Ease of Use:  

The Print Shop Deluxe is extremely easy to use. There are several tutorials features and helpful hints that can be turned on or off at will (under the general options folder of the file menu). You can use most every tool in The Print Shop Deluxe with just a click of the mouse.  Having the Wizard Design technology break everything down into a simple step-by-step sequence makes the program all the more easier to use.

Feature Set:  

The feature set for The Print Shop Deluxe is similar to that of its less expensive counterpart, The Print Shop Standard, except it has a lot more to offer.  You have the option to use guides, custom paper stocks and mail merge.  Your text can flow around an object and across colums.  Transparency and an eye-dropper tool and the ability to edit shapes are added to your image editing arsenal.  Images can be tagged to make them easier to locate.  Plus, you can edit them with vector image editing or easy editing.

Graphic/Image Tools:  

It's easy to transform your photos and clipart with The Print Shop Deluxe. You can crop and resize an image to almost any shape. With the flaw-fixing tools included in The Print Shop Deluxe, you can eliminate red eyes in photographs, fix scratches and dust and even add effects, such as distortion, transparent, black and white and more.

One great feature in this version of The Print Shop Deluxe is the hot shot viewer, where you can access your favorite photos, images, headlines and logos easily and then drag them directly into your projects.

With the artist stamp tool you can enhance a photo with artist stamps ranging from antique items to toys.

Text Tools:  

Like most Broderbund products, The Print Shop Deluxe allows you to create fun, interesting paragraphs, headlines and anything else you can think of using text. You can create drop shadows to give text the appearance of floating on the page, wrap text around an image and add unique shapes to text.

You can create some cool-looking custom headlines for projects or choose from ready-made headlines. Each tool allows you to view results before adding to your project.

Help/Support:  

The Print Shop Deluxe is so easy to use that you'll create stunning projects without reviewing any tutorials. However, the The Print Shop Deluxe tutorials are useful and easy to follow. Our only complaint was that you can't read the tutorial and try it at the same time; you have to print it out if you want to follow along

The sheer number of templates, images and tools bundled in The Print Shop Deluxe sets it apart from the other print software products that we reviewed. Not only can you create impressive print projects, you can share your projects with friends using messenger programs or even publish your projects to a webpage.  You might get a little more with this program than you would with The Print Shop Standard, but that doesn't mean you should rule that program out as an option.