Can I create a book (booklet) in Publisher 2000?

[pcpractice]

I am looking to buy Publisher 2000, as I have Office 2000, and want to know
if I can create a multi-page book or booklet if 25 pages or more in that
version. Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

? You don't have to buy an 8 year old program because Office is 8 years
old...you know that right? What OS are you using on your computer.

But, yes you can create booklets in Publisher 2000. What you can't do, with
any booklet layout in any program, is create a 25 page booklet (the page
will fall out) all booklet page amounts must be divisable by 4... 16 pages
good, 17 pages bad.

 

[pcpractice]

Thank you, Rob. Yes, I relaize I could get any number of newer versions, I
just have a chance to buy 2000 relatively inexpensively and already familiar
with the Office suite, assuming it would be similar in layout. I will
probably only use it very infrequently, so I wanted an inexpensive way out.
When researching the different versions I saw book creation as a feature in
2003 on up, but couldn't find it for 2000. Thank you so much for your help.

What does "(Crash)" mean? Thanks again.

Linda

 

[JoAnn Paules]

You can but you'd be much better off buying a newer version. Pub 2000 files
are huge plus there's not print preview.
(I'm currently working on an ~80 page handbook, as well as a 12 page
booklet. Easy-peasy in Publisher.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

 

[Mary Sauer]

Microsoft Publisher 2000
Publish A Booklet
http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2001/s1212/50s12/50s12.asp

 

[pcpractice]

Thank you, JoAnn. This is a big help. I don't want to make an uninformed
decision on my purchase. I appreciate it.

You can but you'd be much better off buying a newer version. Pub 2000 files
are huge plus there's not print preview.
(I'm currently working on an ~80 page handbook, as well as a 12 page
booklet. Easy-peasy in Publisher.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you, Rob. Yes, I relaize I could get any number of newer versions, I
just have a chance to buy 2000 relatively inexpensively and already
familiar
with the Office suite, assuming it would be similar in layout. I will
probably only use it very infrequently, so I wanted an inexpensive way
out.
When researching the different versions I saw book creation as a feature
in
2003 on up, but couldn't find it for 2000. Thank you so much for your
help.

What does "(Crash)" mean? Thanks again.

Linda

 

[pcpractice]

Thanks, Don. Good advice as well. I will be certain of it.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

It'll work but believe me, you'll be happier with a newer version. Even if
it's 2002.

If you've ever tried anything similar in Word, you're going to be pleasantly
surprised how much easier that task is in Publisher.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you, JoAnn. This is a big help. I don't want to make an uninformed
decision on my purchase. I appreciate it.

You can but you'd be much better off buying a newer version. Pub 2000
files
are huge plus there's not print preview.
(I'm currently working on an ~80 page handbook, as well as a 12 page
booklet. Easy-peasy in Publisher.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you, Rob. Yes, I relaize I could get any number of newer
versions, I
just have a chance to buy 2000 relatively inexpensively and already
familiar
with the Office suite, assuming it would be similar in layout. I will
probably only use it very infrequently, so I wanted an inexpensive way
out.
When researching the different versions I saw book creation as a
feature
in
2003 on up, but couldn't find it for 2000. Thank you so much for your
help.

What does "(Crash)" mean? Thanks again.

Linda

:

? You don't have to buy an 8 year old program because Office is 8
years
old...you know that right? What OS are you using on your computer.

But, yes you can create booklets in Publisher 2000. What you can't do,
with
any booklet layout in any program, is create a 25 page booklet (the
page
will fall out) all booklet page amounts must be divisable by 4... 16
pages
good, 17 pages bad.



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






I am looking to buy Publisher 2000, as I have Office 2000, and want
to
know
if I can create a multi-page book or booklet if 25 pages or more in
that
version. Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[pcpractice]

Mary, this is just what I was looking for. Thank you so very much. Linda

 

[pcpractice]

Thanks, JoAnn. I have tried book creation in Word and it was so much work. I
do hope to find the right fit for me. Thanks again, sincerely.

Linda

It'll work but believe me, you'll be happier with a newer version. Even if
it's 2002.

If you've ever tried anything similar in Word, you're going to be pleasantly
surprised how much easier that task is in Publisher.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you, JoAnn. This is a big help. I don't want to make an uninformed
decision on my purchase. I appreciate it.

You can but you'd be much better off buying a newer version. Pub 2000
files
are huge plus there's not print preview.
(I'm currently working on an ~80 page handbook, as well as a 12 page
booklet. Easy-peasy in Publisher.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Thank you, Rob. Yes, I relaize I could get any number of newer
versions, I
just have a chance to buy 2000 relatively inexpensively and already
familiar
with the Office suite, assuming it would be similar in layout. I will
probably only use it very infrequently, so I wanted an inexpensive way
out.
When researching the different versions I saw book creation as a
feature
in
2003 on up, but couldn't find it for 2000. Thank you so much for your
help.

What does "(Crash)" mean? Thanks again.

Linda

:

? You don't have to buy an 8 year old program because Office is 8
years
old...you know that right? What OS are you using on your computer.

But, yes you can create booklets in Publisher 2000. What you can't do,
with
any booklet layout in any program, is create a 25 page booklet (the
page
will fall out) all booklet page amounts must be divisable by 4... 16
pages
good, 17 pages bad.



