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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Newsletter template}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{8.4cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/mlawrence_1622146063_business publication example.PNG}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Introduction to newsletters}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Newsletters can be used to share a wide variety of information, and are generally used to keep subscribers up to date with information about projects, sales, news, and opportunities associated with an organization or company.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Our company used newsletters to inform our members about our projects and make them feel like they are part of our work.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{For this reason, our standard newsletter includes a message from a board member, a member spotlight, news about our recent projects, local water quality and conservation news and information on how to get involved with our work, but this format may vary when necessary.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Our format includes a large header to that the reader understands what they are reading right away and concludes with our contact information for anyone who finds themselves wanting to get more involved with us.} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{We don't want to be pestered with emails asking how to unsubscribe—therefore it is important to include a clearly marked unsubscribe button at the very end of the email.} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Use a simple, streamlined format}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Our company uses ezhtmldesign.com to format our newsletters. We give you access to the template we use for our newsletters as seen above. If you do not have access to this document, email Jamie at JStirner@JDwater.com} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Sometimes we would like to include or exclude the elements shown here besides the header and contact information. Because our format uses the same text size for headings and body text, this should not be difficult to modify and is integrated into our base template.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Use relevant images along with your text. Not stock images! Include a photo of the board member who wrote the introductory message. Include relevant photos from the news, photos of our projects and who worked on them, or other relevant photos.} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Bold important information and subtitles within the established sections.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Keep it personal}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Write as though you are writing to a single person. In lieu of a message from one of our board members or the president, you're in charge of the introductory statement! It will start looking look something like this: Hi, {[}First name goes here{]} {[}Your first name goes here{]}, here. Then introduce our member to a few highlights of the content of the newsletter in 1 to 3 sentences.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Keep your tone conversational and friendly, but remember to avoid slang our readers may not be familiar with.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Use contractions and keep your writing loose.} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{You can also use Hemmingway Editor to see what reading level you are writing at and maximize your writing's readability.} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Make the subject line interesting and informative—Use key words that reference the most interesting things we have been working on.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Proofread, proofread, proofread!}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Be sure and proofread your newsletters thoroughly. I recommend having a colleague look over them, but an online proofreader will work in a pinch.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Your newsletters will be reviewed by Jamie before they are sent out to our subscriber list.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Send it out to a small batch of our subscriber list first. This way, they can catch small errors before you send out the newsletter to everyone} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Since you don't have any training on this, we expect you to have questions so please reach out and seek out feedback! The feedback you get from Jamie on your newsletters is also very important, so please try to learn from the corrections you are required to make.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}