[Pharmboy]

So, how can I get the newsletter printed? Thanks so much for your help...

[LouAvul]

Tagged.

But, your customers don't have email?

[DuncanWaring]

After you do File ==> Print, hit the printer’s “Propertys” button and look for some sort of a “Pamphlet” option.

That may provide a means to do it.

[InterceptPoint]

I suspect Adobe InDesign could handle your needs. Pricey but excellent software.

[Halgr]

Kinkos ripped you off.

Convert everything to publisher and to 8.5 x 11.

[Quilla]

You might try saving the two-page layout as an 11x17 image and then print the image.

[ThomasThomas]

I have done this with word for a church bulletin a couple years back, check your advanced printer settings. Pamphlet settings is what your looking for if I remember.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

In Word 2007, did you try going to Page Layout and setting it to Landscape and Paper Size 11X17?

Then set it up in Columns.

I personally do Football Programs for my kids’ PeeWee team in Powerpoint as 11X17 Landscape. And it works like a charm.

Let me know why the above didn’t work for you. You ought to be able to copy paste your first one into the new document after you set it up as above. It should come out fine.

[RegulatorCountry]

When you say you “couldn’t do it,” what do you mean? Couldn’t figure out how to impose the pages for 1-4 and 2-3 or what?

Do you have an image editing program? You can set up an 11 x 17 base file and open each PDF, placing in the page order you want side by side, for a low tech method.

If you plan on doing this regularly, you need a reasonably capable page layout program, and Publisher ain’t it, lol. Adobe InDesign is excellent, part of Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4), also contains full featured PhotoShop. Fairly expensive, but if you’re doing this every month, it’ll be worth it in printing costs and frustration avoided.

[NEMDF]

Do you have Windows Picture & Fax viewer?

[Inyo-Mono]

I used to write, publish and print a monthly newsletter on Publisher. Works great, just make sure you set it up to print “booklet” style.

[Kirkwood]

You are probably going to no longer use Word, but if you do use it in the future, you need to use text boxes to hold images and captions. If you simply paste images directly into the document, they get terribly jumbled when reformatting.

[antiRepublicrat]

“Imposition” is the word you’re looking for. You would do best to re-do it in Publisher or other such program. Word isn’t made for such things. However, I have used PDF imposers and they worked just fine.

At your cheapest, first check to see if you can print to PDF. If not, Google up PDFCreator, download and install it. That installs a PDFCreator printer you can print to, which results in saved PDF files. Then you print your four pages to PDF, create a blank landscape 11x17 Word document, drop your PDF files onto it in the right places, and print.

[TomGuy]

IIRC, earlier versions of Windows (pre-VISTA/7) would only recognize an 11x17 format if you had a printer attached (printer driver installed) that was capable of printing that size.

Some Desktop Printing software allowed you to create 11x17 publications and 'export' the file so it could be taken to a print shop.

If you have a printer in mind, try downloading its driver, installing it, and see whether Windows will recognize the 11x17 format.

[Charlemagne on the Fox]

I’ve been trying to solve the same problem for the past two years. No success to this point . . .

[TexasBarak]

You’ve got to love Freepers- not only can you get a question answered here on just about any subject, but it almost always turns out that someone else is in need of the same information, and just hadn’t realized they could ask!

[Dr. Sivana]

Either Word or WordPerfect (which can do it more elegantly) can handle this.

Since this is a 4 page 11x17, there are several ways to approach it.

I am going to assume that your printer does not have duplexing (double sided printing). You can make your document into to (Page 1 and 4 on one, Page 2 and 3 on the other).

Make sure your print properties are set for 11"x17" landscape.

At this point, you can either use the pamphlet setting (Word hides some important settings under margins), or even set up a table with two columns, one representing each page, with a suitable gutter for the fold.

Whatever you do, DON'T use the execrable Microsoft Publisher, which traps your work in a proprietary format that printers hate.

You could also print to Acrobat from Word, and go to print setup to go to the 11x17.

[TalonDJ]

You should also (among the many suggestions here) do this in Nuance PDF Converter by going into the print menu and selecting the the ‘multiple pages per sheet’ under the ‘zoom’ pull down. Use the ‘properties button in the print menu to set your paper size and orientation and you should be good to go.

[GeronL]

did you try converting it to a TIF file?

and that is the extent of my knowledge on this issue.

thank you, thank you very much

[Biggirl]

InDesign or Creative Suite.

[Unknown Freeper]

Hi, Pharmboy,

Look through these samples/templates of newsletters and see if there is something you might like. Notice there are four pages of examples. These can be done in Word. Just select a sample and substitute the text and images for what you need. Also, see the other marketing material and samples that might be helpful.

HP Creative Studio Newsletters
http://www.hp.com/hho/smb_hp_create/postcards_flyers-newsletters.html

HP Creative Studio for Business
http://www.hp.com/hho/smb_hp_create/

HP also has a link for Creative Projects at Home. http://www.hp.com/hho/hp_create/

Here is a link to Microsoft’s Templates for newsletters. Most of these can be done in Word. Just choose the one that uses the version of Word you have.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT010104328.aspx#

I have used an Epson Stylus Photo 1400 printer. With the right paper, I have printed larger documents that came out much better than those from the office supply store. This printer prints on 11x17 paper. I have had it for a few years now. You may see a newer model available.

Here is the link to Epson wide format printers.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProductCategory.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-8170

When you insert an image, select the image, choose to format it, select Layout, then choose Square. This way, you can move the picture around without messing up your text.

Regards,

U/F