Microsoft Publisher is not unlike Adobe InDesign and has a similar interface to the one used in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Publisher is a trialware or shareware program, meaning that it can be downloaded and used for free, but only to an extent as some features and capabilities are only unlocked once the full version is purchased. It can also be used by individuals with simpler goals, such as designing greeting cards or publishing flyers. Used extensively in the marketing and design industries, Microsoft Publisher is used to create highly visual graphical publications, but is not limited to this. A desktop publishing application Microsoft Publisher affords the ability to create an array of publications such as newsletters, flyers, magazines, newspapers and posters essentially anything that requires a combination of high quality images and impressive text.
