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Small Business Publisher

By Belltech Systems Free to try Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Jun 1, 2009

Small Business Publisher promises to help entrepreneurs avoid having their materials professionally designed and printed. While it does its best to help even those with no artistic ability, the program takes some getting used to.

This download does a great job of covering the bases for users who are either ready to jump right in and design (thanks to its three-step startup menu), or those who need a little coaching (thanks to its Help file and two online tutorials). However, the actual design screen will take some exploring no matter how you get started. For example, the design tools change with each template item highlighted. We initially found this confusing, but grew to love its versatility, which made for quick and simple customizations. In general, filling in the templates was intuitive and even fun thanks to the text boxes.

Small Business Planner offers users a wide swath of templates, from brochures to letterheads and business cards, which will do a good job of covering user needs. However, we were surprised that some templates looked very professional (like the letterhead and brochures) while others looked like they were designed on an old word processor (advertisements and fliers). The program also places a watermark on each project until the program is purchased. Still, we found this to be a capable desktop program for people looking to design their own marketing materials.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 5.2

General

Release May 3, 2012
Date Added May 3, 2012
Version 5.2

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 85,054
Downloads Last Week 1
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Developer's Description

Belltech Small Business Publisher is a business publishing and printing software to design and print address label, name badge, envelope, letterhead, flyer, brochure, catalog, postcard, invitation card, newsletter, advertisement. This print designer software comes with many design templates and cutting-edge design tools, supports all standard paper stocks including Avery papers. Use this program as brochure designer, label maker, newsletter creator. Main features: create publication with transparency and shadows; add object rotation, clip-arts, color blend and texture to your design; link to Microsoft Excel or Access data files; send your file to your print-shop for professional printing.

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