FREE DTP Program

Today I came across this Free OS DTP program, Scribus, that may be good for those who do not have a DTP program and who cannot afford InDesign. Here is the link http://www.scribus.net/

You need Ghostscript installed to use it, but I believe that is free also. No, I did not download it, PagePlus and InDesign are enough for me. Speaking of PagePlus, they do have a free version for DTP, it is very basic, but it is what I started with before I got hooked and bought the upgraded version. Here is the link for that http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PagePlus/default.asp
Serif has loads of other free programs as well.

Another DTP program that I used to use before learning about PagePlus is GOBE Productive. The student price was 10.00 then, I'm not sure what it is now. It has its pros and cons, mainly pros. Includes drawing, painting, word processing, and spreadsheet functionality in one integrated package. Here is the link for that program http://www.gobe.com/home.html.

As some of you already know, InDesign is very expensive and has a steep learning curve (thank God for Patti's class!) so these are just a few alternatives to InDesign.