Microsoft Publisher 2007 Version Upgrade

List Price: $99.95 Discount Price: $69.00

Features:

• Upgrade available on these qualifying applications: Microsoft Access 2000-2002; Microsoft Office Access 2003; Microsoft Works 6.0-10; Microsoft Works Suite 2000-2006 or later; any 2000-2007 Microsoft Office suite; and any Microsoft Office XP suite
• Makes it easy to create, personalize, and share a wide range of publications and marketing materials in-house
• Offers a library of hundreds of customizable design templates or blank publications, including newsletters, brochures, flyers, postcards, Web sites, e-mail formats, and more
• New Search tool quickly locates and previews high-quality Publisher 2007 templates from Microsoft Office Online right within the Publisher Catalog
• Publisher Tasks gives you help with common procedures; the enhanced Catalog Merge helps produce frequently updated materials such as datasheets, catalogs, or price lists by merging text and images from a database

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Customer Reviews:

New look, mostly the same. [Posted on 2007-09-07]
The upgrade keeps your version on the "edge" and open to new online variations and themes. It some ways, the older versions are speedier to navigate through and there's not a substantial added number of themes for your projects.
On the plus side, the installation had no hiccups and ran smoothly. If you're running Vista (I'm not), it will probably be worth the effort since compatibility is assured.
I didn't see the improvements and new materials I expected so I've been disappointed somewhat. That's why I gave it three stars.

MS Office Publisher 2007 [Posted on 2007-10-30]
I have been using Publisher for several years, and I use it more than any of my other programs. I normally print my photographs from publisher, after working on them in Photoshop. I do corparate brochures that I have printed for the customers in a comerical print shop. It works well and they also have Publisher so any last minute changes can be made before printing. I also do two newsletters and I do all the layout here and then print them as a PDF file to be E-Mailed or make paper print for mailing.

OJT with Publisher [Posted on 2008-03-12]
Microsoft Publisher '07 is wonderful. I am using it without too much tutorial use and am finding that it is easy to maneuver through the newsletter I am publishing. I think this product will be a very good tool to use for many purposes.

Not very upgraded [Posted on 2008-04-24]
Microsoft Publisher is one of the few programs that I have used every day since Version 1 (the other is Quicken). I have purchased every new upgrade to both programs and literally could not be without either. When Publisher 2003 came out, it was a fairly substantial improvement over its predecessor in both format and functionality. Now that I am using a brand-new computer with Windows Vista and the latest version of MS Office, I decided to get the 2007 upgrade to Publisher. I am very disappointed. Not that it's bad ... Publisher is still a very useful program ... but that it is virtually identical to the 2003 version, including the same old tacky and dated 1990's templates. Sure there are a few enhancements, but the user interface takes a step backwards and reminds me of Windows 98 and like Vista and Office, what used to take one keystroke now takes 2 or 3. It has none of the cool and useful new look or features of the other Office 2007 products. Quite honestly, I believe Microsoft should have made this a free download rather than to pawn it off as a whole new version. Since I am still a big fan of Publisher I will have to split my review into two parts: the full-version of Publisher at 149 dollars is worth 5 stars and I would recommend it to anyone who has never used Publisher. The upgrade-version at 85-100 dollars barely gets 3 stars, if you already have Publisher 2003, don't waste your money upgrading it.

still a great product [Posted on 2008-07-12]
Publisher is still a great work horse for creative publications -- new version is just a tad cumbersome -- and, at the same time, somewhat easier. Go figure. In addition to the church newsletter and various graphic projects, I actually design many of my quilts with Publisher! It's so easy to manipulate graphic images and text selections.

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