software to make newsletters

al_bundy · 07-02-09, 01:37 PM

my wife wants to make a newsletter at work. is Adobe still the way to go or is there another way? I know you can do it on MS Word, but she was looking for something better.

Nifty03 · 07-02-09, 02:04 PM

Scribus is a free Desktop publishing program. Or Microsoft Publisher.

http://www.scribus.net/

printerati · 07-03-09, 11:09 PM

Publisher is "better" than Word is for this task, but that isn't saying much. It is included with most flavors of Office, however, so she may already have it at her disposal. There is a considerable learning curve (and jump in price) for a true desktop publishing program like Quark or InDesign. PageMaker has been discontinued for quite some time, but we have clients who still use it regularly/exclusively.

Will she be printing it at work? I have not used Scribus, but I have used PDFs exported from Scribus, and they are...not good, something to consider if she will be outsourcing the printing.

Lateralus · 07-04-09, 03:34 AM

Our company uses and online website, it sends the newsletter in HTML format via email.

http://www.constantcontact.com/

We looked in to this for years and this was by far the best option available.

I can send you an example of our newsletter if you like.

07-02-09, 01:37 PM	#1
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07-03-09, 11:09 PM	#3
printerati DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,054	Re: software to make newsletters Publisher is "better" than Word is for this task, but that isn't saying much. It is included with most flavors of Office, however, so she may already have it at her disposal. There is a considerable learning curve (and jump in price) for a true desktop publishing program like Quark or InDesign. PageMaker has been discontinued for quite some time, but we have clients who still use it regularly/exclusively. Will she be printing it at work? I have not used Scribus, but I have used PDFs exported from Scribus, and they are...not good, something to consider if she will be outsourcing the printing.

07-04-09, 03:34 AM	#4
Lateralus DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Valley of Megiddo Posts: 8,324	Re: software to make newsletters Our company uses and online website, it sends the newsletter in HTML format via email. http://www.constantcontact.com/ We looked in to this for years and this was by far the best option available. I can send you an example of our newsletter if you like. __________________ (Lat's 2009 book list) (Lat's 2008 book list)