What's New
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| Send as Email |
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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.
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| Save As Picture |
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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.
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| Smart Tags |
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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.
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| Task Pane |
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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.
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| Word Document Wizard |
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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.
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| Commercial Printing: Process Plus Spot Color |
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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.
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| Font Schemes |
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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.
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| Background Save and AutoRecover |
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Automatic recovery has been added to Microsoft Publisher,
meaning files are automatically saved with a specified frequency.
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| Thesaurus |
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Publisher includes the same thesaurus functionality found in
Microsoft Word; Thesaurus and dictionary are shared if both products on computer.
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| Speech |
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Use speech recognition to dictate text, and select menu,
toolbar, and dialog box items. Select options by clicking buttons on the Language bar.
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| 15 New Master Sets |
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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).
For a complete visual list of the new Publication designs, view the sets in the Publisher
Gallery at www.microsoft.com/publisher
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| Styles and Formatting task pane |
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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.
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| Search (task pane) |
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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.
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| New Publication task pane |
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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.
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| AutoShapes |
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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.
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| Print Preview |
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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.
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| Customizable toolbars |
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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.
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| Multiple documents |
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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.
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| Handwriting |
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Publisher 2002 enables users to take handwritten notes on
their handheld device and upload their notes as text directly into their Office
applications.
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| Office Assistant |
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The Office Assistant is hidden by default. It appears when
Help is activated and hides when Help is completed.
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| Picture toolbar |
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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.
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| Streamlined User Interface |
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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.
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| Help: Ask a Question |
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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.
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| Horizontal Rule |
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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.
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| Font Substitution |
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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.
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| New Web Site Designs |
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Publisher features 15 new Web site designs as part of the
new Master Sets.
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| Office Clipboard |
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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.
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| Search task pane |
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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.
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| Connect to Tools on the Web for Additional Value. |
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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® bCentralTM , Microsoft and 3rd parties
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| Open/Edit Publisher HTML file |
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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).
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| Headers and Footers |
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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.
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| Tools on the Web |
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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.
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| Standard Features |
| 4-Color Process Printing |
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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.
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| Commercial Printing: Trapping |
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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.
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| Pack and Go Wizard |
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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.
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| Commercial Printing tools |
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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.
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| Commercial Printing: Font Embedding |
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Publisher 2000 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
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| Recolor Picture |
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Smartly recolors 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.
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| Copy and Paste |
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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.
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| Create Once, Publish Anywhere |
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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-color 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.
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| Save as Picture |
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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
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| Save As |
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Allows you to save your Publisher 2002 files to a Publisher
2000 or Publisher 98 file format, HTML, or PostScript for easy file sharing.
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Improved Features
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| Commercial Printing: Multiple Spot Colors |
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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.
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| Office Productivity Features |
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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.
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| Mail Merge (task pane) |
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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.
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| Publication Designs (task pane) |
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Visual representations of publication designs integrated
into the Task Pane speed the process of choosing a publication design or applying a new
design.
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| Resume Wizard |
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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.
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| Web Options Compatibility |
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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.
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| Page Setup |
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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.
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| Graphics Compression |
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Publisher supports additional native graphic file formats
including JPEG and TIF. This results in a reduced file size for embedded graphics within
Publisher files.
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| Support for Pantone Colors |
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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.
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| Insert Hyperlink dialog box |
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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
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| Color Schemes |
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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.
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| Format dialog box |
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The new Format dialog box, familiar in other Office
applications, combines the following tabs: Colors and Lines, Size, Layout, Picture, Text
Box, and Web.
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