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For a newsletter, my hands-down choice, over Publisher, PageMaker,
InDesign, Quark, or anything else would be Scribus. Of course, it runs
on Linux. I can't think of a better time or reason to make the switch
and try out GNU/Linux if you haven't already. Mandriva's distro
especially is a piece of cake for a seasoned Windows user to adjust to.
Linux: zero dollars
Scribus: zero dollars
Easily producing a quality newsletter: priceless
Whatever you do, under no circumstances should you use M$ Word to design
a newsletter. It's not a design program, and I assure you (from personal
experience) that you'll be tearing your hair out in no time.
You're going to face a learning curve of some sort whatever software you
choose, so I hope you'll give Scribus consideration.
Daniel
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