microsoft program for house plans

[catsears]

Can the Publisher program do anything with house plans? If so, what?

Also, does MS have any user friendly programs that you could do house plans
with, either scan a plan into and be able to edit, or draw from scratch,
whatever?

The normal software for this purpose IS NOT user friendly!!!!

 

[Mary Sauer]

Visio?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Visio would be the best choice of the Office programs but since you probably
don't have Visio, take a look at some of the lower priced programs that are
available. I've seen them for as little as $60 (Visio will set you back
several hundred).

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

SmartDraw but it's not from MS...but there is a free trial. It's like a baby
CAD + Visio like program.


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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| Can the Publisher program do anything with house plans? If so, what?
|
| Also, does MS have any user friendly programs that you could do house
plans
| with, either scan a plan into and be able to edit, or draw from scratch,
| whatever?
|
| The normal software for this purpose IS NOT user friendly!!!!

 

[Ed Bennett]

SmartDraw but it's not from MS...but there is a free trial. It's like a baby
CAD + Visio like program.

....and is like the child of Satan. I wouldn't wish that steaming heap of
proverbial on my worst enemy.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

EW! That bad, huh?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Ed Bennett]

EW! That bad, huh?

No, worse!

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

I guess then that you don't like it?
I use it for simple floorplans. Do you know of a diff program then?


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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| Rob Giordano (Crash) wrote:
| > SmartDraw but it's not from MS...but there is a free trial. It's like a
baby
| > CAD + Visio like program.
|
| ...and is like the child of Satan. I wouldn't wish that steaming heap of
| proverbial on my worst enemy.
|
| --
| Ed Bennett

 

[Ed Bennett]

I guess then that you don't like it?

Ya think?

I use it for simple floorplans. Do you know of a diff program then?

Offhand, no, as I haven't needed to do such things often enough to make
it worth my while to investigate the options. The only reason I used it
the time I did was because it was slightly less unintuitive than
XCircuit. Anyone forced to use that must be in the 9th circle of hell.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

That one looks like fun!

I've tried lite CAD programs but they're still too complicated, also have
tried the homeowner stuff and their usually junk...I need something
in-between.

R.

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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





| Rob Giordano (Crash) wrote:
| > I guess then that you don't like it?
|
| Ya think?
|
| > I use it for simple floorplans. Do you know of a diff program then?
|
| Offhand, no, as I haven't needed to do such things often enough to make
| it worth my while to investigate the options. The only reason I used it
| the time I did was because it was slightly less unintuitive than
| XCircuit. Anyone forced to use that must be in the 9th circle of hell.
|
| --
| Ed Bennett