Page Plus is mostly drag-and-drop, and I tried the application right away without bothering with any training. You can learn more about Affinity Publisher here Update: Page Plus has been officially replaced by Serif with Affinity Publisher. Some web-based applications can be a bit sluggish, but Marq certainly wasn’t. I’ve created some very good designs for print and really don’t know what I’m doing. You don’t need any design skills to get good results with Marq. I must say that the free version is pretty good, but the Pro version is much better. It’s pretty easy to create brochures, leaflets, flyers, business cards and even logos. It’s a great design app for beginners because you can just pick one of the pre-made templates and get started right away. Thanks to the impressive selection of templates, I was able to get started with Lucidpress right away. In fact, it was very similar to Microsoft Publisher in many ways and I found it easier to use. When I pulled up Marq, I was immediately impressed with its drag-and-drop functionality.

It’s another good Microsoft Publisher alternative. Marq is web-based, so you can use it on any platform. Marq – Free Version and Pro at $12.95 per month

So if you’re new to design, you should find something easier to start with.

QuarkXPress just has so many features and some of them I didn’t even understand! I’d to go through some training to get started. To be honest, this is really an application for professionals and I found it quite exhausting. I liked the drag and drop functionality and the fact that you can easily change the page size. I found that one of the best things about QuarkXPress is the fact that they really listen to their users and keep adding new features that users want.

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