Robert I do all my signs free hand and I use Publisher. You can look at my "whatchacallit" - oh dangit...PROFILE! That's it! lol my profile and see my work. In Publisher, you may be able to do the lettering the way you want, but I use a laser printer, which is better than inkjet anyway, (in my opinion), and if you're trying to save on ink, remember you can go into your printer settings and put it on "draft" which will use a whole lot less ink than the standard printing. (15 year secretary... I know how to save on ink, paper, etc etc lol. Also called the "Queen of Improvising" by my husband when he's not getting mad at how I strive to save on things :lol