The Newsletter Wizards still need some work. As in MsPub3, I fail to understand why the creators of the Wizard didn t follow some of the rules of good publishing. For example, when a three column layout is selected none of the pages have the layout guides turned on for three columns. When they are turned on, the column layout doesn t fit the guides. It was worse in MsPub3 as a choice for a three column layout always produces four unmatched columns.
Columns are design elements that give continuity to a publication.
If the columns are allowed to be arranged willy nilly, the finished product looks like a grade school kid did it. Apparently, the designers are still at work in this area. As many of you know, I am not a great fan of Wizards. My feeling is that they keep a user ignorant about how things are done on a page. Although the user can pick an option to walk them through a process step by step, I find them little more than help screens that get in the way.