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Participating Frequently
April 7, 2022
Question

Electronic newsletter format with InDesign?

  • April 7, 2022
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Is there a way to create an electronic newsletter for multiple formats (smartphone, tablet, desktop computer) with Adobe?

We use Mailchimp and find it feature-limited, and somewhat awkward. It would be great if there was a way to put it together in Adobe, if possible.

2 replies

BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 7, 2022

Stick with MailChimp. It's the right tool for the job.

James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
April 7, 2022

As long as you're a monkey.

 

(Sorry, I really hate the "builder" tools designed for secretaries and admin assistants, mostly in that the email tools have all but closed off importation of professionally-designed content. You either battle their limited options or... do without.)

 

Participating Frequently
April 7, 2022

I'm not fond either. Do you have a recommendation via Adobe?

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 7, 2022

InDesign has multiple export formats including HTML.

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/export-content-html-cs5-5.html

There are a number of video and blog tutorials on designing an email newsletter via InDesign.

I would still involve a web designer to convert any static design in ID to dynamic if  you intend to make this omnichannel.

An alternative is to export as a PDF format which is readable in all formats.