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Isn't this in the wrong thread? Shouldn't it be in Graphics or at least in Software? Thebutchersboy, You didn't say what you were using Publisher for? Do you only make fliers for yourself or to printout for your office? If you are using it to make fliers and things that you are going to print on a home printer, you will be fine using Publisher or a similar tool (such as Apple's Pages). I would go for Pages but if you 'have to' have your old Publisher files, you could always resort to using Parrarels or VMware's Fusion, and then run Publisher inside of a virtual environment. Just a suggestion.
If you are planning on having something printed commercially, then you should step up to a more robust and commercial printer friendly application such as InDesign or Quark Xpress. I have received Publisher files at a commercial printer and believe me, they are a nightmare.
I hate Publisher with a passion. I have spent vast amounts of time trying to reconstruct pages in InDesign/Xpress because Publisher just isn't a professional layout application (it can't print separations). Best of luck. Thebutchersboy, For me there isn't much difference between Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign. I use both of them daily.
Sure there are some minor differences but in the end, they both are designed to do the same thing. They both allow you to produce nice, printer friendly layouts (that can actually be printed or exported as a PDF). Which one is better? Only you can decide which tool is the best for you. For some people, they like the fact that InDesign comes with Adobe's CS collection and they are used to Adobe's interface (and InDesign plays well with other Adobe products). Other people avoid InDesign for those same reasons (some people actually dislike and don't trust Adobe, much like lots of people dislike and don't trust Microsoft).
Some people prefer Quark's interface. I would recommend that if you are seriously considering InDesign or Quark Xpress, download them both and give them a try.
See for yourself which one fits your style. They are both excellent products.
As RickyB mentioned, you can use Microsoft Word but I would avoid it if you are making catalogs or brochures. As I mentioned in my previous post, if you are printing things at home or the office, Word will work fine, just like Microsoft Publisher. Sure you can use Word to make catalogs or brochures but if you are going to have them professionally printed (and the key here is professionally printed) stay away from Word. Commercial printers will tell you that they 'accept' Word files. What they don't tell you is that they actually charge you more because they have to take your Word file and then rebuild it in Xpress, InDesign, or Illustrator so that they can actually print it. Word works well for what it was designed to do, to be a word processor. If you are going to be doing more than that, try something else.
In the end, it all comes down to what you are planning to do and then finding the best tool for the job.
As one of the world's most popular layout and design programs, Microsoft Publisher turns laypeople into amateur graphic designers. Included with the Microsoft Office expanded package, Publisher is an affordable alternative to the expensive programs that professional designers use. There's just one problem – Publisher only works on PCs. If you've recently converted to a Mac, you may feel a bit lost, but don't worry; equivalent programs are available, and some of them are free. Apple Solution One of the advantages of owning an Apple computer is you can use Apple software that seamlessly integrates with the Mac operating system. Visit the Mac App Store and click on the 'Productivity' category to learn about and purchase Pages, a program that many would point to as the most obvious equivalent to Publisher.
With layout and design features that meet most design tasks, Pages often comes pre-installed on new macs for free. If you didn't get it for free, it is affordable. It's part of a software suite called iWork, so also take a look at its teammates Keynote and Numbers as well. All three programs can export documents in PDF, DOC and XLS formats. Microsoft Solution Perhaps one reason why Microsoft hasn't made a Mac version of Publisher is because it makes a Mac version of Microsoft Word that can do almost as much.
Comb through a few tech blogs and forums and you'll see that people lamenting the need for Mac Publisher are usually nudged toward Microsoft Word. It's true that Word does a lot for its Mac users: With drawing tools, text effects and specialty printing settings as well as templates, you can produce fliers, brochures, banners and newsletters that look sharp.
Because you might wind up buying Microsoft Office for Mac anyway for other tasks, Word is a cost-effective solution to your publishing needs. Free Applications Even more cost effective than Pages or Word is Apache Open Office. It's free because open source programmers produce it – just download it from Apache and install it on your hard drive.
Like Microsoft Office, Open Office is a suite of programs. One member, Draw, is considered a Publisher substitute. The interface is similar and some of the menus are in the same place as Publisher's. All Open Office programs save files in their own format, but you can use the 'Save As' command to convert them to DOC, PDF and many other file formats. With Draw, you can do everything you could do in Publisher; in fact, some users prefer to show support for the open source community by using it. Draw isn't the only free application out there: Scribus, another open source product, has plenty of fans. If your needs are simple, try Bean.
It's a lightweight program, but it has all the tools you need for a flier or small newsletter. Premium Applications If cost isn't a big concern – maybe you're buying for your workplace – try one of the industry standards if your technical skills can meet the challenge. Adobe InDesign is the workhorse for designers around the globe. Capable of producing anything from a business card to a multisection newspaper to a 10,000-page novel, InDesign offers many complex text and layout features and tools not part of Publisher. By subscribing to Adobe's Creative Cloud, you can use it and all Adobe programs for a reasonable monthly fee.
Another big player in the publishing world is QuarkXPress. With a more utilitarian interface than InDesign, Quark is perhaps easier to learn. It is expensive for business licenses, but a copy for educational or nonprofit purposes costs just a few hundred dollars.