Introductions
What about Publisher? A few blogs have started wondering when we were going to speak up on our plans. That’s my job (among other hats I wear) and it’s time to start. We do have an exciting Publisher release in the pipeline as part of Office “12".
I am the lead program manager for Microsoft Publisher on the Microsoft Office Authoring team. This means my work neighbourhood is a veritable bloggers' row. Brian Jones, Chris Pratley, Owen Braun, Cyndy Wessling and Joe Friend all sit in adjacent offices. The peer pressure to blog has become overwhelming. More importantly, we are at the stage with Office “12” (yes, we are still referring to it by the codename) where I can start telling you about what we are doing in areas I work on and bring you into the feedback loop.
My intent in this blog is to cover the range of topics in Office that are important to me, including Publisher, small business marketing communications, Save as PDF and any other topics that come up where I feel I know enough to be dangerous.
This blog is all about your feedback. What excites or concerns you about what we are delivering in my parts of Office “12”? What are the new scenarios that you expect this new release to open up for you? What are the burning questions (on-topic, please) that you would like to have me answer?
My own first burning question for this blog to answer: are there Publisher users out there with time to read blogs? (That’s an area of customer research where we don’t have much data.) If so, I am looking forward to this conversation.
Comments
Anonymous
October 24, 2005
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October 25, 2005
Saving as .pdf from OneNote would be great if highlighting did not get turned to an opaque stripe. I've heard MS print path does not handle a translucent layer well. ScanSoft PDF Create or Converter Pro does reproduce that translucent highlighting in a .pdf . Thanks for your insights.Anonymous
October 25, 2005
Joe - I agree that wouldn't be a very good experience. I can confirm that on current builds of OneNote, highlighting looks appropriately transparent.
More generally, you may be interested in Cyndy Wessling's post (http://blogs.msdn.com/cyndy_wessling/archive/2005/10/13/480865.aspx) in which she describes choices we made to allow us to pick up things like transparency and gradients from documents.Anonymous
October 26, 2005
Hi there! Chalk up one more reader!
I'm interesting in Publisher programmability through .NET and use of the application for newsletters and short publications.
Thanks!Anonymous
October 26, 2005
While I help a number of people who only use Publisher for DTTP stuff in voluntary organistaions, I don't tend to use it for my own stuff, although 2003 is the first version I'd felt comfortable encouraging Word users to use. More than most Office software, it's interface can be really clunky: e.g. the basic function of setting columns in a frame is heideous to get to. I'd be really interested in seeing how the new UI thinking is affecting the product. Being easy to use, and accomplished at the same time, is a hard goal. Soething that educated people in basic principles, while allowing an easy start would be good. Yes the schemes and themes are helpful, but moving from them to your own look is rather harder than it should be (e.g. the way Publisher handles leading) Good luck.Anonymous
October 26, 2005
I don't have a lot of spare time but I might find time to read a blog about Publisher.Anonymous
October 27, 2005
look at it this way, you'll always have your MVP's to keep you company.Anonymous
October 27, 2005
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October 29, 2005
Its great to have the Publisher Team now blogging!Anonymous
November 01, 2005
Hi, first let me say that I have loved Publisher since I first started using it in Office 95. That said, I have been disapointed in the changes that were made to the word art since then. It used to be a very powerful app with an almost infinate number of possibilities, but it seems that now it is were limited to the few pre-selected offerings. How about changing it back to the super tool it used to be? Or, at least make it a preference for which option you want to have show up. ThanksAnonymous
November 03, 2005
Fred, seriously it sounds like you are still using Publisher 95. BTW, Publisher for Windows 95 was sold as standalone product, it was not bundled with Office until 97 with Small Business Edition.Anonymous
November 12, 2005
Jeff,
One feature painfully missing from Adobe's "PDF Maker" for Publisher is automatic conversion of linked stories to article threads in the PDF. If the intended format for end user consumption is electronic media, versus print output, then article threading is of great benefit to the utimate reader of the PDF.
Will Publisher 12 support PDF article threading, at least threading that is compatible with the Adobe Reader?
