Q: My business requires that I create a monthly newsletter for my clients. My goal is to create a professional looking newsletter that I can send in PDF form, but which cannot be edited by its recipients. What is the best way/program to use in order to do this?
A: Microsoft Publisher is a good program for newsletters, brochures, etc, that you don’t have to be a professional designer to figure out and use. You might also Google “shareware desktop publishing programs” or similar, in case there are some simple ones at no cost that’ll meet your needs. If you’re going to be doing a lot of PDFs over time, you might want to invest in Adobe Acrobat (~$300) – worth having. If you think you’ll only need to create the occasional simple PDF, use free programs like www.cutePDF.com or www.PrimoPDF.com.