Microsoft Publisher
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Stable release | 2010 (14.0.4763.1000) / June 15, 2010 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Desktop publishing software |
| License | Microsoft Software License Terms |
| Website | Publisher Home Page |
Microsoft Publisher, officially Microsoft Office Publisher, is a desktop publishing application from Microsoft. It is an entry-level application, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis is placed on page layout and design rather than text composition and proofing. The current version is Microsoft Office Publisher 2010 for Windows (no version exists for the Macintosh), released on June 15, 2010.
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Microsoft Publisher 2007 provides simple story editing with Microsoft Word 2007, but unlike Adobe InDesign & Adobe InCopy, it does not provide built in XML story board and copy-editing support. Unlike the core Office 2007 applications, it does not feature the Ribbon user interface. The Ribbon is featured in Microsoft Publisher 2010.
The Microsoft Publisher trial version can be used as a viewer beyond the trial period. It combines a personal computer and WYSIWYG page layout software to create publication documents on a computer either large scale local multi-functional peripheral output and distribution. It is suitable for creating personalized greeting cards, posters, flyers, banners, calendars, advertisements, and many other printed materials.[1]
[edit] History
[edit] Publisher 2000
For most users, one of the most obvious changes introduced with Publisher 2000 (and the rest of the Office 2000 suite) was a clipboard that could hold multiple objects at once. Another noticeable change was that the Office Assistant, whose frequent unsolicited appearance in Publisher 98 had annoyed many users, was changed to be less intrusive.
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Publisher has a relatively small share of the desktop publishing market, which is dominated by Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress.[2] Publisher has historically been less well-liked among high-end commercial print shops, compared with other desktop publishing applications.[3] Publisher's position as an entry-level application aggravates many issues (particularly in older versions) such as fonts unavailable and embedded objects not available on service providers' machines. Publisher comes with tools to pack related files into a self-expanding application. Many higher end features like transparency, object shadowing, slugs, text on paths, and built-in PDF output are either not fully-functional or unavailable in previous versions. However, recent versions have greater capabilities concerning color separations and proper process coloring output. Publisher 2007 also includes the capability to output commercial press quality PDF with embedded fonts.
Publisher is included in high-end editions of Microsoft Office. This reflects Microsoft's emphasis on Publisher as an easy-to-use and less expensive alternative to the "heavyweights" and also its focus on the small business market where firms do not have dedicated design professionals available to make marketing materials and other documents.[2][4]
Publisher's proprietary file format (.pub) is unsupported by most other applications, with the exception of Adobe PageMaker and Corel Draw X4 (open only). Publisher supports numerous other file formats, including the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format which is supported on Windows platforms.
[edit] Release history
| Name | Version Number[5] | Release Date[6] | Included in Office packages |
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| 1.0 | 1991 | ||
| 2.0 | 1993 | ||
| Publisher for Windows 95 | 3.0 | 1995 | |
| Microsoft Publisher 97 | 8.0 | 1996 | Small Business Edition |
| Microsoft Publisher 98 | 1998 | Small Business Edition 2.0 | |
| Microsoft Publisher 2000 | 9.0 | 1999 | Small Business Edition, Professional, Premium, Developer |
| Microsoft Publisher 2002 | 10.0 | 2001 | Professional OEM, Professional Special Edition |
| Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 | 11.0 | 2003 | Small Business, Professional, Professional Plus, Enterprise |
| Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 | 12.0 | 2006 | Small Business, Professional, Ultimate, Professional Plus, Enterprise |
| Microsoft Publisher 2010 | 14.0 | 2010 | Standard, Professional, Professional Plus |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Where is the Publisher viewer?
- ^ a b Desktop Publishing Software 2007 Style
- ^ Microsoft Publisher 2007 Review
- ^ PCWorld Publisher 2007 Review
- ^ The version numbers follow the Office version numbers.
- ^ Release dates are for US product launches.
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