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I use it for business cards, flyers, newsletters, and other lightweight desktop publishing projects. Microsoft Publisher is OK for quick …
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What is Microsoft Publisher?
Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application available with an Office 365 subscription, or as a standalone download.
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Microsoft Publisher
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Microsoft Publisher Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application available with an Office 365 subscription, or as a standalone download.
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The most common users of Microsoft Publisher are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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April 26, 2022
Simple Program that Creates Fantastic Results!
I use Microsodt Publisher to create quick signs or flyers. As a construction company, there is always something that we need to create quickly that is specific to one job or client. This program allows me to create and save templates that I can customize to each job, or I can start from scratch and put something together in minutes that looks professional for our client.
- Importing photos to insert into flyers or documents.
- Creating quick signs for either directions or safety at jobsites so the superintendents can have them right away.
- There is a wealth of pre-loaded shapes, fonts, and clip arts that allows for a professional looking document without having to have a graphic design degree to figure it out.
- Overall I don't have any issues using this program.
- The ability to import photos and logos for each specific client.
- The ease of adding text boxes, images, etc. to create balanced and professional-looking flyers or brochures.
- The ability to import client-specific fonts/colors in order to personalize to each individual job.
- The ability to create and save templates for use on future projects.
- 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.
July 30, 2021
Great for basic needs
There is access to Microsoft Publisher for every employee, but it is not used by everyone. I mainly used it to [create] invitations, certificates, or posters advertising events at the college. It was easy to use, had templates that made it easy to create whatever document I was trying to create. And once I had made, for example, one certificate it was easy to just change the information and use it again and again.
- The templates are great
- It’s very user friendly for anyone familiar with Microsoft suite
- It’s easier to manipulate images on your workspace than using Microsoft word
- More options or more blank templates
- User friendly
- Easy to master
- Comes with the Microsoft suite
- It’s just been helpful to create some basic documents
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.
March 18, 2020
Microsoft Publisher is simple and sleek!
I use Microsoft Publisher for all of my newsletters and reports as well as invitations and ads.
- Extremely user-friendly.
- Easily converts to image files and PDF.
- Simple maneuverability.
- Less expensive alternative to high-end graphics programs.
- Would like more built-in graphics.
- Would like smaller file size.
- Would like the ability to curve text.
- Fantastic looking publisher pieces without high cost software.
- Efficient for productivity.
- No real learning curve.
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 with Publisher are also far better than PageMaker's.