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






I am looking to buy Publisher 2000, as I have Office 2000, and want
to
know
if I can create a multi-page book or booklet if 25 pages or more in
that
version. Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

When you see how much more creative you can be with Publisher, you'll be
begging to do newsletters, etc.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thanks, JoAnn. I have tried book creation in Word and it was so much work.
I
do hope to find the right fit for me. Thanks again, sincerely.

Linda

It'll work but believe me, you'll be happier with a newer version. Even
if
it's 2002.

If you've ever tried anything similar in Word, you're going to be
pleasantly
surprised how much easier that task is in Publisher.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Thank you, JoAnn. This is a big help. I don't want to make an
uninformed
decision on my purchase. I appreciate it.

:

You can but you'd be much better off buying a newer version. Pub 2000
files
are huge plus there's not print preview.
(I'm currently working on an ~80 page handbook, as well as a 12 page
booklet. Easy-peasy in Publisher.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Thank you, Rob. Yes, I relaize I could get any number of newer
versions, I
just have a chance to buy 2000 relatively inexpensively and already
familiar
with the Office suite, assuming it would be similar in layout. I
will
probably only use it very infrequently, so I wanted an inexpensive
way
out.
When researching the different versions I saw book creation as a
feature
in
2003 on up, but couldn't find it for 2000. Thank you so much for
your
help.

What does "(Crash)" mean? Thanks again.

Linda

:

? You don't have to buy an 8 year old program because Office is 8
years
old...you know that right? What OS are you using on your computer.

But, yes you can create booklets in Publisher 2000. What you can't
do,
with
any booklet layout in any program, is create a 25 page booklet (the
page
will fall out) all booklet page amounts must be divisable by 4...
16
pages
good, 17 pages bad.



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






message
I am looking to buy Publisher 2000, as I have Office 2000, and
want
to
know
if I can create a multi-page book or booklet if 25 pages or more
in
that
version. Help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Glad to help. Post back when you run into problems. Publisher 2000 creates
bloated files, than said, it is still easy to do booklets with the program.

 

[pcpractice]

Okay, Mary, I hope you're still around. Don't offer unless you mean it. I
run into this problem: I used the booklet option in Publisher and copied and
pasted a word document in it. I am doing a cover page separately,so I want
the first page number (on the left) to be page 2, and page 3 begins the first
chapter. When I start a new chapter, I want it to be on the right side of
the book, and, for example, if chapter 2 ends on page 7, I want page 8 to be
blank and page 9 to begin chapter 3. I can't figure out how to get a blankp
age inserted. I've tried everything I know. It doesn't work like Word
(Ctrl+Enter), and striking the enter key doesn't put blank lines in either.
What do I need to do? Can you help me?

Thank you sincerely for your help.

Linda

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you were using a newer version of Publisher you could insert sections. In
Publisher 2000 all the things you want to do is manual. You will have to
manually insert page numbers.

Publisher will insert page numbers but not in sections. Go to the background
(ctrl+m), create a text box, insert page numbers. You can cover the page numbers
you don't want printed with a white, lineless box.

To easily insert a page, (ctrl+shift+n), view, turn off two page spread.
Publisher will want to insert 4 pages or how many pages to equal 4, you can
insert one.

 

[pcpractice]

Well, I just lost my previous post to you. But will try again.

I'm actually using 2003, and I see there are sections on here but don't know
how to use it. Can you recommend a tutorial? I'm a whiz at Word (in fact I
teach it at the community college), but this is a little more complicated.

Thanks to you I was able to insert a page. But now I'm trying to figure out
page numbering. I want page 0 to be on the left and page 1 to be on the
right, like any normal book. And I noticed when I imported my writing from
Word, if it ended with an odd page number in Word, it didn't import that
page into Publisher.

Mary, I can get any version of Publisher if you think another might be more
user friendly for me. This is a trial version (2003). I have Office 2000,
which I like, so I don't need the entire suite.

Any help you can give, or any direction you can point me would be greatly
appreciated.

Linda

 

[Mary Sauer]

Publisher 2003 is superior to 2000. You have features such as the sections and
catalogue merge that are not part of 2000.
There are help articles that are far more detailed than help I can give you
here.

Insert or remove a section break between pages in a publication
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP066360201033.aspx?pid=CH063581221033

Format page numbers
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP062813861033.aspx?pid=CH063581221033

 

[pcpractice]

Mary, thank you so very much. I will be researching it, and hopefully, able
to get it figured out.

Sincerest appreciation,

Linda

 

[Mary Sauer]

Post back if you need more help. We are always around.

 

[pcpractice]

Mary, forgive me. When I was ready to print it said I needed printer
capabilities for 11x17 paper. I just want to print an 8-1/2 x 11 landscaped,
two pages per sheet, like you do so easily in Word. (But of course, the pages
wouldn't be in order for booklet presentation in Word.) I just am so
frustrated. I don't know where to find these answers. I am looking for an
online tutorial. Thank you.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Did you use a template? Template newsletters will be 8.5 X 11 each side. Look at
your page setup, does it say 11 x 8.5 full page? Change the setup to booklet,
Publisher will automatically change the size for you if you are using a
template.