Regarding Publisher 2003 - IF IT'S NOT BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT!!!!!!!

[Barb]

I have to say, I am so dissapointed in the web design feature of Publisher
2003. Publisher 2000 was so easy to use, especially converting a publication
that we print and mail for the web, and having it look exactly the same in
explorer as it does printed. The pages don't order themselves and display the
same way they did, and the navigation bars don't work for me. I think the
web design feature should be reworked back to the way it worked in 2000, or
at least build in the option to be able to convert a publication that way. I
can't tell you how totally frustrating it's been for the past 1 1/2 weeks
trying to convert one little 3 page publication. Some of our publications
are 10-15 pages long.

Thanks for listening,

 

[David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]]

Just so you know I have felt this pain since 2002 was in beta 1. To this day
I continue to meet with MS to voice such concerns.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Steven,

Please don't take this wrong but they *know* who David is. They don't know
you from..... well, me. Anonymity can be good thing.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

And how have they responded to your concerns? I often wonder if they
listen to user suggestions that are sent in because I have sent in a
number. Do they also make use of the error messages that are automatically
sent to Microsoft?

Just so you know I have felt this pain since 2002 was in beta 1. To this
day I continue to meet with MS to voice such concerns.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I have to say, I am so dissapointed in the web design feature of
Publisher
2003. Publisher 2000 was so easy to use, especially converting a
publication
that we print and mail for the web, and having it look exactly the same
in
explorer as it does printed. The pages don't order themselves and
display the
same way they did, and the navigation bars don't work for me. I think
the
web design feature should be reworked back to the way it worked in 2000,
or
at least build in the option to be able to convert a publication that
way. I
can't tell you how totally frustrating it's been for the past 1 1/2
weeks
trying to convert one little 3 page publication. Some of our
publications
are 10-15 pages long.

Thanks for listening,

 

[Stevan]

And how have they responded to your concerns? I often wonder if they listen
to user suggestions that are sent in because I have sent in a number. Do
they also make use of the error messages that are automatically sent to
Microsoft?

Just so you know I have felt this pain since 2002 was in beta 1. To this
day I continue to meet with MS to voice such concerns.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I have to say, I am so dissapointed in the web design feature of Publisher
2003. Publisher 2000 was so easy to use, especially converting a
publication
that we print and mail for the web, and having it look exactly the same
in
explorer as it does printed. The pages don't order themselves and display
the
same way they did, and the navigation bars don't work for me. I think
the
web design feature should be reworked back to the way it worked in 2000,
or
at least build in the option to be able to convert a publication that
way. I
can't tell you how totally frustrating it's been for the past 1 1/2 weeks
trying to convert one little 3 page publication. Some of our
publications
are 10-15 pages long.

Thanks for listening,

 

[David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]]

I can't speak of the first inquiry but as for the error messages I can tell
you those are extremely important and are taken very very seriously. It is
very important to send those in as they determine to a very large extent
what goes in a service pack or patch or new version and it's prioritized by
how many come in on an issue. Almost every meeting I have with MS they speak
of the issues that have been coming in, it is a serious priority to them.
Knowing this I hate it when someone tells me they don't send them.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

And how have they responded to your concerns? I often wonder if they
listen to user suggestions that are sent in because I have sent in a
number. Do they also make use of the error messages that are automatically
sent to Microsoft?

Just so you know I have felt this pain since 2002 was in beta 1. To this
day I continue to meet with MS to voice such concerns.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I have to say, I am so dissapointed in the web design feature of
Publisher
2003. Publisher 2000 was so easy to use, especially converting a
publication
that we print and mail for the web, and having it look exactly the same
in
explorer as it does printed. The pages don't order themselves and
display the
same way they did, and the navigation bars don't work for me. I think
the
web design feature should be reworked back to the way it worked in 2000,
or
at least build in the option to be able to convert a publication that
way. I
can't tell you how totally frustrating it's been for the past 1 1/2
weeks
trying to convert one little 3 page publication. Some of our
publications
are 10-15 pages long.

Thanks for listening,