Yesterday I became the newest member of the Food Co-op marketing commitee. Sounds all official but it was three women and two children sitting around a table talking about upcoming co-op events.
I received an invitation to this meeting because I volunteered to help with the newsletter. I volunteered to help with the newsletter, despite my crazy life, because every member of the co-op has to put in 4 hours of service each month. Now that school is in session I don't want to spend my valueable alone hours working in the co-op (it doesn't even have windows to see outside!). So I thought I could write a simple newsletter article once a month, thus putting in my four hours, from the comfort of my own home while still attending to the kiddos.
But ahhhh, life has plans much greater for you and I. "Why set your sights so low, just a writer?" the universe whispers in my ear. And then the co-op president says, very loudly across the table, "So you want to coordinate the newsletter?" It's only this, and that, whatever you make it, whenever you want.... but it needs to go out in a .pdf format. You have Adobe Acrobat and know how to use it, right?
I honestly didn't know. Didn't I download something just the other day called Adobe? They ignored my deer eyes and moved on. That was it, it's my job.
Problem is, someone else has the job, she just wasn't at the meeting. I don't know if she doesn't want the job, or if you don't show up they give it to someone who does. But I'm supposed to change the newsletter she made up, and keep her happy so she'll still work with me. Yes, this will be fun. All in just 4 hours a month. I think there is a reason she didn't go to the meeting.
Please, someone who is experienced in Adobe tell me if it is impossible to learn in 4 hours. Also tell me where it has just fallen off the back of a truck, because it's only $449 to buy legally!
Yes, I anticipate the Co-op finding another newsletter coordinator soon if this all hinges on .pdf.
Depending on what document program you have you can probably just type up the newsletter in Word and save it as a PDF. You would only need Adobe to open it.
I haven't used Word in a long time so I am not completely sure. I use OpenOffice (which is free) and they have an option to save as PDF.
I make the ward newsletter and that is what I usually do.
Good luck!
Posted by: Becky Smith | October 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM
You can google WIN2pdf and get a free download. Then can you convert your WORD documents into a pdf file when you save them. My husband uses this for a work report and it works GREAT . . . and it isn't $449. Good luck!
Posted by: DJones | October 13, 2009 at 05:05 PM
The picture made me snort! HA!
Posted by: Emily | October 14, 2009 at 12:21 AM