For many of us, Word is the
air that we breathe. We use word
processing programs to
accomplish nearly every task we
perform on a computer, from
letters and memos to longer
documents, such as legal
publications and research
papers. However, a word
processor, even one as
multi-faceted and robust as
Word, is not designed to easily
create the more graphical and
layout intensive publications
required for
professional-looking business
and marketing communications.
Though you can create many of
the same publications in Word,
Publisher is designed to provide
flexible and precise page layout
and design, with the additional
advantages of design assistance
and automation. You'll never
replace Word, but you might add
Publisher to your business
publication toolbox.
Word and Publisher were
designed to provide specific
document and content solutions.
You'll save time if you choose
the application designed
specifically for the tasks
you're trying to accomplish.
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If you want to create |
Use this program |
Why? |
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Graphically rich print
and e-mail newsletters |
Publisher |
Precise control over
positioning text with
images and other design
elements. |
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Graphically rich
catalogs |
Publisher |
Pre-designed catalog
publications and the
Mail and Catalog Merge
Wizard. |
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Greeting cards |
Publisher |
Greeting card types and
designs you can
customize for all your
business and personal
needs. |
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Consistently branded
business communications
and marketing materials |
Publisher |
Master Design Sets that
create a coordinated
look and feel for your
company letterhead,
business cards,
brochures, and labels. |
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Posters or banners |
Publisher |
Poster and banner
designs with easy width
and height choices to
match your needs. |
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3 or 4- panel brochures
or flyers |
Publisher |
Many designs to choose
from with optional space
for customer addresses,
and order, response, or
sign-up forms. |
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Business cards |
Publisher |
Design types to match
all of your business
communications and
marketing materials. |
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Design publications to
be commercially printed |
Publisher |
Support for large jobs
that require the
services of a commercial
printer, including
composite CMYK
PostScript output and
advanced print settings
for better color
separations. |
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Documents with a table
of contents and index
|
Word |
Indexing and table of
contents features allow
you to create a
professional published
document. |
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Long documents |
Word |
Features specific to
research papers,
business plans, or other
longer documents
including page
numbering, footnotes,
endnotes, and
annotations. |
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Legal documents |
Word |
Legal document support
with features such as
line numbering,
restricted access to
sensitive documents, and
checks for hidden text. |
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Short, simple documents
(memos or letters) |
Word |
Templates and Wizards
that allow you to choose
style and function, as
well as content for the
documents you write
every day. |
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Document sharing and
collaboration |
Word |
Document Workspaces
allow colleagues to work
together on documents by
using task lists, using
links to resource
materials, and storing
related or supporting
documents in a document
library. |
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Handwritten notes and
comments |
Word |
With Tablet PC ink
features, you can take
handwritten notes or
mark up Word documents. |
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Documents with XML
support |
Word |
The Extensible Markup
Language (XML) feature
saves hours by allowing
creation of document
elements that are both
searchable and reusable.
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Documents requiring
review or editing |
Word |
Change tracking, inline
comments, side-by-side
compare, compare and
merge, compare versions,
and text highlighter
features support
document revision and
collaboration. |
