The desktop publishing software SpringPublisher has just been upgraded to version 3.0, and the team behind the product was nice enough to provide us with a review copy and ten software product keys for a give away. The program is offered as a free and professional version, with the free version limited to personal use and without some of the features of the pro version.
The pro version of SpringPublisher supports high quality outputs in 350 DPI, 100 store credits to purchase templates in the template store and micro perforated paper printouts.
You can use SpringPublisher to design and print your own business cards, flyers, labels, letterheads and postcards using templates and a built-in easy to use graphics editor. The free and pro version of the program ships with several templates that let you design and print your very own business cards or flyers within a few minutes.
Editing a template could not be easier. All you need to do is click on the item that you want to edit, and either move it around directly, or use the element properties menu on the right to change its appearance. Here you can change the text and font properties, the alignment, sizes, angles, opacities and several other properties that define the element.
You are however not limited to the default elements of the template. You can replace any element with another, or leave the area that it covered completely blank. You can for instance replace the default logo with a company logo, add another line of textual information to the back of a business card, or insert maps, shapes or other images as you see fit. And if you are the creative type, you can instead create your own custom designs using the tools it provides you with.
One of the new features of SpringPublisher 3.0 is the option to create artistic QR codes which you can add to your designs. This basically mixes a regular QR code with a logo or image that you add on top of it.
You can add e-business card information or plain text to the QR code, and add an image from your local PC or shapes to it. The program computes the QR code on the fly, and displays the readability level of the content here as well. Even if you do not want to add a logo to the QR code, you can still make use of it to add it to your business cards, postcards, letter heads, flyers or labels so that contacts can scan the information with their phone to add contact information or other information this way to it.
Another new feature of SpringPublisher 3.0 is support for Avery papers (micro perforated papers) that are available online at Amazon and locally at Walmart, Office Depot and other office supplies stores. These papers are specifically perforated for easier printing and cutting (note that the free version does not offer support for micro perforated paper).
Those two are the main feature additions. SpringPublisher however has more to offer than this, including:
Please note that the free version includes an offer to install the Babyloon Toolbar on the user system.
Source: http://www.ghacks.net/2012/08/06/springpublisher-destop-publishing-software-3-0-review-and-giveaway/
The pro version of SpringPublisher supports high quality outputs in 350 DPI, 100 store credits to purchase templates in the template store and micro perforated paper printouts.
You can use SpringPublisher to design and print your own business cards, flyers, labels, letterheads and postcards using templates and a built-in easy to use graphics editor. The free and pro version of the program ships with several templates that let you design and print your very own business cards or flyers within a few minutes.
Editing a template could not be easier. All you need to do is click on the item that you want to edit, and either move it around directly, or use the element properties menu on the right to change its appearance. Here you can change the text and font properties, the alignment, sizes, angles, opacities and several other properties that define the element.
You are however not limited to the default elements of the template. You can replace any element with another, or leave the area that it covered completely blank. You can for instance replace the default logo with a company logo, add another line of textual information to the back of a business card, or insert maps, shapes or other images as you see fit. And if you are the creative type, you can instead create your own custom designs using the tools it provides you with.
One of the new features of SpringPublisher 3.0 is the option to create artistic QR codes which you can add to your designs. This basically mixes a regular QR code with a logo or image that you add on top of it.
You can add e-business card information or plain text to the QR code, and add an image from your local PC or shapes to it. The program computes the QR code on the fly, and displays the readability level of the content here as well. Even if you do not want to add a logo to the QR code, you can still make use of it to add it to your business cards, postcards, letter heads, flyers or labels so that contacts can scan the information with their phone to add contact information or other information this way to it.
Another new feature of SpringPublisher 3.0 is support for Avery papers (micro perforated papers) that are available online at Amazon and locally at Walmart, Office Depot and other office supplies stores. These papers are specifically perforated for easier printing and cutting (note that the free version does not offer support for micro perforated paper).
Those two are the main feature additions. SpringPublisher however has more to offer than this, including:
- The option to add maps to your printouts (using Google Maps)
- To add barcodes to the printouts
- To save designs as images to have them printed out in print shops
- Format support for the United States, Europe, Asia and international.
Verdict
The new features improve the excellent desktop publishing software further. The software makes it incredible easy to create your own designs and make them look exactly the way you want them to look like. The QR code feature is an excellent addition to the program, as is support for micro perforated paper in the pro version of SpringPublisher as it aids you when it comes to cutting out the printouts in the end.Please note that the free version includes an offer to install the Babyloon Toolbar on the user system.
Giveaway
We have ten SpringPublisher 3.0 Pro licenses for a giveaway. Winners will be randomly drawn from all users who leave a comment on this page in the next 48 hours. Winners will then be announced on the ghacks Google+ pageSource: http://www.ghacks.net/2012/08/06/springpublisher-destop-publishing-software-3-0-review-and-giveaway/
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