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... and the betas keep coming from the Redmond.  Ditto let me know that Microsoft notify the Office 11 beta testers that Publisher 2003 is ready for testing.  The notification email presented here also includes some of the new things that can be done with Publisher 2003...

Hello Microsoft Office System Beta Testers,

The Publisher team is in need of your assistance. Please help us make Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 the best version yet. Please install the Beta 2 version of Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 and use it to create some sample publications. Take advantage of some of the great new features listed below. Then, let us know what you think through the Publisher Beta Newsgroup (news:microsoft.beta.*****.publisher).

New Features in Publisher 2003 includes:

• 10 new master design sets for a total of 45 master design sets you can use to create common
• businesses publications with consistent design.
• New publication types CD/DVD labels, invitation cards, personal stationery, and e-mail
• Baseline alignment for text
• New interactive Graphics Manager
• Multiple master pages
• Empty picture frames to use as placeholders
• Improved Design Checker
• Improved positioning of inline objects
• Find and replace across all stories and text frames in a publication
• Improved Save As Picture command lets you choose image resolution and multiple file types
• Picture and catalog merge
• New Web wizards
• Easy Web Site Builder
• 3-Page Web Site
• Navigation bars for Web pages
• WYSISYG Web page editing (Web view)
• Incremental Web upload makes it easier to update and maintain a publisher-created Web site
• Page sorter for easily rearranging pages
• Precise pan and zoom using any 5-button mouse
• New publication task pane organization and Start screen

• Create a brochure and print it on your desktop printer.
• Create a Web Site using Microsoft Office Publisher2003.
• Create a single page letter and send it to a friend as rich e-mail.