Opensource Program Similar To Ms Publisher

[Mosaic]

Hi techies. Now don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Publisher but I've used it for years to write a local society newsletter (still using 2003, what me cheap?)
Now I've migrated my laptop to Xubuntu and love it, but I could do with a program that is similar to Publisher mainly for the speed of production.
I've tried Scribus - way too complex for me, not obvious enough.
So I wondered if anyone has any suggestions that may ease my transition.

[HansUrbancka]

You could consider Open Office which is often recommended in Answerbank.

http://www.3alternatives.com/free-alternatives-microsoft-publisher

Hans.

[Mosaic]

Hans, LibreOffice comes bundled with all ubuntu Wordalike program (write) and a graphics + image program (draw) but no layout program as such.
Write has all the disadvantages of MS Word for anything beyond simple layout.

[Buenchico]

Passepartout?
http://www.stacken.kth.se/project/pptout/

Laidout?
http://www.laidout.org/

[Mosaic]

Thanks Chris, will give them a whirl