Should I upgrade from P2000?

[Dandyman]

I am responsible for a 12 page newsletter that I intend to pdf and send to a digital copy shop on a monthly basis. I am currently using v2000. I'd like comments from people who have upgraded. Better or worse? Easier or more difficult? New features you can't live without? etc. Thanks

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

In

I like it - especially that since upgrading (I am not at 2003) my
file sizes are smaller. Love the Print Preview feature. Brian sent me
the following just last week. Seems like agreat thing to post:

Publisher 2003 is better because:

Oh crap. That leaves my mark. I should have had it say Publisher 97, not
2000 Same applies..lol.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.mvps.org/publisher

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[Michele]

I like the upgrade though I have had some persnickety problems. I also print a 15-20 page monthly newsletter for 4-H which we convert to PDF for our website. It is usually to large to email, but I used to isolate key pages such as calendars and sign up sheets (entry forms, etc) and send these to people in email or send to our IT guy to post on our website individually. With 2000 I could hit select all copy, and just open a new publisher document and plunk it in...likewise since many of my email list does not have publisher, I could select all, copy and plunk a page into word and send it that way. Now it is not that simple. I also have had no luck at all saving P2003 into older versions for those that have 2000 to read.
I was very attached to Publisher 2000 and hated to leave it. Pub 2003 definitely has some advantages...but somethings have been made more complicated.