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Summary: Print Shop 15
Review: Excellent product. I have never had an installation problem on 6 versions and upgrades and 5 different computers.
Each version had slight improvements so other than a fanatic you can wait before upgrading. Product has no problems and if you register you get offered the next upgrade at a discount.Easy for beginners. Has lots of features available only on photoshop. The only disadvantage is the cards are all saved in proprietary format.
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Summary: Experienced Print Shop user
Review: I bought the print shop deluxe version 15 because I had been very pleased with its previous editions. Well not with this one. It installed only part of the program, I uninstalled the whole program and started installation again, but the program insists it is already installed. So here I sit with a new program that is useless. Have contacted Broderbund but have not had a reply. Have had the computer checked out and it is the program not the computer causing the problem.
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Summary: Installation Nightmare
Review: I recently purchased this item thinking it would be much better than the previous versin I had (#12). The problem here is there is hardly no diference. There is not as many graphics. You have to go online to get the graphics if you want them. And also, when you start the program, it tries to automatically connect to the internet. I think version 12 was much better and has almost all the same features as this new version and a lot more graphics on the CD's without having to go to the internet. Personally, if you're satisfied with version 12, there is no need to waste money on this new version.
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Summary: Not a good upgrade
Review: I upgraded my old Printshop 6.0 to version 15, thinking there would have to be lots of improvements in the last 3 yrs. So far, I haven't seen them. In fact, some things I could do in the older version can't even be done in the new version.I find the user interface to be more cumbersome than the older version. One area where I had high hopes was the Quickstart projects and graphics -- I thought they would be updated. They're still amateurish. It's hard to see how a business would use any of them.
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Summary: Access is "iffy"
Review: I've owned previous versions of this product, and I enjoyed using them. I found switching CDs a little annoying though, and welcomed the idea of one disk, with most of the art stored online, without taking up space on my computer. The art is wonderful; my real complaint with the program is the website access. All too often, I find myself in the middle of designing something when suddenly an object cannot download. There appears a blurb from the manufacturer telling you to try again later. Sometimes "later" is just a few moments later, other times it can be quite a while. Also, I find that the thumbnails are a little slow appearing, making scrolling through the art time consuming. I would give this product a much higher rating if it wasn't for this unreliability. I like the PrintShop, but I just bought Version 20 Deluxe, to be installed when I install my larger hard drive. I haven't installed it yet; I'm reading reviews here to see if anything else sounds more promising.
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Summary: Access is "iffy"
Review: I've owned previous versions of this product, and I enjoyed using them. I found switching CDs a little annoying though, and welcomed the idea of one disk, with most of the art stored online, without taking up space on my computer. The art is wonderful; my real complaint with the program is the website access. All too often, I find myself in the middle of designing something when suddenly an object cannot download. There appears a blurb from the manufacturer telling you to try again later. Sometimes "later" is just a few moments later, other times it can be quite a while. Also, I find that the thumbnails are a little slow appearing, making scrolling through the art time consuming. I would give this product a much higher rating if it wasn't for this unreliability. I like the PrintShop, but I just bought Version 20 Deluxe, to be installed when I install my larger hard drive. I haven't installed it yet; I'm reading reviews here to see if anything else sounds more promising.
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Summary: Experienced Print Shop user
Review: This is terrible software. I gave it two stars because it does edit photos and I needed that feature, but, overall I am very sorry that I spent my money before looking at these reviews. The interface is AWFUL! For example, if you want to add a rectangle you would think you would just click on a rectangle tool and draw it. Nope! Instead you click on "Insert Shape", then you get a dialog box of possible shapes. You have to select the shape you want and the color in this dialog box. Then you click OK. Now you have a rectangle that you can reshape. The Wizards are OK, but the designs are very lame and unprofessional. The system creates some integrated letterhead and business cards, but you wouldn't want to use them. I bought this ... figuring, ...how much worse can it be than Microsoft Publisher 2000? Afterall, this isn't rocket science. The answer was MUCH worse!
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Summary: Terrible Software - Does edit photos
Review: This is terrible software. I gave it two stars because it does edit photos and I needed that feature, but, overall I am very sorry that I spent my money before looking at these reviews. The interface is AWFUL! For example, if you want to add a rectangle you would think you would just click on a rectangle tool and draw it. Nope! Instead you click on "Insert Shape", then you get a dialog box of possible shapes. You have to select the shape you want and the color in this dialog box. Then you click OK. Now you have a rectangle that you can reshape. The Wizards are OK, but the designs are very lame and unprofessional. The system creates some integrated letterhead and business cards, but you wouldn't want to use them. I bought this ... figuring, ...how much worse can it be than Microsoft Publisher 2000? Afterall, this isn't rocket science. The answer was MUCH worse!
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