Make a Brochure on Your Computer
Brochures are convenient for business marketing purposes and an easy, effective way to share information about products and events with the public. Brochures can also be a cost-effective way for small business owners to bring attention to their businesses. The good news is, if you have access to a computer and desktop publishing software, making a professional brochure customized to fit your needs is easy enough that almost anyone can do it without having a lot of desktop publishing experience.
Instructions
1. Choose the desktop publishing software you want to use to create your brochure. If you have Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Write, either one will do. The main thing you want is software that has a selection of brochure templates to work with. Serif PagePlus and Scribus (for PC and Mac) are free full-featured desktop publishing programs that have templates and all the tools you need for creating professional brochures on your computer.
2. Open your desktop publishing software, go to "File" and choose "New." Select the "Template" option and browse the brochure category until you find a brochure that matches the type of brochure you want to create in basic layout, whether it is two panel or three panel.
3. Select the placeholder images in the template and hit the "Delete" key on your computer keyboard. This will remove the template images from the brochure. Go to the "Insert" menu and select "Picture" to insert your own images into your brochure.
4. Left-click your mouse and drag it over the template text to select the text for deletion. Hit the "Delete" key and the template text will disappear. Type your own text in its place. If you want to change the font, select your text and then go to the "Font" menu and choose the font style you want to use from the drop-down menu.
5. Save your brochure for printing. If you plan to use the same brochure often, with minor changes, use the "Save As" command and save your brochure as a template you can use as a basis for new brochures. To print your brochure, purchase glossy paper from an office supply store. Glossy paper absorbs less ink and gives brochures a professionally designed and printed appearance.
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