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"Richard S. Russell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:07:40 -0500
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On 2011 Jun 7, at 16:50, Lee wrote:

> Why is everything I find related to Newsletter software only for email newsletters. 
> I don't want an email newsletter but one I can print and send off to members in the normal mail.
> I'm sorry if there has been confusion. I've spent hours looking on the web but everything is email based/html stuff, not straightforward desktop publishing newsletter software.
> I can design it in Filemaker of course but it becomes not so user friendly when reports and content vary in size from month to month.


What you need is a page-layout program. Microsoft Word claims to have page-layout capabilities built into it, probably about 2 doors down from the kitchen sink. For Q&D stuff, I use the Mac-specific Nisus Writer Pro, but Apple's own Pages (part of the iWork suite) is better for medium-quality work.

Years ago, the professional-grade standards in the field were Quark Xpress, Adobe PageMaker, and ReadySetGo. I expect that all of them have evolved or died since I last had any need of them.

I plead total ignorance of what's available for Windows users.

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