Originally Posted by Ulodesk

Paul's advice, as usual, is on the mark. I would only suggest, regarding mutli-column layouts, that for the relative novice, keeping pictures in place in some kinds of layouts, and managing column lengths, can be frustrating when approached without an understanding of what may cause problems.

One free page-layout program is here:
http://www.serif.com/desktop-publishing-software/

This will also have it's learning curve, of course, and a page layout program is structured differently from a word-processing one. However, in my experience, Serif does a good job with tools and tutorials, and provides templates that may be useful. Devoting a couple of hours at the outset to get a grasp of the method of approach, just as with Word, will save many hours of difficulty later.