Is it possible to create an HTML email newsletter using InDesign?

I'm creating a newsletter for my business and have tried many newsletter online newsletter providers (MailChip, Behance, etc.) but none of them really let me create something freely - I have to stick to their templates which aren't possible to manipulate.
I was hoping I could use Adobe InDesign to create my newsletter to be sent out to my mailing list. I should say I don't know HTML - I just want to be able to export it and send it out without having to use any coding.
Thanks in advance,
Zoe

Hello Zoe,
i understand that you have not found a very good solution for this.
we have developed a porduct (plugin to InDesign, calles iBrams ID2eMail) and i think that this will solve you request.
I am Happy to provide you with a free Version if you would give us and the community a feedback if you are happy :-) (also if not.....)
just contact me and i will send you the plugin !!!
all the best
andy

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i'm trying to write an html email newsletter. i've discovered
the only way
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right now is that i can't change my link colors. i've tried
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> inserted it right after the opening <body> tag and
the links are still
> blue and purple. i emailed the html to gmail,
thunderbird and outlook and
> it's the same in all three.
>
> i tried using css (albeit in the head tags) to style the
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> didn't work at all - i had to resort to font tags.
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>>> thanks murray for the prompt reply.
>>>
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>>>> Use CSS, but put it between <body> and
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>>>> "ryansebiz" <[email protected]>
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>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>> i'm trying to write an html email
newsletter. i've discovered the only
>>>>> way it will work is if i use tables and
font tags. the only problem
>>>>> i'm having right now is that i can't
change my link colors. i've tried
>>>>> css and the body tags, neither work. the
body tag i tried is:
>>>>>
>>>>> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
text="#000000" LINK="#CCCCCC" ALINK="#CCCCCC"
>>>>> vlink="#CCCCCC">
>>>>>
>>>>> yet the links still appear the default
blue and visisted links are
>>>>> purple.
>>>>>
>>>>> does anyone know how to change the link
colors using font tags?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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able to find the
> answer to this (most likely) simple issue. I have
created an email html
> newsletter in DW 8 and I have found out how to
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> Outlook Express email's source, but how do I do it in
Outlook 2003???
>
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>
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