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===Publisher 2000===
===Publisher 2000===
{{See also|Microsoft Office 2000}}
{{See also|Microsoft Office 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 97 had annoyed many users, was changed to be less intrusive.
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 mulloltiple objects at once. Another noticeable change was that the Office Assistant, whose frequent unsolicited appearance in Publisher 97 had annoyed many users, was changed to be less intrusive.lol


==Market share==
==Market share==

Revision as of 09:42, 11 April 2010

Microsoft Publisher
Developer(s)Microsoft
Stable release
12.0.6425.1000 (2007 SP2) / April 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-28)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeDesktop publishing software
LicenseMicrosoft Software License Terms
WebsitePublisher 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 versions are Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 for Windows and 2008 for Mac. In late 2009, Microsoft released the beta version of Microsoft Publisher 2010.

Features

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. Also, unlike the core Office 2007 applications, it does not feature the Ribbon user interface.

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 more on creating personalized greeting cards, posters, flyers, banners, calendars, advertisements, and many other printed materials.[1]

Microsoft Office Publisher 2010

Microsoft Publisher 2010 adds Office ribbon, lots of enhancements to the core documents workspace, picture enhancement, typography features and an integrated Print and Print Preview experience. With the new add-ins Publisher 2010 sets new standard for publishing industry. Users can no longer create new Web sites in Microsoft Publisher 2010. However, users can still edit Web publications created in an earlier version of Publisher.


History

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 mulloltiple objects at once. Another noticeable change was that the Office Assistant, whose frequent unsolicited appearance in Publisher 97 had annoyed many users, was changed to be less intrusive.lol

Market share

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.

Release history

Name Version Number[5] Release Date[6] Notes
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

See also

References

  1. ^ Where is the Publisher viewer?
  2. ^ a b Desktop Publishing Software 2007 Style
  3. ^ Microsoft Publisher 2007 Review
  4. ^ PCWorld Publisher 2007 Review
  5. ^ The version numbers follows the Office numbers.
  6. ^ Release dates are for US product launches.