Print to create a printed newsletter; Web to create a newsletter that will be published on a website; or Digital Publishing to create a newsletter that will be electronically delivered to a device.
Use this drop-down to select the target screen-size for digitally-published newsletters. Many print newsletters have standard, letter-sized pages.
If you’re creating a print newsletter that you intend to fold, and it’s not already checked, check “Facing Pages. "
The value in the “Gutter:” field is the amount space between columns. Newsletters appear neater and more legible if the text is broken into columns. Two or three columns are common on a letter-sized newsletter.
Use the drop-down menus on the left side of the toolbar to change the font and/or text style. Click in the field with the big and small “T"s, next to the font name, to adjust the size of the text. Use the alignment buttons (eight icons made up of horizontal lines) on the right side of the toolbar to: Center the text; align it to the left side of the text box; align it to the right side; or justify the text so it’s distributed across the text box and aligned to both sides.
The masthead will typically only be on the front page.
Use the drop-down menus on the left side of the toolbar to change the font and/or text style. Headlines above articles are often bold or italic and sometimes use a different font from the main text of an article. Click in the field with the big and small “T"s, next to the font name, to adjust the size of the text. Body text is usually 10- or 12-point type. Headlines are typically larger. Use the alignment buttons (eight icons made up of horizontal lines) on the right side of the toolbar to align the text. Body text in columns is usually aligned left or justified. Headlines are typically aligned left, centered, or justified.
To change the size of the image, click on Object in the menu bar, then click on Transform and Scale. . . . Enter the percentage by which you’d like to shrink or enlarge the image and click on OK.
To wrap text around a rectangular image, click on the button that has a square in the middle, which is surrounded, but not overlapped, by horizontal lines. To wrap text around an irregularly-shaped image, click on the button that has a circle in the middle, which is surrounded, but not overlapped, by horizontal lines. To have the text stop above and continue below the image, without wrapping along the sides, click on the button with a rectangle in the center and horizontal lines above and below it.