Tim HickernellAnonymous
November 23, 2005
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December 04, 2005
I have been looking for news for some time on the future of Publisher. Features that I would like to see would be the ability to crop a photo and pan the photo inside the crop boundries...i.e. see PagePlus. I would also like to be able to combine Publisher pages from multiple users into one book without having to copy and paste.Anonymous
December 06, 2005
I'm not an MVP, but I've used Publisher since the begining. I can't find anything easier that does as much as Publisher. I use it to make cards for family and friends, news letters for work, web sites for myself and my friends, fliers for our advertising and catalogs for handouts at the shows. I have and use all the adobe products, but when it comes to needing something in a hurry, I always turn to Publisher. It's a staple in my home and business. So if I can find a blog (which I've never used before) that will help me help you make the program better, easier and teach me more... I'm all for it.Anonymous
December 07, 2005
I, too, have loved Publisher snce my very first and still current one, the 2000 edition, with Picture It! I love Picture It! (I used to work with Adobe Photoshop at work but can't afford that for home.) But it does get cumbersome going back and forth between the two programs. I wonder if 2003 with Digital Imaging is what I am looking for? With both programs combined in one? Also, I am interesetd in upgrading. I have gotten quite bored with the limited graphics and abilities of the graphics and features so that I seldom use them. I wonder when the new edition will come out so maybe I should wait until then?Anonymous
December 26, 2005
Jeff,
I have been actively using Publisher since 1996. I worked for a youth dept. until 2004. Now I do marketing from my home. I consider myself a Publisher expert!! I do all kinds of creative publications with it and pretty much make it do anything I want it to. The biggest frustration I have is with the margins.The margins are usually too large for what I want to do. I know it also has to do with my printer. I just got the new HP K550 printer. I am interested in any improvements being implemented for Publisher.Anonymous
January 03, 2006
How about creating a Publisher viewer? A simple search on search.msn.com for "opening microsoft publisher files" will show the nightmare that people without publisher go through. It is so bad, in fact, that a lot of print shops won't accept a .pub document.
Please rectify this. Word has a viewer, as does Excel and, famously, PowerPoint. Why not publisher?
A viewer with the option of exporting to PS or other formats would be even better.Anonymous
January 10, 2006
If a blog could solve the heinous instability problems that appear in MS Publisher 2002 whenever I embed more than one or two items then maybe it would be useful! Of course instability is such a key part of most MS products that perhaps Publisher are just keeping with tradition?
If MS had to pay for all the wasted time and lost work then Bill would probably be in debt by now.Anonymous
January 11, 2006
Jeff,
I have noticed a really peculiar kerning problem in Publisher 12 when using the Segoe UI font. I opened a file from Pub2003, and some of the letter-kerning pairs (most specifically, "di" "fr" "du" "dg" and "de") all kerned really poorly, almost cramming letters into each other.
I started to file a bug report, then figured I should prove this bug. I opened a new pub, using the same font, and everything is perfect.
Would it be worth submitting this "old -> new" kerning problem file with a bug report, or am I running into a known conversion glitch?Anonymous
January 12, 2006
Definitley. A Publisher Veiwer would make the application more valuable and more widely used due to portablity of the designed media.Anonymous
January 14, 2006
The lack of a viewer is one thing that has really kept me from recommending Publisher to othersAnonymous
February 15, 2006
I have just run into a problem with not being able to view Publisher files. Even though I have a relatively new computer with Microsoft XP, I don't have the software for Publisher and it would be great if I could download a viewer at least for these documents. At the very least they should be compatible enough to view them through a different application.Anonymous
February 16, 2006
I do not yet have any significant Publisher experience but my company and many other Architecture firms have a specific need that perhaps Publisher can address.
We need to be able to place a .PDF image of a drawing sheet into a page layout program. We need the image to maintain its original size (scale) and to be able to crop the image down to display only a portion of the sheet (a specific detail). The page also needs to include a small title block with editable text.
This can be done quite well in PageMaker but that is about the only use most of us have for PageMaker.
If Publisher can handle this, I would love to hear about it.
Thanks.Anonymous
February 22, 2006
The fact that there is no way to open files that were created by different versions of Publisher is causing me some major headaches. If there was some kind of viewer, I might at least be able to see the information that people are trying to send me. As it is, Publisher files may as well be blank documents, as far as I am concerned. What a nightmare.Anonymous
February 25, 2006
A viewer would be fantastic as My OA creates file for me in publisher and all I need to do is view and print from the comforts of home. I don't need to edit file at all just print and view. Best of luck.Anonymous
February 26, 2006
I have been a Publisher user ever since 2000, when I was 11 years old and used it to create my school's newspaper. It is a wonderful tool I feel would be useful for many people that don't know it yet. It is fantastic!Anonymous
March 01, 2006
Anything that would improve the usefulness of Publisher would be helpful.
