# Recomend Print software.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033 "2006-01-15T02:37:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033/1 "2006-01-15T02:37:25Z")

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I use Adobe Creative Suite for everything just about. So when friends mistake me as the guru on all print software and want help with a simple software solution to their printing and design woes I have nothing in my deck to offer them. Except learn design and do it yourself.  
What seems to the best reasonably priced software for the average user to create greeting cards, postcards, letterheads, calenders, and labels?  
Thanks for your suggestions my sister-in-law will appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![orangetruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ad7895/32.png) [@orangetruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orangetruck)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033/2 "2006-01-15T02:43:01Z")

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I have used Pagemaker for this kind of stuff for many years but I have not done any of this kind of work lately. I have no idea what pagemaker costs anymore but I doubt its cheap.

Power point does a surprisingly good job with stuff like this although that is not its intent.

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**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033/3 "2006-01-15T05:23:22Z")

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I was thinking of something less than 100.00  
Anything else?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recomend-print-software/340033/4 "2006-01-15T05:48:03Z")

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> [@fifty-six](#):
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> I use Adobe Creative Suite for everything just about. So when friends mistake me as the guru on all print software and want help with a simple software solution to their printing and design woes I have nothing in my deck to offer them. Except learn design and do it yourself.  
> What seems to the best reasonably priced software for the average user to create greeting cards, postcards, letterheads, calenders, and labels?  
> Thanks for your suggestions my sister-in-law will appreciate it.

What about [Print Shop](http://www.broderbund.com/jump.jsp?itemID=4596&itemType=CATEGORY&ovchn=GGL&ovcpn=Print+Creativity&ovcrn=sr2br7go581gx2718pi8ai3113+print+shop&ovtac=PPC)? It has been aorund forever and that is what it is designed to do easily and cheaply. It also costs much less than $100.