Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

petethefinn — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:54:12 GMT

It is quite a reasonable decision BUT how come you don't state this in the documentations people can see before buying the new version. You are cheating people to put it simply. No business ethics - is that the american way (sorry south america, i should say the Microsoft way).

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

bluegrasshomes — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:53:43 GMT

I just bought 10 expecting to have an even better web site builder. What a bunch of HOOEY!! I will have to go buy a web builder, but it will not be a Microsoft product. I guess you didn't make enough money last year?!

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

ejohn — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:49:28 GMT

I have used MSPub since its first release . . . astounded my colleagues with the web designs I created quickly with professional functionality and superior design.

I finally had my company by the latest version only to find that web authoring is no longer available. This function was over 50% of my reason for preferring MS Pub. I found other strange anomalies; the "drawing" capabilities seem to have been minimized. Several creative options are actually better in MS Word, which is ridiculous.

I will return MS Pub. Too bad. It was a great program that was never marketed well. So good that it could have been the only choice for a publishing tool . . . if more people had known.

Now, any publishing tool will do. Most have richer features anyway and are cheaper.

Let's be frank. The weak "story" about focusing on producing a better pub tool is a diversion. MS either wanted to reduce its cost and thereby increase profits on this product or the goal was to remove a viable web authoring tool to force users into buying an additional product.

Your mistake was to assume the loyal users would just accept this. You would have been far wiser to keep the users happy with the functions and raise the retail. Anyone using Pub to publish is not a andidate for purchasing a powerful web design and authoring and hosting tool.

Who makes these decisions?

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

nbrice — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:13:53 GMT

Let's face the facts: you just want to sell other products. Well you made my decision on not to upgrade to Office 10

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

MDaly — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:52:26 GMT

OK, I can edit my existing websites, but I don't see the output I used to get (after clicking "save as web page") that was plopped into a Publish folder that would then be uploaded to the ftp page where I uploaded by website information. Does that still happen? The old Publisher was a very easy way for non-HTML people to create nice looking websites for their non-profit organizations. Hope this can still achieved!

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

Meryl — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:40:41 GMT

Did not see this coming! I'm one of those unfortunates who has invested tons of time building/maintaining my web site with MS Publisher 2007 (which I'm still using). Can anyone tell me if MS Expression Web has an import tool so that I can still use my investment in Publisher and not have to re-invent this entire wheel? Thanks!

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

Bob deLaubenfels — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:14:41 GMT

Stephen - Given that the Web functionality was deprecated in Pub 2010, we don't have plans for any new Publisher Web templates. Regarding Web creation, have you checked out the Web Expressions link at the end of the article?

Thanks for writing.

Bob deL.

re: Where is web site authoring in Publisher 2010?

StephenMcD — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:17:40 GMT

Well that stinks. I do realize that any development team has a budget to work with though. And what Pub 2010 does offer is quite excellent. How about bringing back Frontpage??? It worked pretty well. If the web has changed, why isn't there a MSOffice product now available to work with it? After all, there is clearly a market. Are there anymore templates like Web site (Tabs design) (pub 2007)?