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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Publisher

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application available with an Office 365 subscription, or as a standalone download.

    $139

    one time purchase

    Publitas

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    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Publitas is a Flipbook tool, and a Content-to-Commerce engine, increasing what a product catalog can do. It enables brands to link to their ecommerce site, helping them to monotize their publication, reach more people and drive traffic to their (online) stores. Retailers can use Publitas to create digital content and publications.

    $34

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft PublisherPublitas
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Publisher
    $139
    one time purchase
    Bronze
    $34
    per month
    Silver
    $115
    per month
    Gold
    $549
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft PublisherPublitas
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft PublisherPublitas
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
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    9 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft PublisherPublitas
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
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    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft PublisherPublitas
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Publisher is well suited for almost any situation. It is something that I'm sure has far more advanced tools than I use or am aware of, but it is also very simple for entry-level users to create professional documents quickly. I have used it for very involved brochures in real estate scenarios and I have also used it for very simple "Construction Zone" signs at a job site under construction. There are so many uses for this program!
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Design of my quarterly full color magazine: (usually 28-56 pages in length)
    • Design of the quarterly planning system used by me and others in the annual conference.
    • Design and layout of any document that requires graphics/photos.
    • Simple to use with ample flexibility and strength of features
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Formatting in general. It's a pain to refine a layout in Publisher in my opinion.
    • Microsoft is so invested in their approach to software and making it look and feel like an Office 365 application that they inadvertantly cripple applications like Publisher.
    • Earlier versions of Publisher gave you a lot more latitude and creative freedom. They were also much easier to work with. Not everything has to look like it's part of Office 365. They did the same ... thing to Access.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    I would like to give it for the functionality and working as it can do almost all the jobs, but you is much needed to improve as we have multiple design designing tools available on website with very much modern UI and layout also template and stock images. Library should be updated and it lacks multiple materials to use.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    While I have not directly used support for Microsoft Publisher, I have used their help files and found them to be useful. I have also found that most answers that I need can be found through simple web searches and chat platforms. In all though, there are very few times when the preloaded help files have not given me the answers that I need.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Publisher is more for beginners, or for basic needs, anyone with some familiarity with the Microsoft suite should be able to use it easily. If you’re looking to create something more graphic and advanced, you’d probably want to look into something like InDesign, which is not as user friendly if you’re not familiar with it at all. For basic needs the average employee should be able to use Microsoft Publisher with ease.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • I have been able to create flyers and brochures that in the past we sent out to a marketing company and spent a ton of money on something I was able to do myself in minutes.
    • The quick and simple user experience has allowed us to create signs that are designed to keep people safe on our job sites. This is important because we take safety very seriously and sometimes need to be able to produce these signs in a matter of minutes so that the superintendent can safely mark off areas to avoid.
    • The program has taken the place of Word and Excel in many cases to make documents like proposals look more balanced and professional.
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    ScreenShots

    Publitas Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example of content presented in a reader. This can be styleed to match any brand.Screenshot of an example of a product hotspot (available in Gold and Enterprise). Clicking on a Product hotspot triggers an interactive layer to open on top of the publication providing more product information, like the product title, description, and price.Screenshot of where to manage which publications are displayed online.Screenshot of an example product overlay, which can be used to sell from catalogs. Tag the products in the catalog with 'product hotspots' and when customers click on one of these hotspots, Publitas will present the products in a product page.