Microsoft®
Publisher 2002 business desktop publishing program is
designed for business users who are serious about
creating professional-looking marketing and business
materials without the assistance of a professional
designer. A flexible wizard model integrated into the
new Task Pane allows users to quickly and easily apply
design options to create high-quality newsletters,
flyers, brochures, Web sites, and more. With increased
support of commercial printing functionality, first
introduced in Publisher 2000, and the creation of the
Publisher Service Provider Program, business users can
easily locate commercial printers, service bureaus, and
copy shops to output Publisher files. Publisher 2002
simplifies the way people work by incorporating popular
productivity tools from current and prior versions of
Office, further reducing learning between Office
applications. New features include Headers and Footers,
Print Preview, customizable toolbars, Office Clipboard,
OfficeArt, AutoShapes, Thesaurus, AutoRecover, multiple
documents and more. Publisher 2002 offers more than 8500
template options to start creating and customizing
common business publications, including newsletters,
postcards, brochures, Web sites and catalogs. Publisher
smartly integrates the Office XP task pane to give users
thumbnail previews and single click access to important
design tasks - color schemes, font schemes, layouts and
publication designs. New commercial printing options
include a 4-color process and spot color printing,
giving you additional options for professional printing.
You can export print-ready Publisher files for viewing
on the Web, AutoConvert an existing brochure or
newsletter to a Web site, or create a new Web site with
the Web Site Wizard. Or, distribute your single page
Publisher file as an e-mail message or an e-mail
attachment!!
Features/Specifications
Microsoft® Publisher 2000 OEM
No Retail Box, COA, Printed Manuals or Documentation
are Provided
This is a Full Version - Not an
Upgrade
Packaging: Original 1 CD with 'Edge
to Edge' Hologram in a Slim Jewel Case with Unique
and Unregistered Product Key Number on Generic
Sticker for Installation and Registration wrapped in
a custom plastic package!
Microsoft® 'CD(s) Only' are
supplied as 'CD(s) only.' If your intent is to use
it as a valid End-User License please obtain your
own legal opinions as to the validity. We assume no
liability from any consequences arising from your
decision.
OEM: End-User must purchase with
qualifying hardware
Send as Email:
With new support for the HTML file
format, Publisher 2002 now lets you send a Publisher
publication as an email message, in addition to
sending as an attachment.
Save As Picture:
The new Save As Picture option lets
you save selected objects or an entire page, as a
picture file. Use the images in other publications
or documents. How to: select object(s) such as
masthead at right. Right-click the object(s) and in
the shortcut menu, choose Save As Picture. Graphic
file formats include GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF, BMP, WMF
and more.
Smart Tags:
Publisher supports two of the
Office XP Smart Tags: Paste Options and AutoCorrect
Options. The new Paste Options smart tag simplifies
the process of applying the desired formatting to
text that has been pasted from a variety of sources
(documents, Web, etc). Once the text has been pasted
into Publisher, the the Paste Options smart tag
appears giving you the option to Keep the Source
Formatting, Keep the Text Only, or Use the
Destination Styles.
Task Pane:
Consistent with Office XP,
Publisher 2002 features the new Task Pane. For
Publisher, the task pane integrates common
productivity features with the publication wizard
pane found in previous versions of Publisher. The
task pane supports visual previews of designs,
layout options, Font and Color schemes and more. In
addition to Publisher unique task panes, Publisher
also has several Office task panes in common -- all
designed to simplify the creation of materials.
Word Document Wizard:
Open basic Microsoft® Word documents
in Publisher and preserve text styles, formatting
and graphics. The new Word Import Options task pane
lets you apply Publisher options to your Word
document, including a Publication Design, Color
Scheme, and Font Scheme.
Commercial Printing: Process
Plus Spot Color:
Publisher 2002 includes additional support for
commercial printing, including support for process
color
plus spot color within a single publication,
support for more than 3 spot colors (up to 12), and
built in support for single color publications.
Font Schemes:
Font Schemes make it quick and easy
for users to choose a set of text styles that look
good together using designer-created Font Schemes.
Users can apply one of 25 Font Schemes to Publisher
documents or imported Word documents.
Background Save and AutoRecover:
Automatic recovery has been added to Microsoft® Publisher, meaning files are automatically saved
with a specified frequency.
Thesaurus:
Publisher includes the same
thesaurus functionality found in Microsoft® Word;
Thesaurus and dictionary are shared if both products
on computer.
Speech:
Use speech recognition to dictate
text, and select menu, toolbar, and dialog box
items. Select options by clicking buttons on the
Language bar.
15 New Master Sets:
Publisher 2002 adds 15 new Master
Sets (for a total of 35 Master Sets) created by 3
carefully selected design agencies. Each Master Set
consists of more than 25 different publication
types, representing the most common page layout
publications for business users (newsletter,
catalog, brochure, Web site, etc).
Styles and Formatting task pane:
The new Style and Formatting task
pane shows available style and formatting options
that users can apply to their document. View all the
fonts within a Font Scheme in the Styles and
Formatting task pane. If the user creates a unique
style, it is automatically added to the list of
available options.
