What programs are comparable...

After recently making the switch from PC to Mac I need to find compatible software...
I create curricula for a small school along with a school-wide phone directory. I have used Microsoft Publisher extensively and know it isn't supported but wonder if the big Adobe programs are overkill? They seem more than a little bloated for what I need and I'm concerned about the learning curve. Is there something else out there? Would appreciate any advice.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

I would concur with Ouch!.
Pages would be a good alternative to Publisher (and you get Keynote as well (a much better alternative for PowerPoint).
iWork with an educational discount will be very good value for money.
http://www.apple.com/iwork/
My only caveat is whether you use professional (CMYK) printers for your newsletter?

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Welcome to Apple Discussions....this link takes you to the Apple Store >MacBook< section....
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omorfidesign wrote:
I want to build a facebook game similar to Monster Legends. It will have turn based pvp, leader boards, guilds, leveling, rankings, quests, various currencies, teams, jobs/professions, vendors, story modes, customizable characters, customizable skill sets, skill trees, various drop rates eg. low and high chances of certain items dropping from kills. What programs are required to create a game like this? Can it be done using only Adobe products?
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http://gaming.adobe.com/
http://gaming.adobe.com/technologies/gamingsdk/
http://gaming.adobe.com/technologies/flascc/
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/games/articles/getting-started-with-facebooksdk-actionscript3. html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/stage3d.html
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Scroll this section fro items 5 through 12
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Also this page http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/EZJim/EZJimpage7.html for APps in general.
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Besides fireworks or photoshop what programs are you using to edit pictures or graphics, Thx

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Unable to purchase a new version of PS (no insurance - eek!) I turned to GIMP. The good news: It's free. The bad news: if you're used to PS there's a big learning curve. Things that should be intuitive and easy if you've used PS for years...just aren't.Maybe it's just a problem of getting used to a new program, but if I could dump GIMP I would.
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