Your brochure is your first "meeting" with the public, and you want to make a good impression. Look at sample brochures in stores and online to get an idea of styles and layouts. Once you've decided on a style, sketch out how your brochure will look and what it will say. You're now ready to make your brochure.
When making a brochure with Microsoft Word 2007 you can either do it manually or with a Word template. Here's how to make a brochure manually [source: Create a Brochure Manually]:
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- Start Word 2007. A new document will open.
- Make sure Print Layout view is selected at the bottom of the screen.
- Click the Page Layout tab on the ribbon.
- Click Columns and select the number of columns.
- Click Orientation and select Landscape.
- Click Custom Margins and specify top and bottom margins of 0.5 inches (1.27 centimeters) and left and right margins of 0.25 inches (0.63 centimeters).
- Click OK.
- Place the cursor in the first column of the brochure.
- Click the Page Layout tab on the ribbon.
- Select Breaks and then click Column.
- Repeat steps 10 and 11 for each column except the last one.
- Select Save As to save the brochure and give it a name.
- Add text and graphics in each column. Don't forget to save your brochure periodically.
- Check the spelling and grammar, and then save your brochure one final time.
Here's how to make a brochure from a Word template [source: Using a Brochure Template]:
- Start Word 2007.
- Click the Office button and select New to open the New Document window.
- Select Brochure in the list of templates in the left panel. The brochure templates will be displayed in the center panel.
- Click each brochure to view a sample in the right panel.
- Select the template you want and click Download.
- Select Save As to save the brochure and give it a name.
- Replace the text in each column with your own content, inserting graphics where appropriate. Don't forget to save the brochure periodically.
- Check the spelling and grammar, and save the brochure one last time.
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