Search (task pane):
As part of the Task Pane, the new
search capabilities of Publisher make it simple to
find text in a document. Users can also find files
or folders -- regardless of where they are stored --
without needing to leave the document they are
working on. Furthermore, users can index the files
on their machine. The search result is faster and
comprehensive.
New Publication task pane:
As with all the Office
applications, the Task Pane provides a single
location where users can create a new file or open
an existing file. The Publisher New Publication Task
pane combines the Publisher Catalog (the visual
browsing point for choosing a new publication) and
the wizard pane. Users can choose to create a new
publication by starting with a Design Set (ie:
Scallops, Bars) or with a Publication Type (ie:newsletter,
brochure), or . start with a Blank Publication.
Publisher includes a visual gallery for choosing
pubs.
AutoShapes:
Publisher now includes the
AutoShapes feature found in the other Office
applications. Ready-made shapes include lines,
connectors, basic shapes, block arrows, flowchart
elements, stars and banners, and callouts. Users can
resize, rotate, flip, color, and combine the shapes
with other shapes such as circles and squares to
make more complex shapes. To add text, start typing
in the AutoShape.
Print Preview:
Consistent with the Office applications, Publisher
users can now check the design, layout and content
before printing, as well as preview color
separations and trapping.
Customizable Toolbars:
A long requested customer feature
for Publisher. Users can now customize existing
toolbars bars or create new ones, just like the rest
of the Office applications.
Multiple Documents:
Publisher users can now open
multiple Publisher publications, making it easier to
copy content from one Publisher file into another.
The number of publications that a user can have open
at any one time depends on available system
resources.
Handwriting:
Publisher 2002 enables users to
take handwritten notes on their handheld device and
upload their notes as text directly into their
Office applications.
Office Assistant:
The Office Assistant is hidden by
default. It appears when Help is activated and hides
when Help is completed.
Picture Toolbar:
Users can use the Picture toolbar
to change the color and brightness, set transparent
color, crop a picture, insert a picture from
scanner, change the line and border style, choose
text wrapping options, format a picture, and reset a
picture.
Streamlined User Interface:
Publisher 2002 shares the same new
look and feel of OfficeXP to improve the user’s
experience. This includes removing visually
competing elements, visually prioritizing items on a
page, increasing letter spacing and word spacing for
better readability, and defining foreground and
background color to bring the most important
elements to the front.
Help: Ask a Question:
Like the other Office applications,
Publisher enables users to type a question without
launching the Answer Wizard or the Office Assistant.
Even if the assistant is turned off or hidden, the
question is answered in an Answer Wizard balloon.
Horizontal Rule:
This customer-requested feature
enables users to add a rule before or after a
paragraph, as well as set the appearance, color,
and position within the document.
Font Substitution:
Sometimes a publication contains
fonts that are neither on your computer nor embedded
in the publication. When this happens, Microsoft® Publisher temporarily substitutes similar fonts for
the missing ones. Publisher now also lets users
choose to temporarily font substitute for display
and printing, or permanently substitute a font in
the publication.
New Web Site Designs:
Publisher features 15 new Web site
designs as part of the new Master Sets.
Office Clipboard:
Publisher now supports the Office
Clipboard enabling users to copy up to 24 pieces of
information at once, across all the Office
applications, and store the data on the Task Pane.
Search Task Pane:
As part of the Task Pane, the new
search capabilities of Publisher make it simple to
find text in a document. Users can also find files
or folders regardless of where they are stored,
without needing to leave the document they are
working on.
Connect to Tools on the Web for
Additional Value:
Choose the "Tools on the
Web" option within Publisher to extend
Publisher with a growing list of new, online
marketing tools and services from Microsoft® bCentral,
Microsoft® and 3rd parties.
Open/Edit Publisher HTML File:
Publisher 2002 supports HTML as a
opening and editing Publisher-generated HTML files
while maintaining the fidelity of the Publisher
publication. Users posting a Publisher HTML file to
the Web over a low bandwidth connection should
download the latest Publisher Product Update
(available 6/15).
Headers and Footers:
Users can create headers and
footers with automatic page numbers, current date
and time display, and any text. The Add On the
Master Page option enables users to add headers and
footers to the entire publication or just to a
single page.
Tools on the Web:
With support for VBA in Publisher,
you connect to a Web site and integration additional
functionality into Publisher. Currently, Tools on
the Web will offer bCentral LinkExchange Banner
Network and bCentral FastCounter. Additional free
and paid services will be available for Publisher
through Tools on the Web at launch.
Standard Features:
4-Colour Process Printing:
This feature provides users with
the flexibility to print their publications in full
four-color process at a commercial printer. This is
especially beneficial if users need larger quantity
print runs or higher quality printing.
Commercial Printing: Trapping:
A commercial printer can set a
publication to automatically trap an entire
publication or to trap on a per-object basis. A
printer can use the default trap settings or can
modify those settings based on equipment needs.
