Microsoft Publisher 2013 is a desktop publisher included with Microsoft Office 2013. The program is designed for novice users, allowing easy access to a large amount of editing tools. You’ll be able to design publications such as cards, magazines, menus, and posters. This free trial version will require you to stay logged into your Microsoft account.

Features

The canvas is where you can upload multiple pictures and arrange them by dragging them. New in this update you can now easily swap in pictures by dragging the new one over the old one and releasing the mouse.

This action uses clearly visible icons and a pink highlight, making it easy to avoid accidental swaps. Another handy new feature is the Apply to Background command. By right clicking on a picture you can Fill or Tile a single image to the entire canvas.

Compared to the 2010 version, the program is better integrated with the rest of Office. The program even includes tools, panes, and formatting found in Word and PowerPoint. The most useful tool taken from the rest of Office 2013 is the ability to pull images from multiple sites such as Flickr or Facebook.

You can even search through these sites, local images, and Office.com’s clip art within a single dialogue box. The clip art available is already plentiful and having an extra tool to locate more images across the web makes it even faster to find the right image. The only draw back is that you cannot access new online images if you become disconnected.

Usability

The interface is streamlined and very easy to understand. The majority of commands are controlled with the tool bar, corresponding hotkeys, or editing menus brought up by right clicking. The biggest design improvement is the addition of the right hand column Scratch Area which contains all of your images.

Unlike the 2010 version, images will no longer simply be dumped on the canvas. Instead you can easily drag and drop images between the scratch and canvas, allowing you better control of your final publication.

Quality

The layout is clean and avoids any unused space or clutter. The program generally functions quickly, even when you add in many large and detailed images. You can still edit clip art from Office.com and other sites that you have already downloaded even if you become disconnected from the web. When you are connected your work will automatically be saved to cloud storage.

Conclusion

Microsoft Publisher 2013 is a powerful tool to construct various printings and publications. The ability to quickly gather images from Office.com and other image sites will make it easier to find just the right image. The new Scratch Area is a welcome addition to help organize all of these pictures. This trial will give you a taste of Microsoft Publisher 2013’s great upgrades.

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Flash animation is a technology that can all to easily be abused and there are numerous examples throughout the web where it has been used without justification resulting in non-accessible pages, annoying animations or amateurish-looking sites. On the other hand, when used correctly, Flash can add another dimension to your site, setting it apart from the masses and really giving the user a rounded and fulfilling experience. Text-Osterone is a library of text effects that you can easily configure much in the same way as the various transition effects of Microsoft PowerPoint.

The multitude of options may be daunting for inexperienced users but in reality the majority are non-essential and will only be called to action if a very particular result is sought. Thanks to an automatically refreshing preview window, each change you make can be checked before exporting and as a consequence the process of trial and error is much speedier.

The cracks begin to show however after you’ve checked out a few of the available effects. Since many of them are basic it seems like overkill to have a separate program to take care of them and would make more sense to get a copy of Flash Professional and build them from scratch. What’s more Text-Osterone, as the name suggests, has been designed to deal with text only. No options exist to work with basic shape animations, which might be handy if you want a corporate logo to feature.

Text-Osterone is a program that has been designed for those who have no experience whatsoever with Flash and as a result will more than likely produce substandard pages. As such, beginners can get a feel of what is possible and of course add more than just plain test to their site. It makes a good toy for those with curiosity but should not be used in an advanced setting.

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The main selling point of Able2Extract is that it's especially designed to extract to Microsoft Word and Excel files - and other formats - with as much formatting and tables etc. intact as possible.

This trial version of Able2Extract lets you convert up to three pages at a time to whatever format you choose. The interface is really nicely designed, and won't cause anyone problems. Converting files from PDF could hardly be easier. Highlight what you want to convert and click convert.

For text PDFs the conversion quality is generally fantastic; we didn't notice any errors. When dealing with things like charts and graphs, Able2Extract isn't quite as good, although it deals with tables well if you convert to Excel format.

