Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Publisher

47 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Publisher	Score 7.5 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application available with an Office 365 subscription, or as a standalone download.	$139 one time purchase

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Microsoft Publisher

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Microsoft Publisher: $139
one time purchase

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Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Publisher
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Publisher
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Publisher Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Publisher I have used Canva and multiple other tools like Adobe Express for creating same type of graphics, designing and banner designing, and it had outcome with very well and defined result, and it can compete with Publisher, and both can be stack up against each other very … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft Publisher It works better than PowerPoint if it is one-page sharing content or poster, as opposed to a full presentation. It doesn't have as much functionality as Canva, but is more cost effective as it is included with the MS Office 365 Suite. Incentivized Helpful? RA Robb Auspitz Owner Chose Microsoft Publisher At the time I was not impressed with Quark Xpress. I always disliked PageMaker. I always considered it over-rated. I like InDesign and have always liked InDesign, if I have a need for more complex documents I'll go with InDesign over Publisher or Quark Xpress in a heartbeat. … Incentivized Helpful? TG Terry Goodman Secretary of the Annual conference Chose Microsoft Publisher Publisher wins hand down. To be honest, In-Design can do things with more precision and perhaps a somewhat better final design. However, the learning curve is WAY too steep for In-Design. I have been using computers and publishing programs since the mid 80's. Publisher melds … Incentivized Helpful? Amanda Carpenter Administrative Office Technician Chose Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Publisher is more for beginners, or for basic needs, anyone with some familiarity with the Microsoft suite should be able to use it easily. If you’re looking to create something more graphic and advanced, you’d probably want to look into something like InDesign, which … Incentivized Helpful? KL Kristen Lysobey Medical Assistant Chose Microsoft Publisher Not sure [why] it has a different name, but I briefly tried to create on my MacBook at home and used its version of Microsoft Word and was able to do similar things as in Publisher. Incentivized Helpful? Kathryn Juarez Community Relations Director Chose Microsoft Publisher I have also used Adobe PageMaker for desktop publishing and simple design work but have found Publisher to be so much simpler to use. The navigation is easy, the interface is clean and the program is intuitive for even the most novice of users. The templates that come along … Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Hanhan Distance Education Instructional Coordinator Chose Microsoft Publisher I think Microsoft Publisher a correctly used to create invitation cards, flyers, and newsletters with the ability to choose from various templates. This feature is not available in Adobe Acrobat DC. Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Smith Safety and Project Manager Chose Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Publisher has a powerful editing program. I would consider it Microsoft word and outlook came together. Microsoft Publisher offers many unique features that aren’t found in either Microsoft Word or Outlook. Being able to automate templates and save email list have … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Publisher
Likelihood to Recommend	7.5 (11 ratings)
Usability	8.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	8.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Publisher
Likelihood to Recommend	Microsoft Microsoft Publisher is well suited for almost any situation. It is something that I'm sure has far more advanced tools than I use or am aware of, but it is also very simple for entry-level users to create professional documents quickly. I have used it for very involved brochures in real estate scenarios and I have also used it for very simple "Construction Zone" signs at a job site under construction. There are so many uses for this program! Incentivized AV Ashley Vogler Executive Assistant Read full review
Pros	Microsoft Design of my quarterly full color magazine: (usually 28-56 pages in length) Design of the quarterly planning system used by me and others in the annual conference. Design and layout of any document that requires graphics/photos. Simple to use with ample flexibility and strength of features Incentivized TG Terry Goodman Secretary of the Annual conference Read full review
Cons	Microsoft Formatting in general. It's a pain to refine a layout in Publisher in my opinion. Microsoft is so invested in their approach to software and making it look and feel like an Office 365 application that they inadvertantly cripple applications like Publisher. Earlier versions of Publisher gave you a lot more latitude and creative freedom. They were also much easier to work with. Not everything has to look like it's part of Office 365. They did the same ... thing to Access. Incentivized RA Robb Auspitz Owner Read full review
Usability	Microsoft I would like to give it for the functionality and working as it can do almost all the jobs, but you is much needed to improve as we have multiple design designing tools available on website with very much modern UI and layout also template and stock images. Library should be updated and it lacks multiple materials to use. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Microsoft While I have not directly used support for Microsoft Publisher, I have used their help files and found them to be useful. I have also found that most answers that I need can be found through simple web searches and chat platforms. In all though, there are very few times when the preloaded help files have not given me the answers that I need. Incentivized Kathryn Juarez Community Relations Director Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Microsoft Microsoft Publisher is more for beginners, or for basic needs, anyone with some familiarity with the Microsoft suite should be able to use it easily. If you’re looking to create something more graphic and advanced, you’d probably want to look into something like InDesign, which is not as user friendly if you’re not familiar with it at all. For basic needs the average employee should be able to use Microsoft Publisher with ease. Incentivized Amanda Carpenter Administrative Office Technician Read full review
Return on Investment	Microsoft I have been able to create flyers and brochures that in the past we sent out to a marketing company and spent a ton of money on something I was able to do myself in minutes. The quick and simple user experience has allowed us to create signs that are designed to keep people safe on our job sites. This is important because we take safety very seriously and sometimes need to be able to produce these signs in a matter of minutes so that the superintendent can safely mark off areas to avoid. The program has taken the place of Word and Excel in many cases to make documents like proposals look more balanced and professional. Incentivized AV Ashley Vogler Executive Assistant Read full review
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