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LearnedHand

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2. PowerPoint is a decent substitute for the tasks you mentioned

Reply to madamesilverspurs (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:04 AM

Jun 28

It can’t do serious page layout but can definitely do stickers and such.

Note about LibreOffice: I tried using it many times but the messy interface is just too much busyness for me. I stumbled across Ashampoo Office 9, a German product, that is almost indistinguishable from Office 2021 (not Office 365). They sell permanent licenses, not subscriptions.

https://www.ashampoo.com/en-us/office-9

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Me, again. Not tech this time. [View all] madamesilverspurs Jun 27 OP

Keep this link handy TommyT139 Jun 28 #1

Bonus buzzycrumbhunger Jun 28 #4

PowerPoint is a decent substitute for the tasks you mentioned LearnedHand Jun 28 #2

For the design work I highly recommend Canva. Especially a Pro account - and if you volunteer for a summer_in_TX Jun 28 #3

Canva uses generative AI. highplainsdem Jun 28 #5

You have the option to use the AI tools or not. summer_in_TX Jun 29 #6