Comments on: Swift Publisher Review and Giveaway

By: marti

marti — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:39:05 +0000

I would like to see page tiling added to Swift Publisher so that I can print large documents on standard size paper.

By: No_limits61

No_limits61 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:39:47 +0000

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By: Boy41

Boy41 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:42:47 +0000

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By: Lou S

Lou S — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:28:11 +0000

I switched from PC to Mac in Oct ‘08. My only problem has been a replacement for MS Publisher. InDesign is too expensive and too complicated. I was hoping Swift Publisher would do the trick. The price is great (!) but features fall far short of MS Publisher.

Also, there aren’t enough ready-to-go templates.

Otherwise, this is a great program, especially for the $$!

By: Erika Iisa

Erika Iisa — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:36:33 +0000

I am bilingual (English-Finnish). It would help me and probably others if it were possible to use more than one language with Swift Publisher. My sister did a Christmas calendar this year with another software package, and she could put English and Finnish text in it.

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how to trade currnecies — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:30:38 +0000

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By: Aharon

Aharon — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:44:21 +0000

Well Swift is great but there is little chance to modify or to compose images from scratch or combining letters and images. This could be great but is still a good app.

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Swift Publisher Giveaway Winners | MacApper — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:29:09 +0000

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By: KyleF

KyleF — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:24:13 +0000

I had this app at my last job, but when I left I didn’t buy it for home until the mubundle before Christmas. I’ve been using pages, but since getting this again, have used it for anything new. Support for .doc would be great, then it could be my word processor for anything beyond text edit, but as a page layout it’s great!

By: Maciek

Maciek — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:45:03 +0000

When we can expect winners to be announced?

By: Skip

Skip — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:48:42 +0000

Improvements/suggestions: 1. Fix the memory leaks and random crashes – it happens WAY too often. 2. integrate Core image tools. 3. integrate with for-purchase stock image websites like istockphoto. 4. link embedded images and data to originating files (simple cataloging updates).

Impressions: Wife and I have been using for well over a year now. Good stuff when compared to pricey and overstuffed alternatives. Published a K-12 yearbook with it last year. Have only demoed Pages, so no real opinion on how it compares. Foreground/Background scheme works well once you understand it and use effectively. A third layer would be nice.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:11:06 +0000

How about some basic image editing tools?

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:19:49 +0000

I’d like to see the ability to import/read PageMaker 6.5 files.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:47:13 +0000

[I've only just started playing with this tonight, so it might well be a feature already.]

Anyway the feature I’m currently looking for is the ability to save a ‘text-dodge’/'text-mask’ (i.e. to make text flow around the subject of a background image).

But to save it independently – so I can use the same mask with loads of different pictures (- that are specifically 3d rendered to have the subject in the same exact place!), each one is the illustration to a different page. (and same position on page).

By: weirdsci

weirdsci — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:55:24 +0000

I would like to see integration with Keynote for making outlines.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:46:38 +0000

I would like to see more integration with the several formats that documents could use. I would also like to see more templates you can never have enough.

By: roderick

roderick — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:18:37 +0000

Templates for designing cd covers for custom playlists would be really nice, aswell as being able to open/edit/save .pub files.

By: Bayliss

Bayliss — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:01:30 +0000

A simple export to mail, or mail templates would be awesome. A possible database feature (mail merge) would be an ace idea to. It would allow you to send out e-letters to your customers saving you money on postage.

The UI may need some tweaking to make it more Leopard like.

By: Kenny Garlic

Kenny Garlic — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:07:27 +0000

dotmac-integration with one-click-publishing just like iWeb. This way, I wouldnÂ´t need to create flyers in one application, announcement websites in another app.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:19:05 +0000

How about the ability to open/save to Microsoft Publisher. Seems to be something windows people cling to… feeling like there is no way to take their layout work with them. Lot’s of churches use publisher for the Sunday morning bulletin and Church newsletters. It would be nice to plant a Mac in this situation using Swift Publisher.

By: Markus

Markus — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:11:36 +0000

I know, there are masks in SwiftPublisher, but I realy miss a real gradient tool to do that. On the other hand, this program just rocks, very nicely done…

By: Sean C

Sean C — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:31:04 +0000

I’ve tried the trial and I think there could be a lot more clip art and professional images. Otherwise its a good program

By: 2stupid2knowIt

2stupid2knowIt — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:29:39 +0000

search free and paid stock photography sites from within app.

By: kirkrr

kirkrr — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:46:02 +0000

Bi-directional compatibility with MS Word is essential for communicating with the rest of the world. I realize that Word does not have the formatting capabilities of Swift, but, whatever editable facsimile available would be essential to interacting with the corporate world. Absent this feature, the product becomes an island of automation, producing data that does not have the ability to be shared easily with others.

However, that approach is a best practice, as almost every Microsoft product stores data in a proprietary format. I guess they can get away with it, being the 800 lb gorilla.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:32:10 +0000

Feature suggestion: export to web

By: Alan Cook

Alan Cook — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:43:45 +0000

Perhaps this would encourage more switchers. How about some support for importing MS Publisher files?

By: Colby G.

Colby G. — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:33:46 +0000

Document export to Mail as stationary would be awesome.

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:25:00 +0000

I use the Belight Business Card Composer, and it is fantastic. I anticipate this program is every bit as easy to use, and produces professional results

By: John Piatt

John Piatt — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:32:31 +0000

editing PDFs would be great!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:23:15 +0000

I’d love to see a business card template added to this. Or perhaps a music program template.