MS Word 07 vs Publisher 07

[Rubbertruk55]

I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is there
really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just as much
in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail merge,
design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Big difference.

Publisher is a desktop publishing program and you can do much more with it
than you can with Word as far as layout is concerned. Word..obviously is a
word processor, but you will find that you will use them both inconjunction
with each other - especially for long text files to be inserted into
Publisher.

Doing layouts in Word is a PITA if you ask me.

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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





|I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is there
| really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just as
much
| in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail
merge,
| design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?
| --
| Bobby Pickett representing
| http://www.monsterpowersports.com

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is there
really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just as much
in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail merge,
design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?

You must have only taken a brief look at Publisher, or your
requirements are so simple that you don't need it.

While you can probably (I think) create a similar-looking final
product using Word, creating that product in Publisher will take FAR
less time and sweat. The more involved your product is, the more you
will need Publisher.

 

[John G]

You must have only taken a brief look at Publisher, or your
requirements are so simple that you don't need it.

While you can probably (I think) create a similar-looking final
product using Word, creating that product in Publisher will take FAR
less time and sweat. The more involved your product is, the more you
will need Publisher.

That's very true if you want to do layouts like flyers and such.
But if you want to write a book or a thesis then Word has lots of
facilities that Pub does not.
Tables of contents, Index, Footnote to mention a few that have serious
place in some work.

 

[Iain]

That's very true if you want to do layouts like flyers and such.
But if you want to write a book or a thesis then Word has lots of
facilities that Pub does not.
Tables of contents, Index, Footnote to mention a few that have serious
place in some work.

If that's your requirement, you don't need Publisher; Adobe InDesign
would be more appropriate tool.

 

[Mary Sauer]

$600 is a bit pricey. Long documents are best done in Word. InDesign is not a
word processor.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

$600 is a bit pricey.

BWAAAAAAAAAHHHAAAAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Unless you're a student, then the price is incredibly competitive! - even
for the entire suite.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| $600 is a bit pricey. Long documents are best done in Word. InDesign is
not a
| word processor.
|
| --
| Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| http://office.microsoft.com/
| http://msauer.mvps.org/
| news://msnews.microsoft.com
|
| | > John G wrote:
| >> | >>>
| >>>> I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is
there
| >>>> really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just
as much
| >>>> in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail
merge,
| >>>> design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?
| >>> You must have only taken a brief look at Publisher, or your
| >>> requirements are so simple that you don't need it.
| >>>
| >>> While you can probably (I think) create a similar-looking final
| >>> product using Word, creating that product in Publisher will take FAR
| >>> less time and sweat. The more involved your product is, the more you
| >>> will need Publisher.
| >>
| >> That's very true if you want to do layouts like flyers and such.
| >> But if you want to write a book or a thesis then Word has lots of
facilities
| >> that Pub does not.
| >> Tables of contents, Index, Footnote to mention a few that have serious
place
| >> in some work.
| >> --
| >> John G.
| >
| > If that's your requirement, you don't need Publisher; Adobe InDesign
would be
| > more appropriate tool.
|
|

 

[Tom K]

I have a question similar to Rubbertruk's. I have a fairly long (78 page)
family history document I have been trying to create in Word 2007. Throughout
the document I have inserted photos, maps, etc. It's hard to explain, but the
graphics cause the line spacing around the graphic to change, and when
editing the text, the graphics "lose" their location and will jump to the top
or bottom of a page. It's very frustrating.

I've been thinking that perhaps Word just isn't designed for such a
complicated document. I would switch to Publisher 2007 if I thought it would
solve the problems with the graphics, but it sounds from a later post that
Publisher doesn't support footnotes. I can come up with a workaround for the
footnotes, but do you think Publisher will solve my graphics problems? Have I
explained the problem well enough for you to make a suggestion?

Thanks,
Tom

 

[Mary Sauer]

As long as your video driver is up to date, Publisher can handle your scenario.
Your biggest drawback would be the text boxes, unlike Word, Publisher does not
flow from page to page without a text box on each page. That can be solved by
Insert, Page, check "Duplicate all objects on page X". Linking text boxes can
help as well.

 

[Tom K]

Mary:

Thanks for the additional information. I wasn't aware of the text box issue.

Tom

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

You'll end up using both Word and Publisher for something like this.