Pack and Go Wizard:
Pack and Go Wizard makes it easy to
take a Publisher file to a commercial printer or
copy shop by packing a publication and graphics
across one or more disks, and embedding True Type
Fonts.
Commercial Printing Tools:
Advanced commercial printing tools
provide the tools a pre-press professionals needs to
efficiently prepare a Publisher file for printing,
including automatic and per object trapping, graphic
and font management, tools.
Commercial Printing: Font
Embedding:
Publisher 2002 automatically embeds
all publication fonts, ensuring that users get the
appropriate font in a printed publication regardless
of where it is printed. It also provides complete
information on all font-licensing rights for a
user’s prepress bureau.
Recolor Picture:
Smartly recolor clip art and
graphics to another color or another color plus
black to allow you to create a unique look for your
graphics, or convert them to 1 and 2 colors, for
economical printing with spot colors.
Copy and Paste:
Easily open Word documents in
Publisher, preserving your font styles. Use
Publisher’s unique wizard tools to apply a design,
font scheme, or change the number of columns.
Create Once, Publish Anywhere:
The unique AutoConvert feature of
Publisher 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. Now
combine 4-colour Process Printing with Spot Color
Printing and take to a commercial printer to get
just the print quality and quantity that you need.
Now, send your Publisher file as an email or as an
email attachment.
Save as Picture:
Select and group text, picture, or
drawing objects together, right-click the selection,
and then choose to Save as Picture (.Reuse design
elements created in Publisher in another
publication, or insert into other Office documents.
Save As:
Allows you to save your Publisher
2002 files to a Publisher 2000 or Publisher 98 file
format, HTML, or PostScript for easy file sharing.
Improved Features:
Commercial Printing: Multiple
Spot Colors:
Publisher 2000 introduced
cost-effective spot-color, commercial printing by
creating or converting publications to one or two
colors
plus black. Customers who wanted to precisely match
Pantone colors to business colors often needed
more options than two plus black. Publisher 2002
supports up to a total of 12 spot colors.
Office Productivity Features:
Listening to user requests,
Publisher 2002 includes several new features that
users have found popular in other Office
applications, including customizable toolbars,
headers and footers, Print Preview, AutoShapes the
Picture toolbar, support for multiple documents and
more.
Mail Merge (task pane):
The latest versions of Publisher
and Word share a new and improved mail merge
feature. This feature enables easy mail merges
within a publication using Word, Outlook, Excel,
Works, and other common address books and databases.
Publication Designs (task pane):
Visual representations of
publication designs integrated into the Task Pane
speed the process of choosing a publication design
or applying a new design.
Resume Wizard:
Available in earlier versions of
Publisher and as a download on Office Update Web
site, the Resume Wizard has been improved and added
back into Publisher.
Web Options Compatibility:
Users can target a particular level
of browser when creating publications for the Web or
creating a new Web site within Publisher. This is
done via the new "Browsers" tab in Web
Options. This tab brings together all the
browser-specific options. Users can choose their
target browser from a drop-down menu and set
specific browser options in their documents.
Page Setup:
The Page Setup and Print Setup
dialog boxes have been combined in this latest
version of Publisher, making it easier and more
intuitive for users and printers to setup a
publication for printing.
Graphics Compression:
Publisher supports additional
native graphic file formats including JPEG and TIF.
This results in a reduced file size for embedded
graphics within Publisher files.
Support for Pantone Colors:
A standard ink-matching system
enables users and printers to designate a specific
color
to match during printing. Pantone Solid (spot colors)
and Pantone Process colors are included. Publisher
2002 supports additional Pantone options for various
types of paper.
Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box:
Publisher shares the same new
intuitive Insert Hyperlink dialog box with OfficeXP
applications. Users can insert a hyperlink or hot
spot within a Publisher application without first
converting the publication to a Web page. HTML is
now a native file format for Publisher.
Color Schemes:
Introduced in Publisher 98, the 66
coordinated color schemes are integrated into the
task pane. New Color Schemes to 2002 include:
Eggplant, Grove, Harbor, and Tuscany.
Format Dialog Box:
The new Format dialog box, familiar
in other Office applications, combines the following
tabs: Colors and Lines, Size, Layout, Picture, Text
Box, and Web.
Product
Requirements
OEM: End-User must purchase with
qualifying hardware
System Requirements:
Minimum Disk Space Requirements:
180MB with 115MB on the hard disk where the OS is
installed
Minimum Memory Requirements: 24MB
for Windows 98, plus an additional 8MB for Publisher
Minimum Memory Requirements: 32MB
for Windows Me and NT, plus an additional 8MB for
Publisher
Minimum Memory Requirements: 64MB
for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, plus an additional
8MB for Publisher
Minimum processor: Pentium® 133MHz
processor
Operating system : Windows® XP
Professional Edition
Operating system : Windows® XP
Home Edition
Operating system : Windows® 2000
Professional
Operating system : Windows® 98
Operating system : Windows® Me
Millennium Edition
Operating system : Windows® NT
Server V4.0
Operating system : Windows® NT
Workstation V4.0
Recommended memory requirements:
128MB for Windows 2000 and Windows XP