Do not over look those who do use Publisher at home
I think you do need more feed back from individual users.Anonymous
March 01, 2006
Help... I am trying to use Publisher (either 2000 or 2003 - I have both) and can't embed the font that I must use. The font license that I have is evidently only for "in-house" use. However... it seems to me that I would be able to use if for my own purposes and then be able to save the document. I tried "Pack & Go" and lost the entire document. Font won't show up when I send to .pdf (I also own Adobe Acrobat). Please... tell me where to find help on this matter. I have made the investment in this particular font and seem to be only able to use if for my own entertainment. The tell me something about making an outline... which I cannot find any information on. Please... help me. I don't know where to go... Help please. Dee Lynn, deejlynn@aol.comAnonymous
March 03, 2006
Publisher really needs better text handling. Where are the references (like footnotes and TOCs?) Why are text styles so rudimentary? Why does spacing look so primitive compared to Word?
Microsoft Word handles long documents with ease but chokes when the layout gets complicated.
Publisher handles complicated layout but doesn't have the tools for long documents.
The only solution is NOT to use Microsoft Office. But that is not a solution, as when I am putting together a publication, most contributors have used Word--and converting (including formatting, structure, and objects) to other programs (i.e. DTP) does not work well. Even the Word importer/translator in Publisher can't read my Word files!
An interesting idea would be to mimic what Outlook does. It uses Microsoft Word to compose e-mails. Use Microsoft Word as the text editor in Publisher. You'd get the text handling of Word, the layout of Publisher, ease the learning curve for new users, facilitate data exchange, and leverage the installed base of Microsoft Word.Anonymous
April 18, 2006
How do I place a PDF file in a Publisher document? Pls reply to the aol address since I may never find this blog again. Thanks in advance
Edgar CoudalAnonymous
April 21, 2006
I screen shot that puppy! LOL ...Seriously, direct methods of importing havn't really worked for me, but you can screen capture graphics and cut and paste text. Or just screen shot the whole page and paste it into a publisher page.Anonymous
April 27, 2006
I am creating a newsletter with Microsoft Publisher 2003 with Links to different URL's throughout the document. When I print the file to Adobe PDF to create a pdf file, the links I create in publisher do not work in a PDF file. Wha software package do I need to keep my publisher links when I convert to PDF? Please let me know.
Thank youAnonymous
May 07, 2006
I really like Publisher but there are several things that have been ongoing problems.
First the weird thing with text boxes or frames. They freeze all the time and then you have to minimize the window or do a short screen/full screen switch to get the frame unstuck. It's a small thing but annoying and has been in every version of Publisher I'ver ever used up to 2000 (have yet to use XP).
Other people not being able to view Publisher files has already been addressed. Staples copy center is the only place I've found in town that will accept them. Everyone else wants a pdf. I am in the small minority that just doesn't enjoy Adobe products much. (Think everyone loves Adobe? Google the following: "i hate adobe")
I think Publisher's margins may be a little skewed. Well not the outer margins, but inner ones seem to always be a little off especially for midpoints. Centering a brochure or folded program works better in Word than Publisher. Could be user error, but I've heard this issue from other folks as well.
I think that's about it. I use it for envelopes, letterhead, flyers, calendars, brochures, our church newsletter, greeting cards, post cards, business cards...heck, is there anything I don't use it for? I doubt it!Anonymous
May 09, 2006
I too think there should be a free viewer for Publisher files.
I made a schedule for my son's baseball team in Publisher 2000 and my wife sent it to the team parents. Guess what: most of them (all of them??) couldn't open it.Anonymous
May 14, 2006
I didn't bother reading all the comments so I am probably mirroring someone elses sentiment......MAKE A PUBLISHER VIEWER!Anonymous
May 15, 2006
I am most interested in combining multiple Publisher Files right now. Every time I go into Publisher, I think it is the best and the simplest of the Word and PowerPoint world, but then I run into a snag. The Pack'N'Go is not near as comprehensive at that of PPT. The combining of pages and sections is not as flexible as Word.
