which software is best for business flyers?

Question

I need to make flyers for a marble floor restoration company and dont know which software I should use, its getting overwhelming I would appreciate any help, thanks.

Answer 1

For your needs I'd say Microsoft Publisher.

If you don't have money to pay an outside graphics artist, then use whatever desktop publishing software is already on your computer.

Professional Printer:
Professionals use a variety of programs. The most popular are QuarkXpress (favored by the oldest designers), Adobe InDesign (favored by younger designers). That's if you want it to be glossy with all the tricks (but it's only really worth it if you hire a professional graphics designer, who might have a good program anyway). Some printers accept them in Acrobat, Illustrator or Photoshop format, but making flyers in Photoshop takes too long.

Small Business in House:
A competent secretary can use Microsoft Publisher. I've made some decent black and white fliers with that for parties and arts classes. This is best for cheap fliers that you print yourself.

If you're broke you can use a free program like Scribus. Or whatever desktop publishing software comes free in the latest computer magazine.

It really isn't in the program, it's in the designer. Wearing a different pair of jeans doesn't make you a better marble floor restorer, does it?

Answer 2

Microsoft is trying to get into the DTP (desktop publishing industry) arena, and Publisher is their answer.
Publisher is cheap, and it does what you want it to do if you are going to print out your flyers at home. Drop in a few lo-res images, and 3-4 colors, a heading or 2, and some prices, and away you go.

Publisher is good ONLY if you are going to print the flyers out yourself on your little $40 desktop printer.
If you take the file to be printed by a real printer (on a printing press), be very careful.
Alot of printers will not take Publisher files.
They are alot of trouble.

(There is a reson Microsoft gives it away FREE to printing companies, and its because Quark and InDesign have 99.99% of that industry).

We do promotional pieces for cabinet makers (different woods and stains), and tile installers (granite, marble, slate, etc.), and they want the printed piece to look like what they will install in customers homes. The only way to go for hi-quality promo pieces are the standard established DTP software.
Quark or Indesign, and Photoshop, and Illustrator.

But the bottom line is price.
You get what you pay for:
Low end = Publisher
Hi-end = Quark, InDesign, etc.......

Answer 3

Microsoft Publisher will provide you an enormous selection of templates. You can also "create" your own template if you are a more experienced user. The Publisher templates will show you where to insert text, then format, resize and place each element. You can search for Microsoft Clip Art through Publisher (similar to Word) and then add these to your flyer.

Publisher is the best way to streamline this process, although Word does offer some less advanced templates, formatting and image tools.

Answer 4

I have been using MS Publisher 97, since 98, to create my business cards, flyer's, web pages, even my own yellow page ads. It has just enough bells and whistle.

Answer 5

I use Microsoft Office Publisher, Its very similar to Word and other Microsoft Office programs, but its great for making flyers!

I use it for Real Estate everyday.

Goodluck!

Answer 6

Depending on how savvy your computer skills are, PowerPoint works just as well as any. I used it all the time to make flyers when I was selling hardware.

Answer 7

i use micrsoft publisher it good and simple

hope that helps