Using Word to
Create Brochures



 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Creating a Brochure in Word
Using the Word Template, you can create a professional brochure. Here's how:
1.  Open the Brochure Template by choosing File -> New from the menu bar
2.  Click on the Publications Tab in the dialog box
3.  Highlight Brochure and click OK
Once you have the Brochure open you can do the following to finish the template:
1.  Insert your words in place of these words, using and/or re-arranging the preset paragraph Styles.
2.  Print pages 1 and 2 back to back onto sturdy, letter size paper.
3.  Fold the paper like a letter to create a three-fold brochure (positioning the panel with the large picture on the front).
Other Things to Know
  • Future Templates
    • You'll probably want to customize all your templates when you discover how editing and saving your templates would make creating future documents easier. To customize this brochure, select File -> New to re-open this template as a document.
    1. Make changes to the template as you see fit such as company name, your name, etc.
    2. Choose Save As from the File menu. Choose Document Template in the Save as Type: box (the filename extensions should change from .doc to .dot). Save the file under a new name to protect the original, or use the same name to replace the existing version.
    3. To create a document, choose File New to re-open your template as a document. Your information should appear in place.
  • About the Pictures
    • To insert your own pictures do the following:
    1.  Position the cursor where you want the picture to be inserted.
    2.  Click Insert -> Picture from the menu bar
    3.  Select Clip Art if you want to use a Clip Art item that came with Microsoft Word
    4.  Browse through the pictures till you find the one you want
    5.  Right click the picture and select Insert
    6.  Click the X in the top right of the box to finish
     
     

    OR

    3.  Select From File if you want to use a picture on the hard drive
    4.  Browse through your files until you find the one you want
    5.  Select the picture and click Insert

    The “pictures” in the Word Template brochure are Wingdings typeface symbols. To insert a new symbol, highlight the symbol character and choose Symbol from the Insert menu, select a new symbol from the map, click Insert, and Close.

    To change the properties of your picture, double click the picture to bring up the following dialog box
    From this box you can change the following key points:
    1.  Height and Width of the picture
    2.  Wrapping Style which determines how text will behave with the picture.  This includes text behind the picture, in front of the picture, around the picture, or in line.
    3.  Brightness and Contrast
    4.  Cropping
    5.  Fill Color
    You can play with these options while determining the best layout for your picture.  If you ever make a change that you really don't want to keep, you can always undo the change by clicking Edit -> Undo from the menu bar or clicking the undo button on the toolbar.
  • How to Work With Breaks
    • Breaks in a Word document appear as labeled dotted lines on the screen. Using the Break command, you can insert manual page breaks, column breaks, and section breaks.  To get a better understanding of how breaks work, change your view from Print Layout to Normal using the View menu bar command.

    To insert a break:

    1.  Select Insert -> Break from the menu bar
    2.  Select one option
    3.  Click on OK to accept your choice.
  • How to Work with Spacing and Columns
    • To reduce the spacing click your cursor in a paragraph, and choose Paragraph from the Format menu. Reduce the 'Spacing After' to 6 points and make additional adjustments as needed.

    To adjust character spacing, select the text to be modified, and choose Font from the Format menu. Click Character Spacing and enter a new value.

    To change the Style of any paragraph, select the text by positioning your cursor anywhere in the paragraph. With your cursor blinking in the paragraph, select a Style from the drop down Style list at the top middle of the toolbar.

     
     
     

    To change the column attributes:

    1.  From the menu bar select Format -> Columns
    2.  The preceding dialog box will appear
    3.  Change the Number of columns, the width and spacing for each column, and whether or not you want to add a line between each column
    4.  Click OK when you are done
  • Other Brochure Tips
    • To change a font size, choose Font from the Format menu. Adjust the size as needed, and click OK or Cancel to exit.

    To change the shading of shaded paragraphs, choose Borders and Shading from the Format menu. Select a new shade or pattern, and choose OK. Experiment to achieve the best shade for your printer.

    To remove a character style, select the text and press Ctrl + Spacebar.  You can also choose Default Paragraph Font from the Style drop down.

  • Brochure Ideas
    • “Picture” fonts, like Wingdings, are gaining popularity. Consider using other symbol fonts to create highly customized “Icons.”
    Consider printing your brochure on colorful, preprinted brochure paper--available from many paper suppliers.