There must be some way to combine Publisher files. HELP??!!!!Anonymous
May 15, 2006
TYPICAL ARROGANCE of Microsoft - expecting everybody to buy the full product in order to be able to view the occasional Publisher file that comes their way.Anonymous
May 16, 2006
I Do Not Believe It!
Having found a friend with Publisher (v6) I took my .pub file along to read and found that version 6 is unable to read version 2 files!!Anonymous
May 17, 2006
I am just learning to design a web page and I want my page to look just like my brochure, which is in Microsoft Publisher, and I want to put it into Microsoft Frontpage. Is there some way this is possible? Without learning HTML all at once?Anonymous
May 19, 2006
Hi!
As Angel S, I started using Publisher in 1995 when I was 10 to make school newspapers... ;-) I've got it from Microsoft for it and I love the Publisher since first use.
What Francis said about Word and Publisher (layout and text handling) is also true, I would welcome more control over the text, some breaks (column, frames) wouldn't get lost as well.
The crop and pan inside will be also fine.
Oh and I would definetly welcome the same behaviour of middle button as in other Office applications (just drag while button is down)
I luck some more fields, the total page count is a must-have.
I also agree that the "new" WordArt is really awful. :)
And what about writing text on the spline?
I would also welcome some more entries in the measurement toolbar, like space before/after paragraph.
I have to start Word every time I want to convert vector graphics into the office shapes. Couldn't that be done in Publisher too?
And I miss snapping to the shapes points, and what's worst, there is something like grid when moving/resizing/creating, however, during move of the shapes points, it is absolutely free as it should be only with the alt key.
I'm using Publisher for all my both personal and professional works which goes to the commercial printing, I've never used any other DTP product and its absolutely super to be able to participiate in futures of it.Anonymous
June 05, 2006
Its unthinkable that Microsoft does not have an up-to-date publisher viewer avialable for the versions of Publisher 'to-date'
...one would think, that as a 'professional software deveoper', this would be a initial step in looking after its consumer base and those that files are sent to (in ignorance) as .pub files....
...I came accross this 'blog' while myself searching for a .pub files viewer....in quite INSANE..., that there is nothing readily available
....next step is to try 'openoffice' to open them...Anonymous
June 08, 2006
On May 15, M in Houston wrote "There must be some way to combine Publisher files. HELP??!!!!"
I completely agree. It seems so simple. I have two publications (publisher files). I just want to concatenate one to the other to make one file. In Word, this would be a simple copy/paste. In Publisher, I can't even figure out how to select more than one page at a time to copy it.
Very odd..... Is it even possible to combine files? Surely this is a common desire?Anonymous
June 09, 2006
Please -- if not a Mac OS X native version of Publisher (which would be lovely, and I'd buy it), then something that will read and export Publisher files. I now have more precious data in .pub files than any other orphan format. My wedding invitation, my children's birth announcements, that sort of thing.Anonymous
June 12, 2006
Yes Nathan, I also agree, publication/page operations (merge, split and so on) are missing a lot!Anonymous
June 19, 2006
viewer please.Anonymous
June 20, 2006
It's already been said many times - Publisher desperately needs a VIEWER!!!Anonymous
June 21, 2006
Viewer is a must.... maybe an update or patch to Internet Explorer or MS Word so they can open the .pub files as read only?...Anonymous
June 27, 2006
I have been testing out the Beta of Publisher 2007 (12). I am very disappointed in the lack of wysiswyg accuracy when creating a html page from a Publisher document. In particular , combined frames 'drift' to or from each other when you do a html save. This seems like a pretty basic operation gone awry.Anonymous
June 28, 2006
Microsoft: This blog has been going on since the fall of 2005. You must provide the consumer with a Publisher VIEWER! Where are you on this? Is it even happening? You are dangerously close to losing clients.Anonymous
June 28, 2006
Re: Viewer. Have any of you tried SAVE AS .tiff? tiff is tagged image file format. It may work for you. Feedback is appreciated.Anonymous
July 05, 2006
So still no viewer. Are we going to get one?Anonymous
July 06, 2006
Guess how I landed on this blog?
Search: "Microsoft Publisher Viewer".
Seems this is as far as I'm going to get with the problem.
Useful tip about TIFF files - thanks Angela.
My boss just asked my to comment on a document, and emailed it to me in .pub format as he left the office.
I'm looking forward to explaining this to him over the phone at home, so that he can have my comments on the document by tomorrow morning...
