The IT guys here just installed AutoCad on my computer so I can do plots.
Any lighting supply store will have them, I order mine from Babizon.
Field Templates™: THE Source for Theatrical Lighting Symbols! - Also has a list of vendors by location, although I'm guessing online stores would sell them cheap as well.
Look into LD assistant if you actually want to use AutoCAD for lighting.
Vectorworks is also a great tool. I don't use it all that much but most of my friends that use it brag about it- and often how better it is than AutoCAD. I don't see any major differences so I can't really speak on that behalf. But there are student versions and trial versions I believe on the website.
I use excel. My instructor used it in HS, and it has just stuck.
I do not believe anyone has mentioned Lxfree. It is free (obviously), simple to use, and fairly decent for what it is supposed to do. If you are using Windows or Linux, you need to use the java version. The original is for OSX
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