--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| Mary:
|
| Thanks for the additional information. I wasn't aware of the text box
issue.
|
| Tom
|
| "Mary Sauer" wrote:
|
| > As long as your video driver is up to date, Publisher can handle your
scenario.
| > Your biggest drawback would be the text boxes, unlike Word, Publisher
does not
| > flow from page to page without a text box on each page. That can be
solved by
| > Insert, Page, check "Duplicate all objects on page X". Linking text
boxes can
| > help as well.
| >
| > --
| > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| > http://office.microsoft.com/
| > http://msauer.mvps.org/
| > news://msnews.microsoft.com
| >
| > | > >I have a question similar to Rubbertruk's. I have a fairly long (78
page)
| > > family history document I have been trying to create in Word 2007.
Throughout
| > > the document I have inserted photos, maps, etc. It's hard to explain,
but the
| > > graphics cause the line spacing around the graphic to change, and when
| > > editing the text, the graphics "lose" their location and will jump to
the top
| > > or bottom of a page. It's very frustrating.
| > >
| > > I've been thinking that perhaps Word just isn't designed for such a
| > > complicated document. I would switch to Publisher 2007 if I thought it
would
| > > solve the problems with the graphics, but it sounds from a later post
that
| > > Publisher doesn't support footnotes. I can come up with a workaround
for the
| > > footnotes, but do you think Publisher will solve my graphics problems?
Have I
| > > explained the problem well enough for you to make a suggestion?
| > >
| > > Thanks,
| > > Tom
| > >
| > > "Rubbertruk55" wrote:
| > >
| > >> I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is
there
| > >> really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just
as much
| > >> in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail
merge,
| > >> design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?
| > >> --
| > >> Bobby Pickett representing
| > >> http://www.monsterpowersports.com
| >
| >
| >

 

[KristinaC]

To me, here's the difference:

Book/Thesis/Dissertation/Letters/Reports = Microsoft Word
Brochures/Postcards/Marketing-quality flyers/Catalogs/Business
Cards/Newsletters = Microsoft Publisher

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Add resume to the Word list. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Mary Sauer]

I've a ton of résumés that were put together in Publisher. Not much difference
in Publisher and Word if you do a one page résumé.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

Add resume to the Word list. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

To me, here's the difference:

Book/Thesis/Dissertation/Letters/Reports = Microsoft Word
Brochures/Postcards/Marketing-quality flyers/Catalogs/Business
Cards/Newsletters = Microsoft Publisher

 

[JoAnn Paules]

So many places want them electronically and I've yet to see a place that
says they will accept a .pub file. YMMV, of course.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I've a ton of résumés that were put together in Publisher. Not much
difference in Publisher and Word if you do a one page résumé.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Add resume to the Word list. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

To me, here's the difference:

Book/Thesis/Dissertation/Letters/Reports = Microsoft Word
Brochures/Postcards/Marketing-quality flyers/Catalogs/Business
Cards/Newsletters = Microsoft Publisher

:



I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is
there
really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just
as
much
in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail
merge,
design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?

You must have only taken a brief look at Publisher, or your
requirements are so simple that you don't need it.

While you can probably (I think) create a similar-looking final
product using Word, creating that product in Publisher will take FAR
less time and sweat. The more involved your product is, the more you
will need Publisher.

That's very true if you want to do layouts like flyers and such.
But if you want to write a book or a thesis then Word has lots of
facilities that Pub does not.
Tables of contents, Index, Footnote to mention a few that have serious
place in some work.

 

[Mary Sauer]

True, but then how hard is it to convert?

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

So many places want them electronically and I've yet to see a place that says
they will accept a .pub file. YMMV, of course.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I've a ton of résumés that were put together in Publisher. Not much
difference in Publisher and Word if you do a one page résumé.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Add resume to the Word list. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


To me, here's the difference:

Book/Thesis/Dissertation/Letters/Reports = Microsoft Word
Brochures/Postcards/Marketing-quality flyers/Catalogs/Business
Cards/Newsletters = Microsoft Publisher

:



I have both MS Word 2007 and Publisher 2007. Besides the file ext. is
there
really that much difference between the two. It seems I can do just as
much
in Word as I can in Publisher. Example: Pictures, News Letters, Mail
merge,
design, ect. Am I missing something except for the cost?

You must have only taken a brief look at Publisher, or your
requirements are so simple that you don't need it.

While you can probably (I think) create a similar-looking final
product using Word, creating that product in Publisher will take FAR
less time and sweat. The more involved your product is, the more you
will need Publisher.

That's very true if you want to do layouts like flyers and such.
But if you want to write a book or a thesis then Word has lots of
facilities that Pub does not.
Tables of contents, Index, Footnote to mention a few that have serious
place in some work.