Has anyone heard from Jeff (does that name ring a Bell?) by the way? Or are us users the only ones reading this blog?Anonymous
July 08, 2006
I, too, landed on this blog while searching for a Publisher viewer. Microsoft chose not to bundle Publisher with their fastest-selling Office package, the Student-Teacher Edition. Result? Educators and parents everywhere are left scratching our heads while trying to view newsletters and reports done by colleagues in Publisher. A Word-compatible viewer for Publisher is the single greatest shortcoming of the low-end Office bundles, in my humble opinion. The schools are NOT going to upgrade us to the Office Professional bundle, so this problem seems destined to continue. <sigh>Anonymous
July 09, 2006
I create 700 newsletters a month with Publisher 2003. I merge contact information from Outlook 2003. So far, so good. After that, it gets real messy because I deliver them via the Internet in pdf format. How do I do that? I have a separate csv file with the pdf newsletter names. These are matched, partially, by the complete location of the files on the Internet that I have in Outlook contact userfield 1. I then use a third party macro program to print each newsletter separately with the proper name. Guess what I want?
Tell me the new Publisher will let me merge print to pdf and use an Outlook contact field as the file name.
rick@rereport.comAnonymous
July 10, 2006
PLEASE produce a publisher VIEWER. Not difficult. What's holding this up?Anonymous
July 17, 2006
Just to add my ten cents... I agree a Publisher viewer would make life a lot easier (and searching for one is also how I found this blog)Anonymous
July 19, 2006
Me too - why is there no viewer? Don't you want people using your products?Anonymous
July 20, 2006
Ditto. No Viewer. Lets all sing "Someone's talking and there's no one there. "Anonymous
July 21, 2006
Further to Angela's tip-off for 'human-readable' Publisher files in TIFF format, MS do actually have a web page about it at:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011111451033.aspx
(thanks to PublisherMVPS site at http://www.publishermvps.com/ for the link on their blogs page - seems to be updated more often than Jeff's...)Anonymous
July 30, 2006
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August 02, 2006
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August 04, 2006
I'm the editor (and soon-to-be publisher) of a small renewable energy newspaper (tabloid size) that began as a local newsletter...We had no problem with the layout/design etc. for publishing a newsletter...just used Word. But I may need to do it all myself and I'm only an editor - not at all experienced in any design software. Microsoft 2003 was recommended by a friend. I bought it, and now I'm afraid to even open it!
Will it work for a 20-30 pg tabloid?
What is the best tutorial for "dummies" like me?
Thank you very much!
Sandy LeonVest
Editor/StinsonSolarTimes
solareditor@fastmail.fmAnonymous
August 05, 2006
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August 08, 2006
It's inconceivable that Publisher won't open different versions of the same program. What were the MS elves thinking? Probably overly influenced by marketing gurus who want each model to be scrapped and replaced by new purchases of the same program. Most other programs are grandfathered in, why not Publisher?Anonymous
August 09, 2006
I am a non-technical, hobby user and built the URL above with Publisher 2007 Beta which I like a lot.
My layman's question is this: Why won't certain links on the site open properly with Firefox browser? They open just fine with IE and Avant.
Also, why won't the Publisher nav bar work for Mac users?
Thanks for any help.
Mike Marsh
Bella Vista Fly TyersAnonymous
August 09, 2006
Opppsss... url did not show up in the prior message.
It is: www.bellavistaflytyers.org
Sorry and thanks.
Mike Marsh
Bella Vista Fly TyersAnonymous
August 10, 2006
Not having a viewer doesn't just cost our business in resources (time wasting in asking for viewable (read: better) formats, it costs Microsoft as well. Incompatibility kills innovation.Anonymous
August 12, 2006
Add me to the list of users who could use a Publisher Viewer. Without it, I see no reason to recommend Publisher to anyone, as the lack of a viewer strangles a user's potential for business promotion and I feel invalidates the usefulness of Publisher!Anonymous
August 14, 2006
On a Publisher Viewer -
I have just put up a new post on the topic of a Publisher Viewer that seems to dominate the comments to this post. New post is here: http://blogs.msdn.com/jeff_bell/archive/2006/08/14/700473.aspx
- JeffAnonymous
August 16, 2006
I was pleased to receive a birthday card as a .pub document from my daughter-in-law.
I was astounded to find that - 1) my copy of Publisher would not open it, and - 2) there is no viewer available to read it.
