Create Newsletter?

the short answer is NO. create the newsletter with 'authoring' apps, such as MS word or MS publisher. then print/convert to PDF.

Hi Melissa,

As robgie alluded to, you'll not be able to create newsletters with Acrobat.

However, Adobe has two applications to consider for the authoring of newsletters.


You can use Adobe FrameMaker or InDesign to author newsletters.
Newsletter templates (and others) are available for FrameMaker at:
[url]http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows[/url]
Scroll to page bottom and download the Version 5.5.x template packs.


There are many templates available for InDesign.
Use an internet search engine to look for "Indesign newsletter templates".


If your are intending to use PDF as the deliverable, keep in mind that FrameMaker, InDesign, and MS Word
(using the Adobe PDFMaker) provide the most comprehensive upfront configuration choices for an output PDF.

If you already have MS Publisher and do not want to incur the expense of picking up FrameMaker or InDesign you will certainly be able to create really nice newsletters with it.
However, output of tagged PDF is not robust. With that said, tagged output PDFs may not be a consideration.



Be well...

Can I ask what tagging does to the document?

Hi Melissa,
Sure.

(pulling from the PDF specification)

A PDF that is created per the PDF specification provides a mechanism for incorporating structural information about the PDF's document content.
This might be the organization of content such as chapters and sections or the identification of special elements such as figures, tables, and footnotes.
It is similar to markup languages such as HTML, SGML, and XML.
In a PDF, a hierarchy of structure elements is used to express the PDF's document content.
The logical structure is separate from the PDF's visible content.
This separation allows ordering and nesting the logical elements ("tags") in a manner that is entirely independent of the order and location of document content on a PDF page.


A tagged PDF is a stylized use of PDF that builds on the logical structure framework of the PDF.
Such a PDF will define a set of standard structure types and attributes that allow page content (text, graphics, images) to be extracted and reused for other purposes.

To be a tagged PDF, conformance to some rules, described in the PDF specification, is required.

The intended use of tagged PDF is:
--| simple extraction of text and graphics for placement in other applications
--| automatic reflow of text and associated graphics
--| processing for search, indexing, and spell-checking
--| conversion to common file formats (i.e., HTML, XML, RTF) with document structure and basic styling information preserved
--| making content accessible to users with visual impairments

Be well...

Thank you all for your help.

Melissa