Creating Newsletters Without Adobe: Free Picture Options

[PamperedK]

With my browser, I cannot copy and paste a newsletter from Word - it doesn't work. I need to create my newsletter right in the email body. The problem with that is, I don't have Adobe so I can't use any pictures...is there another - preferably free - program that you guys use to take pictures from the flyers for your newsletters?On that note...does someone have the picture from the May Guest special flyer with the 3 HWC products they can share with me?

 

[jenniferknapp]

You should be able to open a flyer off of CC in Acrobat Reader (free), use the select tool, and start to drag from right to left over the image as if it was text. It should be "smart" and select the image for you. Then, if you right click on it, you can "copy image to clipboard" ..... then go in to word and right click and paste the image. I hope this helps and isn't too confusing!

 

[MelissaK]

I have a question, when sending a newsletter, do you just attach it or is there a way to get the actual newsletter right in the body of the e-mail?

 

[jenniferknapp]

If you use the Outlook mail client, and microsoft word, you can create a mail merge and it will use your outlook address book, and create an individual email (with the newsletter in the body) to each person and put them all in your outbox, then you go in to the outbox and send them all.

 

[tlennhoff]

If you use the Outlook mail client, and microsoft word, you can create a mail merge and it will use your outlook address book, and create an individual email (with the newsletter in the body) to each person and put them all in your outbox, then you go in to the outbox and send them all.

Jennifer, do you have written instructions for how to do this? I went into outlook help & it sends me to a training site with a 40 minute verbal lesson. I do better with written instructions. I've done mail merges in word but never an email merge and the idea intrigues me as I love the idea of being able to personalize the emails.


If you don't have instructions you can share I'm sure I'll figure it out. I'm just feeling lazy today.

 

[jenniferknapp]

I actually got the instructions from another consultant on here. I did have to tweak it to fit me though, I have a Mac and use Entourage. I will look to see what I can find later... might not be until next week though, I am staying at my mom's while she is recovering from a knee surgery yesterday.

 

[tlennhoff]

I actually got the instructions from another consultant on here. I did have to tweak it to fit me though, I have a Mac and use Entourage. I will look to see what I can find later... might not be until next week though, I am staying at my mom's while she is recovering from a knee surgery yesterday.

No rush. May your mom have a speedy and complete recovery.

 

[beepampered]

I get my photos from the Personal Website Assistant. Just like you would choose a photo for your website, you can just copy a photo and paste it into your program. I prefer this method because there is no text that gets shrunk down to small to read...

 

[PamperedK]

You should be able to open a flyer off of CC in Acrobat Reader (free), use the select tool, and start to drag from right to left over the image as if it was text. It should be "smart" and select the image for you. Then, if you right click on it, you can "copy image to clipboard" ..... then go in to word and right click and paste the image. I hope this helps and isn't too confusing!

Oh wow I didn't know I could do that! Thanks so much!!!!