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• Get started, but stay original, with Microsoft Designer

  Posted on January 23, 2023 at 02:43 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT 365

  

  By Peter Deegan

  There is and will continue to be a lot of hype about Microsoft Designer.

  As usual, the reality of a Microsoft product is somewhat different. Microsoft’s focus is making everything quick and easy, which sounds great. But any moderately experienced Office user knows the trap. Too many docs, sheets, and slides have a tedious sameness to them because they rely on the same templates and design helpers.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.04.0, 2023-01-23).

  Microsoft 365 Designer, Graphics Editors, Microsoft Designer, Newsletters

• Software gems: Paint.net

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  SOFTWARE

  

  By Will Fastie

  Besides having a very interesting history, paint.net is a useful program.

  Paint.net has an unusual origin. It was written as a senior project by a computer science student at Washington State University, Rick Brewster. His project was to write a better version of Microsoft Paint, the ubiquitous program that has been part of Windows since the dawn of Windows.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).

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