Microsoft Publisher Deluxe with Photo Editing 2002

Publisher 2002 uses consistent menus and toolbars, the Office XP streamlined user interface, and familiar Office productivity features, including customizable toolbars, headers and footers, Print Preview, OfficeArt, and more. You can use Picture It! Photo 2002 before you add your photos to Publisher. Improve your photos and images--crop out unwanted objects, lighten or darken, add text, crop, rotate, change the background, add incorporate special effects, or remove red eye, scratches, tears, and dust. Publisher makes it easy for business users to create high-quality publications in print or online. Start with a customizable template or a blank publication. Use the publication wizard, now integrated into the Task Pane, to make quick changes, such as applying a different color scheme, font scheme, layout, or design.

Use the rich text and page layout tools to further customize. Publisher's AutoConvert feature lets users convert print-ready newsletters and brochures into ready-to-use Web sites, or convert any Web site created with the Publisher Web wizard to a print-ready brochure or newsletter. Combine four-color printing with spot-color printing and take your project to a commercial printer for just the print quality and quantity that you need.

I use Publisher on a regular basis and feel that the end result is much better than what I can buy off-the-shelf and of course I can personalize the messages I put into my creations so they mean much more when I give them away than a Hallmark or other namebrand item.


Great Software, the Rebate Deal Stinks   May 21, 2002
22 out of 23 found this review helpful

I submitted this review once before, but obviously Amazon didn't like my language used.

I was so mad when I received this package in the mail and read the 'requisites' that had to be fulfilled to use the rebate I was HOT! You have to have purchased either MS publisher in a previous version or other MS products to qualify for sending in the $30.00 rebate. I was totally 'ticked off' before I even opened the software package after reading the rebate requirements.

If you are looking to purchase a great program, go ahead and buy it, but you might do better buying it in a local store versus having to wait a week or more to receive the MS Publisher in the mail promising a $30.00 rebate that you have to bend over backwards in order to take advantage of.

I have used Publisher for over five years and it is one of the easiest, user-friendly packages available for those wishing to put together great newsletters, calendars, and greeting cards. If you want to pay full price and forget the rebate and you aren't able to get to a local store to purchase, then this is a good alternative.


Publisher good, photo editior bad   April 5, 2002
Scott Reynolds (new egypt, NJ United States)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

Publisher 2002 is a pretty good product. I haven't had any of the prolems that some other people have had it runs great on my machine never crashed. It has some really good templates from menus to flyers to paper airplanes. and it is pretty simple to use once to get a little used to it.

The photo editior on the other hand does basically nothing. You can find a much more robust photo editior on-line for free! I would suggest saving the few bucks and getting publisher only. The bundle discount is not even worth the money.


Good Value For Money   February 15, 2002
Brian Edwards (Edinburg, TX United States)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

I purchased Publisher 200 Deluxe a few weeks ago after using Printshop Pro Publisher for over a year. Publisher is a big improvment for me, especially because I am so familiar with Word and Excel,and it's features are quite easy to use. I have already produced several documents, cards, newsletters etc, without any problems. I have not used Picture It that much, I prefer MGI Photosuite, which, in my opinion is superior.
My only complaint was after installing, it would not print correctly. I called Microsoft and discovered that technical help was [expensive] a pop. I decided to reinstall it and that seems to have cured the problem (although this was time consuming).
I found inserting clip art or pictures is a breeze and selecting templates was also very easy.
I recommend this software especially for beginners or those who are moderately familiar with desktop publishing. It is easy to use and everything I have produced has impressed. I especially recommend it to users of Printshop; do yourselves a favor and upgrade to this, you won't regret it.


A Great application, but beware! (Room for Improvement)   January 19, 2002
Andre Da Costa (Jamaica W.I.)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful

I use Publisher a lot, but version 2002 I think is the a little bit jinxed. Why doesn't Microsoft allow the program to share publications with Publisher 97, 98 and 2000? "Yes there are people still using version 97". My youth group has a newsletter; and we also create other types of publications. Persons responsible for the newsletter are running Publisher 97 and 98 still, and we have to share and review publications before we publish it. Publisher 2002 is basically giving me similar problems like Microsoft Access 2002, "backward compatibility". Please Microsoft I'm begging you to work on the compatibility and not new features only. I love the new look and everything but I need better functionality and flexibility. And this is not a true Office application until compatibility has become a major priority. Please fix that for me MS and we have a deal. Over all the application is easy to use, there are new design templates and tons of clipart. I like the Picture It! Photo Editor software but I don't use it a lot. It has some cool features though, such as removing red eye and brightening photos, so a lot of you out there will find that useful for fixing up photos! Integration with Word is easier that's a plus, it was hell in 2000. What I think Microsoft wants you the consumer to do is tell your friends to upgrade to the new version, but we are strapped for cash right now MS, so all of us won't be upgrading for now. For users new to desktop publishing, I recommend Publisher 2002, it's easier than other high-end DTP's and has a lot of design features that makes it easy for you to either create cards and other design projects. The price is reasonable compared to PageMaker and Quark X-Press, I gave it four stars because of its features and ease of use, and I would have given it five, but compatibility!