Microsoft Publisher

Developer(s)

Microsoft

Initial release

1991; 29 years ago

Stable release(s)

Office 365	2002 (16.0.12527.20278) / March 10, 2020; 27 days ago^[1]
One-time purchase	2019 (16.0) / September 24, 2018; 18 months ago^[2]

Operating system

Microsoft Windows

Type

Desktop publishing software

License

Trialware

Website

products.office.com/publisher

Microsoft Publisher And Mac 2017
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Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application from Microsoft, differing from Microsoft Word in that the emphasis is placed on page layout and design rather than text composition and proofing.

A suitable alternative maybe seen in iStudio Publisher, an easy-to-use page layout application for desktop publishing on Mac, allowing the creation of professional quality documents with ease, including newsletters, brochures, adverts to name but a few. Video tutorials & a rapid start guide also aid novices to the most experienced of users. It is considered an excellent resource for those. Swift Publisher is a powerful Mac alternative to Microsoft Publisher providing the features that are usually found only in expensive DTP packages — Master pages, guide lines, grid, layers, tables and many more. Mail Merge Tools.

Overview[edit]

Publisher is included in higher-end editions of Microsoft Office, reflecting Microsoft's emphasis on the application as an easy-to-use and less expensive alternative to the 'heavyweights' with a focus on the small-business market, where firms do not have dedicated design professionals available to make marketing materials and other documents.^[3]^[4] However, it has a relatively small share of the desktop publishing market, which is dominated by Adobe InDesign and formerly by QuarkXPress.^[3]

While most Microsoft Office apps adopted ribbons for their user interface starting with Microsoft Office 2007, Publisher retained its toolbars and did not adopt ribbons until Microsoft Office 2010.^[5]

Compatibility[edit]

LibreOffice has supported Publisher's proprietary file format (.pub) since February 2013.^[6]Corel Draw X4 features read-only support.

Publisher supports numerous other file formats, including the Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format, which is supported on Windows platforms. The Microsoft Publisher trial version can be used to view .pub files beyond the trial period.^[7]^[8]

Adobe PageMaker also saved files with a .pub extension, but the two file formats were unrelated and incompatible.

Release history[edit]

Name	Version number	Release date^[9]	Editions of Microsoft Office included in
Microsoft Publisher	1.0	Late 1991 (approx.)	N/A
Microsoft Publisher	2.0	Jul 12, 1993	N/A
Publisher for Windows 95	3.0	Aug 24, 1995	N/A
Microsoft Publisher 97	4.0	Oct 21, 1996	Small Business Edition
Microsoft Publisher 98	5.0	Mar 23, 1998	Small Business Edition 2.0
Microsoft Publisher 2000	6.0	Jun 7, 1999	Small Business Edition, Professional, Premium, Developer
Microsoft Publisher 2002	10.0^[a]	May 31, 2001	Professional OEM, Professional Special Edition
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003	11.0	Oct 21, 2003	Small Business, Professional, Professional Plus, Enterprise
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007	12.0	Jan 30, 2007	Small Business, Professional, Ultimate, Professional Plus, Enterprise
Microsoft Publisher 2010	14.0^[b]	Jun 15, 2010	Standard, Professional, Professional Plus
Microsoft Publisher 2013	15.0	Jan 29, 2013	Professional, Professional Plus, Standard (volume licensing), all Office 365 editions
Microsoft Publisher 2016	16.0	Sep 22, 2015	Professional, Professional Plus, Standard (volume licensing), all Office 365 editions
Microsoft Publisher 2019	16.0	Sep 24, 2018	Professional, Professional Plus, Standard (volume licensing), all Office 365 editions

^Starting with Publisher 2002, the version number jumps to 10.0 to tally Microsoft Office versions.
^Version 13 was skipped due to the superstition attached to the number 13.^[10]

References[edit]

^'Release notes for Monthly Channel releases in 2020'. Microsoft Docs. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^Tom Warren (September 24, 2018). 'Microsoft launches Office 2019 for Windows and Mac'. The Verge. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ ^a^b'Desktop Publishing Software 2007 Style'. Computor edge. July 27, 2007. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^'Office Publisher 07'. PC World Australia. IDG. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012..
^'User interface differences in Office 2010 vs earlier versions'. TechNet. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^'Where is the Publisher viewer?'. Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
^'Where is the Publisher viewer?'. Microsoft. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^'Publisher Life-cycle'. Microsoft. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
^Paul Thurrott (May 14, 2009). 'Office 2010 FAQ'. Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

External links[edit]

Official website
Microsoft Publisher blog (last updated December 2009) on MSDN Blogs

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_Publisher&oldid=944787170'

As one of the most widely used layout programs in the world, Microsoft Publisher is beginner-friendly and lets virtually anyone design a variety of marketing materials, whether for web or print, with ease. Its tight integration with Office 365 contributes to it being the default choice for many when it comes to design software as well.

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Microsoft Publisher And Mac