Apparently Micro$oft expects us to own a copy of every version of Publisher they produce or have ever produced.
Of what earthly use is a product that produces files that only the author can read??? Typical Micro$oft arrogance - and another example of why so many of us are moving to products that are marketed by people who listen to their customers, while they are still customers.Anonymous
August 17, 2006
I came across this site while searching Free Microsoft Publisher Viewer.
It has solved the search in that there is not one.
Will now use an alternate graphics package.
Thanks.Anonymous
August 22, 2006
also can't believe MS don't have a viewer for publisher. Pls consider another voice added to the chorus.
Until then, go to
http://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp
to convert your .pub into .pdf -> at least to read those inscrutable .pub docs...Anonymous
August 22, 2006
Lets stand up and be heard. we want a Microsoft Publisher Viewer!Anonymous
August 23, 2006
As a small time /occassional user I can't find how to Merge data into a "Word Art" field rather than a text field.
Is this possible? If not it, it sure would be a handy feature.
As I am in Retail Sales area I use Publisher to produce "Special Tickets" for my shelves. As I can't determine the final length/size of fields such as Description or Price, putting them in Word Art means they will at least be auto re-sized to fit.
CiaoAnonymous
August 30, 2006
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September 08, 2006
I have just discovered Publisher after many years of work with QuarkXPress... Seeing how close the Office packages are, why not offer the footnote facility that we all take for granted in Word also in Publisher? it would make our lives much easier - especially considering that Word is awful for developing complex document, containing photos, text, graphics and captions.
Thanks! AnnaAnonymous
September 13, 2006
I have been beta testing Publisher 2007 for several months. I am slightly diappointed. Why doesn't the program have ribbons like the other Office 7 applications. As well, I really like the new picture editing options and word art options in PowerPoint. Why haven't these been included with Publisher? Can we expect to see them in the new release?Anonymous
October 05, 2006
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October 13, 2006
tell something about the history of Microsoft Publisher.Anonymous
October 30, 2006
how to open a publisher 97 file in publisher 2003?any workaround for this? any other tool can open the publisher 97 file? ThanksAnonymous
October 30, 2006
All Publisher 97 files should open into Publisher 2003 (and into Publisher 2007). The exception is a Publisher file that we believe is corrupted, which we may choose not to load to protect you against malicious files. Files saved by Publisher 2.0 (a pre-Windows 95 version of Pub) are no longer supported by Publisher 2003 and Publisher 2007. If you have a Publisher file saved by Publisher 3.0 or newer that Publisher 2003 or 2007 will not open, we are interested in taking a look. The most direct way to get us this file is through the Publisher 2007 Connect site: http://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=227Anonymous
November 01, 2006
Holidays and greeting and thank yous birthdaysAnonymous
November 03, 2006
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November 05, 2006
With 2003 I have a problem with changing page numbers in a file. No problem with changing pages on the document but when I try to print, the printer dialogue for print range - Pages From - always reverts to the 1 to whatever, or the previous numbers from an upgraded 2000 file. There was no problem with 2000. Awkward when you want tp print a couple of pages from the middle of a large file. HeatherAnonymous
November 05, 2006
With 2003 I have a problem with changing page numbers in a file. No problem with changing pages on the document but when I try to print, the printer dialogue for print range - Pages From - always reverts to the 1 to whatever, or the previous numbers from an upgraded 2000 file. There was no problem with 2000. Awkward when you want tp print a couple of pages from the middle of a large file. HeatherAnonymous
November 07, 2006
Jeff - The files since version 3.0 should open but Microsoft has broken Publisher. I have had problems with all file versions except 2003 lately. In true Microsoft tradition I can tell you what the fix is, just give me a call.......Please have your credit card ready, there will be a charge for the call. BTW - I really did find a fix!Anonymous
November 23, 2006
We want a viewer! The link below did work... after +1 of searching, it solved my dilemna in less than 60 seconds. http://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp Too bad microsoft can't figure this out!Anonymous
November 27, 2006
This relase of microsoft publisher may not be earth shattering to english speaking people, but for people who use languages like Hindi, Thai...etc, this the probably the only desktop publishing software that enables them to create documents using OpenType fonts. That means, people can just copy paste unicode text to create documents. _ Applications like Quark, InDesign, Corel Draw ...do not support complex languages like Hindi, Thai etc. _ So, the only option for creating documents in these languages is to use english fonts that look like Hindi / Thai characters. So, no easy copy pasting unicode text ... :( But, in publissher... its a snap !!!! This shows how dedicated Microsoft has been, in bringing unicode to reality. ;)Anonymous