One criticism of Able2Extract is that many browsers can now handle PDF files directly, and also allow you to highlight the content, so you can copy/paste into other applications. PDF files are not as inaccessible as they used to be. Nevertheless, Able2Extract does the job very quickly.

If you deal with PDF files a lot, this is one of the most effective tools for extracting that we've seen, although it is quite pricey.

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Add clipart such as arrows, pointers, shapes, etc. Add various kind of quiz objects such as text entry field, key press, click area and multiple choice with an option to submit the quiz result online.

Powerful capturing mode with three different built-in settings for assessment, demonstration and training. Automatic mode will add caption automatically, click highlight, mouse cursor movement and tips instruction.

Full motion capturing to record drawing, mouse dragging and keyboard typing operation. Choose from a list of fully configurable navigation control.

Publish a streaming flash animation file (*. SWF) and HTML ready for online viewing. Create an executable file and autorun CD/DVD with a customizable splash screen, company logo and serial/time trial protection.

Burn into a DVD movie playable on TVs with any standard DVD player. Make a movie file (*. AVI) that can be imported into your favorite video editing software.

Export into Microsoft Word document for printing or further modification. Use built-in bandwidth profiler to analyze your published video under various internet speed.

Upload online into own website using integrated built-in FTP client.

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The key word being batch ? the user can perform the operations on several specified presentations in a single session in a quick and efficient manner.

Slides: A presentation is made up of slides however for cataloguing purposes you might want to stored each slide in the presentation as a separate file.

The slide export component does that precisely. It saves each slide in the presentation as an individual presentation. Images: Images of the slides can be exported into a variety of formats supported by Microsoft PowerPoint ?

JPG, EMF, TIFF, PNG, WMF, BMP etc to name a few common formats. They can be exported at multiple resolutions during the same export session. Text: The component enables the user to extract the text from the presentation and notes pages and organize it into a single file or individual files for each slide.

You can download the trial version. None of the features have been disabled in the trial version. You can use it for 14 days. If you find the tool useful, you can make a purchase online to register your copy.

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The notes can be written to the PowerPoint notes pane and distributed as well as displayed as subtitles on the slides during a live presentation.

Notes can be created fast by dictation. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP or 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. INSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product please register the product by selecting the "Register" menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase.

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The notes can be written to the PowerPoint notes pane and distributed as well as displayed as subtitles on the slides during a live presentation.

Notes can be created fast by dictation. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint 2007 (not compatible with PowerPoint XP or 2003)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. INSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product please register the product by selecting the "Register" menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase.

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Sound files may also be imported. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint 2007 (not compatible with PowerPoint XP or 2003)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * Microphone for recordingINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product please register the product by selecting the Register menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase.

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Includes basic quality Microsoft TTS voices Mike and Mary. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP(2002) or 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatibleINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product you do not need to download it again.

Just register the product by selecting the Register menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase. * Each license allows three copies of the software to be installed concurrently.

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Includes premium quality Acapela TTS Swedishvoice Elin with commercial license. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP, 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatibleINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product you do not need to download another version.

Please register the product by selecting the Register menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase. * Each license allows three copies of the software to be installed concurrently.

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Includes premium quality Acapela TTS voice Heather with commercial license. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP(2002) or 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatibleINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product you do not need to download it again.

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Includes the premium quality male and female US English TTS voices Neospeech Paul and Kate with commercial licenses. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP(2002) or 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatible * Neospeech Paul does not run on 64-bit machinesINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation.

* If you have already downloaded and installed the trial product successfully you should not download the product again. Just register the product by selecting the Register menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase.

* Each license allows three copies of the software to be installed concurrently. * The license for Paul and Kate is restricted to one computer only.

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Includes the premium quality male and female US English TTS voices Neospeech Paul and Acapela Heather with commercial licenses. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint XP(2002) or 2003 (not compatible with PowerPoint 2007)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatible * Neospeech Paul does not run on 64-bit machinesINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation.

