Publisher:mac

[coasternd]

Hello, I had a general question. I will be switching over to a mac OS
and wanted to know if Microsoft has plans to release MS Publisher as
part of Offiice:mac. Thank You.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hello -

Few, if anyone, in this ng has any idea, and those who may know are not
at liberty to disclose MS's marketing strategy.

FWIW, I wouldn't hold my breath. There are already a number of low-end
page layout apps available for Mac & the potential return on investment
probably doesn't justify recoding Publisher for another OS.

Regards |:>)

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Hello, I had a general question. I will be switching over to a mac OS
and wanted to know if Microsoft has plans to release MS Publisher as
part of Offiice:mac. Thank You.

Publisher is not available on the Mac, and is not anticipated to be
developed any time soon.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/publisher/prodinfo/faq.mspx

 

[Clive Huggan]

Publisher is not available on the Mac, and is not anticipated to be
developed any time soon.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/publisher/prodinfo/faq.mspx

Apple's relatively new product, Pages ­ part of the iWork suite of
applications ­ is worth considering. It's quite powerful in many ways that
save the drudgery. Only at version 1.0.2 right now, and there are some
things that need to be resolved, but it's very quick, and elegant.
www.apple.com/iwork/

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[Clive Huggan]

Apple's relatively new product, Pages ­ part of the iWork suite of
applications ­ is worth considering. It's quite powerful in many ways that
save the drudgery. Only at version 1.0.2 right now, and there are some
things that need to be resolved, but it's very quick, and elegant.
www.apple.com/iwork/

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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PS: Sorry; how out of date can a person be? Pages version 2 was announced
today: http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/8139/

CH
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[Daiya Mitchell]

Publisher is not available on the Mac, and is not anticipated to be

PS: Sorry; how out of date can a person be? Pages version 2 was announced
today: http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/8139/

Aha. Finally, info on the system requirements. All apple's site would give
me was flash ads. I refuse to be driven to Tiger before I'm ready.

To the OP: There might be other page layout substitutes on the Mac, but
Pages seems like a good option. But if Publisher is a deal breaker, don't
switch. If you are really concerned about it, try browsing the Pages forum
to get a sense of what it can and can't do:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=777

 

[Michel Bintener]

Aha. Finally, info on the system requirements. All apple's site would give
me was flash ads. I refuse to be driven to Tiger before I'm ready.

To the OP: There might be other page layout substitutes on the Mac, but
Pages seems like a good option. But if Publisher is a deal breaker, don't
switch. If you are really concerned about it, try browsing the Pages forum
to get a sense of what it can and can't do:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=777

Just another suggestion: I can also recommend BeLight Software's
SwiftPublisher. The name can be slightly misleading to someone from the
Windows world, as it is not related to Microsoft Publisher, nor can it
import Publisher files, but it does its job quite well.

<http://www.belightsoft.com/products/swiftpublisher/overview.php>