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Final Results and Overall Mark
Well we
have reached the end of the review. Here are
my
final
comments, notes and grades for
Microsoft Publisher 2002.
Final
Comments
How It Grades |
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Installation:
90%
Ease of use: 97%
Templates' Richness: 90%
Templates' Quality: 97%
Adaptation to Small
Biz Needs: 97%
Features: 90%
Office Integration: 95%
Price: 85%
Overall:
93% |
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Microsoft Publisher 2002 is the perfect and an essential state-of-the-art
companion of the Microsoft Office XP family for everyone who is serious
about creating high quality printed materials whether it’s intended to be
greetings cards, high school newspapers, invoices, marketing materials, etc.
Through the years the software has been completed with powerful features
that have been added with one thing in mind: simplicity. Indeed Microsoft
Publisher 2002 remains the easiest to use small-business desktop publishing
program available on the market. The provided customizable templates, the
design guidance, the ability to create websites or publish stuff on the web
as well as the perfect integration with Microsoft Office turns Microsoft
Publisher 2002 into a state-of-the-art program that is a must have for
everyone.
Specs & Package |
Overall Score |
93% |
Version Reviewed |
Microsoft Publisher 2002 |
Release Date |
Available Now! |
In the Box |
1 CD-Rom,
1 Users' Guide |
The Good Points |
Easy to Use,
Features Rich,
Integration with Microsoft Office XP,
New TaskPane,
Wide choice of layouts via the incredible number of high quality
templates included,
Smart Tags Support,
Thesaurus,
Inclusion of MS VBA. |
The Bad Points |
No Calculations possible in tables,
Too Few Smart Tags,
A bit heavy. |
Reviewers PC Setup |
Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz
Intel D850GB Motherboard
Windows XP Professional
512 MB PC800 RDRAM w/ECC
DirectX 8.1
19" Sony CPD-E400 Trinitron Monitor
Hercules 3D Prophet III 64Mb AGP 4x Graphics Card
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
Adaptec 19160 Ultra SCSI card
Pinnacle Studio DV Plus
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer
Logitech Cordless Freedom Optical
DVD Pioneer 106s (16/40x)
Yamaha CRW2200E |
PC Required |
Minimum
System Requirements
Pentium 133MHz (PIII Highly Recommended)
Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE, Windows
Millennium, Windows NT 4 SP6, Windows 2000 or
Windows XP Home/Pro
64Mb of RAM
180Mb of available hard disk space (100MB of additional storage are
required for the Office Media Contents)
16 bit color display adapter
Quad Speed or faster CD-Rom drive |
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