* If you have already downloaded and installed the trial product successfully you should not download the product again. Just register the product by selecting the "Register" menu item and use the license information you receive by e-mail after purchase.

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Includes basic quality Microsoft TTS voices Mike and Mary. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint 2007 (not compatible with PowerPoint XP or 2003)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatibleINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product you do not need to download it again.

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Includes premium quality Acapela TTS voice Heather with commercial license. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint 2007 (not compatible with PowerPoint XP or 2003)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatibleINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation. * If you have already downloaded the trial product you do not need to download it again.

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Includes the premium quality male and female US English TTS voices Neospeech Paul and Acapela Heather with commercial licenses. REQUIREMENTS* Microsoft Windows XP or Vista * Microsoft Office/PowerPoint 2007 (not compatible with PowerPoint XP or 2003)* Microsoft.

NET Framework 2. * TTS voices SAPI 5 compatible * Neospeech Paul does not run on 64-bit machinesINSTALLATION NOTES* Product registration is performed during product installation.

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Microsoft Office is the most popular and widely spread productivity suite, both in home and professional environments. The utilities included in it depend on the exact edition you use (Microsoft Office Professional, Standard, Small Business or Home and Student) but they generally cover all major areas in your daily computer-related tasks.

Microsoft Office 2007 features a completely redesigned interface that features the so-called "Ribbon", a quick access bar that includes buttons to the most frequently used functions. While this new design is aimed at making workflow quicker and smoother, it also takes a while to get used to (especially after spending so many years with the same design).

No matter what edition you use, the main four applications in Microsoft Office are Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, which in some cases remain as industry standards for document creation and management: Word helps you deal with all sorts of tasks related to written documents, from simple text editing to complex documents including macros, tables, images and forms; Excel is the quintessential app to deal with figures, calculations and mathematical formulae, all in 2D spreadsheets or 3D colorful diagrams; PowerPoint helps you create attractive presentations with sound effects and transitions to accompany your talks and lectures, combining ease of use with professional results; and finally Outlook is the standard e-mail solution in many corporate environments thanks to its seamless integration with Exchange servers, support for digital signatures and powerful extra tools (Tasks, Calendars, and more). Microsoft Office is a complete productivity suite.

Whether you like Microsoft as a brand or not, Microsoft Office 2007 is undoubtedly an industry standard in productivity suites.

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Most automatic translation tools work as standalone apps, but in the case of IdiomaX Office Translator, these tools are embedded directly in Microsoft Office.

IdiomaX Office Translator shows up as one more toolbar on the interface of Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Frontpage, Publisher and Visio. From this toolbar you can translate the whole document, or just selected text. In any case the translated text will be saved into another file. It's probably not the best idea in terms of usability, but at least it makes sure you never lose the original version.

IdiomaX Office Translator works with several types of dictionaries, each one of them specializing into a certain topic, and also supports a wide array of language pairs (English, Spanish, Italian, German, French) though the trial version only lets you test Spanish and English.

Other interesting extras include a verb conjugating tool and a direct access to look up words on an online dictionary.

With IdiomaX Office Translator you can translate between multiple languages directly on the interface of all Microsoft Office apps.

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Data loss is one of the worst things that can happen to a PC owner. There's nothing worse than losing highly important data. This program from Seagate allows you to recover your files after they have been deleted, formatted, partitioned and many more.

It is compatible with Fat12, Fat16, Fat32 and NTFS, and while the trial version does not let you recover much, at least it helps you to know whether the files can be recovered as important or not. Navigating through folders is extremely quick and does not require any extra knowledge or excessive patience.

The program can even recover files deleted from your Recycle Bin even if the hard drive was accidentally formatted. If your files have been lost due to a virus, malicious hack attack or an operating system crash, it can also help recover them.

In summary, this is a powerful application that can at least give you some hope of rescuing deleted files.

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