design.

Use the rich text and page layout tools to further customize. Publisher's AutoConvert feature lets users convert print-ready newsletters and brochures into ready-to-use Web sites, or convert any Web site created with the Publisher Web wizard to a print-ready brochure or newsletter. Combine four-color printing with spot-color printing and take your project to a commercial printer for just the print quality and quantity that you need.

Product Description

Microsoft Publisher 2002 Deluxe with Photo Editing is the best way to turn your marketing ideas into great publications. Position your business for success. Whether you are looking to grow your business or maintain its current size, marketing is an essential part of your success. Today there are so many avenues to reach a customer that it can be a daunting task for any size business. With input from businesses like your we've created an award-winning desktop publishing program that uniquely combines ease-of-use and power, to produce professional sales and marketing materials. Whether you are starting from a template or from ready-to-use design elements, you get design assistance that makes for sharp business publications. From print to Web, Publisher provides the tools you need to create and publish marketing material that gets the desired results. This also includes Microsoft Picture IT 2002 to enhance your publications with photos and images. Part Number A01-00016.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Picture It???, November 20, 2001

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roger r jensen (abilene, tx United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

MS Publisher is marginal software, but the "Picture It" addition? It is bad software. It is full of bugs, will not run with out causing Kernel 32 errors. Check out the newsgroups for this product before you purchase it. There are just too many problems with it and MS should not have released it.. It is no where near to being first rev Beta software. I wished I had reviewed the facts before buying it, I was screwed, save yourself the bucks.

Roger Jensen

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Software, the Rebate Deal Stinks, May 20, 2002

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iqhope "Dawn Boyer" (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I submitted this review once before, but obviously Amazon didn't like my language used.

I was so mad when I received this package in the mail and read the 'requisites' that had to be fulfilled to use the rebate I was HOT! You have to have purchased either MS publisher in a previous version or other MS products to qualify for sending in the $30.00 rebate. I was totally 'ticked off' before I even opened the software package after reading the rebate requirements.

If you are looking to purchase a great program, go ahead and buy it, but you might do better buying it in a local store versus having to wait a week or more to receive the MS Publisher in the mail promising a $30.00 rebate that you have to bend over backwards in order to take advantage of.

I have used Publisher for over five years and it is one of the easiest, user-friendly packages available for those wishing to put together great newsletters, calendars, and greeting cards. If you want to pay full price and forget the rebate and you aren't able to get to a local store to purchase, then this is a good alternative.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great application, but beware! (Room for Improvement), January 19, 2002

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Andre Da Costa "A.Da Costa" (Jamaica W.I.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I use Publisher a lot, but version 2002 I think is the a little bit jinxed. Why doesn't Microsoft allow the program to share publications with Publisher 97, 98 and 2000? "Yes there are people still using version 97". My youth group has a newsletter; and we also create other types of publications. Persons responsible for the newsletter are running Publisher 97 and 98 still, and we have to share and review publications before we publish it. Publisher 2002 is basically giving me similar problems like Microsoft Access 2002, "backward compatibility". Please Microsoft I'm begging you to work on the compatibility and not new features only. I love the new look and everything but I need better functionality and flexibility. And this is not a true Office application until compatibility has become a major priority. Please fix that for me MS and we have a deal. Over all the application is easy to use, there are new design templates and tons of clipart. I like the Picture It! Photo Editor software but I don't use it a lot. It has some cool features though, such as removing red eye and brightening photos, so a lot of you out there will find that useful for fixing up photos! Integration with Word is easier that's a plus, it was hell in 2000. What I think Microsoft wants you the consumer to do is tell your friends to upgrade to the new version, but we are strapped for cash right now MS, so all of us won't be upgrading for now. For users new to desktop publishing, I recommend Publisher 2002, it's easier than other high-end DTP's and has a lot of design features that makes it easy for you to either create cards and other design projects. The price is reasonable compared to PageMaker and Quark X-Press, I gave it four stars because of its features and ease of use, and I would have given it five, but compatibility!