Need an app similar to PrintShop and PrintMaster on the Windows platform.

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Need an app similar to PrintShop and PrintMaster on the Windows platform.

Hello,

I need to find an app similar to PrintShop or PrintMaster on the Windows platform. Something that not only can do simple layout of graphics and text but can create lots and lots of predefined projects like postcards, greeting cards, banners, posters, business cards, etc.

I've looked around in Pages, but it doesn't have much in the way of pre-designed projects, nothing at all like the others I've mentioned. ****, even MS Publisher has more 'stuff' in it. I was surprised to see that there are very VERY few clipart images and project templates.

I'm new to the Mac, so what do Mac users do to create such projects? Surely they don't all do them from scratch?

I'm about as creative as Milli Vanilli! Help me, for I've got to create something for Mother's Day! What apps out there can do what the others on Windows can do?

Thanks!

Jeff

1.82 Ghz Dual Core Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on May 8, 2008 6:16 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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May 8, 2008 6:51 PM in response to Jeff Ingram

Not real sure what you need but Pages sure has a number of pre-designed layouts for word processing, brochures, newsletters, flyers, posters, cards, business cards, etc.

But you are free to look for alternatives at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

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Jeff Ingram Author

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May 8, 2008 7:26 PM in response to Kappy

As I stated above, I've searched in Pages and there's not much there. Apparently you've never used Print Shop of Print Master. There is no comparison between the two programs and Pages. There are literally THOUSANDS of templates and images available in PrintShop and PrintMaster. For the greeting cards you pretty much enter your text, "Love, Jeff" and you're done! You've got what looks like a store bought greeting card that you're ready to send to your printer. Job Done!

Pages can't do that. I've seen that there USED to be a version of PrintShop for Mac, but Amazon no longer sells it.

I can't believe there's NOTHING out there that currently fills that need on the Mac. To all you programmers looking to fill a niche, look to this one and I believe you could make a LOT of money. I've read several comments on Amazon that pretty much say what I'm saying and there are those that have switched BACK to Windows just because they couldn't find similar apps on the Mac. Not everyone is a pro at using Photoshop, Framemaker, InDesign and PageMaker. There are lots of people like me that need all the help we can get when it comes to lacking creativity.

Please, there simply MUST be SOMETHING current out there!

Thanks,

Jeff

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