December 08, 2006
Will I be able to update my Publisher 2003 version to 2007 version? If so when will I b able to purchase it?Anonymous
December 13, 2006
John - Yes. You can upgrade Publisher 2003 to 2007. If you bought Publisher 2003 very recently, you may qualify for the Technology Guarantee program. This provides free or nearly-free upgrades for people who bought Office 2003 since late October 2006. Details are here: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/techguarantee/worldwide.mspx If you bought Publisher 2003 earlier, then you are looking at upgrade pricing. Details on pricing, including for upgrades are here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101754511033.aspx. In the US, Publisher estimated retail price is $169, upgrade is $99.95. Office 2007 should become available at retail in January in our biggest markets, with other markets following closely behind.Anonymous
December 13, 2006
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December 14, 2006
Like everyone else I was disappointed (but not shocked) that Micro$soft did not have a viewer for Publisher. The link provided by others, http://www.pdfonline.com/convert_pdf.asp was a saviorAnonymous
December 14, 2006
Agnes - Just wanted to quickly reassure you that this does not sound like your files are deleted. I believe the problem here is that the default place on disk that we open for Open and Save changed between the two versions of Publisher. Best place to get tips on where to look for your old files, if you haven't found them yet, is in the Publisher newsgroup. We have a super-helpful set of users and MVPs there who should be able to help. You can get to the Publisher newsgroup here: http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.publisher&lang=en&cr=USAnonymous
December 18, 2006
My office has been using Publisher to put together a publication but we ran into trouble printing. There were 2 main issues:
- The document would not print as it appeared on the screen. Pie charts would shrink or grow, text would change size, font, and spacing.
- Not many documents can be printed at the same time. If the formatting did stay intact to print, only 20 or so copies would get out before the formatting completely fell through the floor. (text became symbols and the like). So my question is, are there known printer compatibility issues with MS Publisher 2002/2003? is the problem with publisher, or with the printer (HP 8550)? Any light you could shed on this would be appreciated.
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January 05, 2007
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January 21, 2007
I tried the Publisher Office 2007 Beta - when it was first released. I also teach all your software. I use Publisher for email newsletters - it is a real chore to send many pages as an email newsletter. (I use file/page setup / convert to a web page and then change the web-page size so I can add more pages) ... Have you come up with an easier way OR made any changes to send 3 or more newsletter pages as a "viewable" email ..(my clients don't like attachments or pdf's) ... and can they be printed off as pages from an email message. (right now they can't be printed) Any help here would be appreciated ... if you still can't do this ... any suggestions as to what program I should be buying that will let me merge my viewable / printable email newsletters (not attachments) from Outlook? Thanks so much in advance. Gail Estrin Home Computer Tutor mytutor@shaw.caAnonymous
January 22, 2007
Gail - I think the issue here is not so much a Publisher one as an email one. I don't know of a standard email format that does what you are describing: that is multi-page, viewable in most email clients and not an attachment. Instead, there are three ways that people solve this problem: with an attachment, repurposing content to one long email page, or with a digest email that acts as a single-page table of contents to a web site, which may be multi-page. Publisher 2007 can help you with the first two of these options. You could also accomplish the third in Publisher using the email and web authoring features, but we don't particularly automate the creation of the links between the two. There are two new features with Publisher 2007 that may be of interest to you, although neither meets the strict set of critieria you describe. If you have a lot of investment in the design of a multi-page print newsletter, you will be best off converting it to a PDF or XPS file and attaching it to mail. (Grab the PDF or XPS add-in to enable this.) If an attachment is out of the question, and you are starting from a print newsletter, Publisher 2007 can help you repurpose your content into an email newsletter. To do this, you would open your print newsletter and Change Template to an email template. Publisher will analyse the content and do a best fit into the new template. This likely won't get you all the way, and won't move over specific design choices you made on the print side, but it should get you much of the way along the path to building an email newsletter from your print newsletter content.Anonymous
January 24, 2007
