@jhilden I think Publisher is great if you don’t yet live and die in one of the other layout apps. I can work in it but it’s hard to break a habit so if I’m in a hurry I end up using the same old app I can handle in my sleep. If you are starting out with typesetting, then I would totally go for it. (From what I heard Scribus is great for academic writing. I don’t know anyone who did proper typesetting, colour specification or PDF export with it.)