Energise your work with improved photo-editing tools
Look like a photo expert with Publisher 2010. Insert or replace photos with ease while preserving the look and layout of your publication or template. Pan, zoom or crop to get it picture-perfect while previewing the changes before they are applied. You can tweak colour and brightness, choose from a library of picture caption layouts, or change the shapes of your photos, all from within Publisher.

Add a flair of sophistication to your publications
Publisher 2010 delivers new tools that help you transform ordinary text into fine typography. Use the stylistic sets, stylistic alternates, true small caps, ligatures, number styles and more that are available in many OpenType fonts that come with Publisher. You can also use additional OpenType fonts that are available through other companies. Put your own creative flourish on your publications.*

Enjoy more design control
New object alignment technology and guides in Publisher 2010 make it easier than ever to align new objects, images or text boxes to existing objects in a publication or template. Visual layout guidance quickly provides a suggested location for the new object before you place it and always leaves the final placement up to you. You’re in the driver’s seat!

Get it right the first time
With Publisher 2010, you can see exactly how your work will look when printed. You can adjust print settings while viewing a large print preview of your publication — no need to switch back and forth between multiple views or screens to see the impact of your changes. You can also use the new backlight feature to see “through” the paper to preview the other side of your publication, so that your page “flips” exactly as you want it.

Get things done faster
Complete tasks quickly and more efficiently with Publisher 2010. With the Ribbon now incorporated in Publisher, you can access commands more quickly and easily, and customise the Ribbon to display the commands that are most relevant to you. Microsoft Office Backstage view makes it easier to save, share, print and publish your documents with just a few clicks. In addition, new visual navigation provides a thumbnail view of each page of your publication so that you can quickly move from page to page or even drag thumbnails to reorder pages. With a streamlined document workspace, you can focus on the task at hand.

* The new typography tools may be used only with OpenType fonts that have the ability to support them such as Gabriola, Candara, Cambria, Calibri and others.