Thanks for your feedback Jeff. I will try your option three ...changing the print newsletter to an email template ... (i just tried it - cool feature in Pub 2007) ... Will a plain "email button" (not an email attachment button) be available in the released version? I just tried to find one in the beta & it wasn't there. Also if I save it as an email template & then send it as an email ... will I be able to print it? (I couldn't do a test ...because the button is missing.) Thanks, Gail EstrinAnonymous
February 19, 2007
I have been exploring possibility of using Publisher 2007 to author email letters. Most of them will be one page mail, with a few graphics. I used to design theese with Front page earlier and use them as stationery. The new Office 2007 - outlook has limitations in html files. I downloaded the new validation tool from Microsoft for use with Expression Web designer. I think Publisher may offer a faster authoring environment. But with so many different options available from one source - Microsoft, it is confusing. Which one is more suitable for sending html files by Outlook. Is there any place where I can compare the options? Please let me know as early as possible. My email is: chandran@ghicenter.com Thanks,Anonymous
March 09, 2007
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March 11, 2007
mmm.. nice design, I must say..Anonymous
March 12, 2007
I have publisher 2000 and I have been using it fine for ever, I have jsut tried to use it and it won't load any brochure templates I get a message Publisher cannot complet eht operation any help would be appreciatedAnonymous
March 13, 2007
Eddie - Hard to know what is causing Publisher's "drama" in your case. The best people to troubleshoot this are either Microsoft Customer Support, or the Publisher public newsgroup. If you want to provide us the files through our Microsoft Connect site, we'll take a look, but this is more of a bug reporting than support channel, so while we would try to learn about potential bugs from your report, it isn't necessarily the best way to get the issues on your machine resolved. There are links to Connect and the newgroup in many of my comments above, so I won't repeat them here.Anonymous
March 19, 2007
Chi ha fatto questo? E un buon posto per trovare le informazioni importanti!:)Anonymous
April 07, 2007
I have Publisher files 2.0 that I use to be able to open in Publisher 2002 but no longer after receiving a Windows XP update.Anonymous
April 10, 2007
You need to learn to spell !!!!!Anonymous
April 14, 2007
Yay for PDFOnline.com converter.Anonymous
April 25, 2007
Like Himanshu, I like Publisher (2003) because it is the only DTP Software in the market that supports Unicode Hindi. I can type out a Hindi document in Word and produce neatly done booklets, posters, brochures, etc., in Publisher that are ready to print. No converting/retyping the text to a code-page font, proof-reading, the retyped thing and getting it done in another software. Publisher meshes seemlessly with Word for Unicode Hindi. I am a recent convert to Publisher (2003) and have been using it only since the last few days, but the support Publisher has for Unicode Hindi has won me over. Since Indesign, coreldraw, pagemaker, QuarkExpress etc., have no support for Unicode Hindi, Publisher has a great future in India among small businessmen, NGOs and government offices. I faced one problem with Publisher and could not figure out how to solve it. If experts in this forum can help me out, I will be very grateful. Since Publisher is still not well known among DTP joints in India, while taking a finished product to the printer, I convert it to a postscript file and then open it in Coreldraw. The problem I am facing is whenever I do this, the postscript image of the page open in portrait form, even when the page layout in the original Publisher file is landscape. I have to correct this manually in CorelDraw which is a bit of a nuisance for large documents having scores of pages. Is there any way to correct this?Anonymous
May 13, 2008
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June 06, 2008
What about Publisher? A few blogs have started wondering when we were going to speak up on our plans. That’s my job (among other hats I wear) and it’s time to start. We do have an exciting Publisher release in the pipeline as part of Office “12".Anonymous
May 28, 2010
What about Publisher? A few blogs have started wondering when we were going to speak up on our plans. That’s my job (among other hats I wear) and it’s time to start. We do have an exciting Publisher release in the pipeline as part of Office “12". I am the lead program manager for Microsoft Publisher on the Microsoft Office Authoring team. This means my work neighbourhood is a veritable bloggers' row. Brian Jones, Chris Pratley, Owen Braun, Cyndy Wessling and Joe Friend all sit in adjacent offices. The peer pressure to blog has become overwhelming. More importantly, we are at the stage with Office “12” (yes, we are still referring to it bAnonymous
October 17, 2010
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me why you think Microsoft Publisher is good to use in a classroom and how it can be utilised to support teaching and learning?Anonymous
October 27, 2010
I need to put 200+ photos on a 16 x 20 page all at the same size. Is there a best way to do this without dealing with each photo individually? Thanks