How To Create Template On Word

Brochures and pamphlets can be incredibly effective marketing tools for businesses of all shapes, sizes, and industries. Use them to advertise new products, educate customers about your business, or even distribute menus! If you're a small business, you may want to produce flyers for reasons similar to these. However, if you don't have access to design programs, like Adobe's Photoshop or Illustrator, or just don't have the money to hire a graphic designer, you may not know where to begin with your brochure design! Luckily, there are accessible options out there for making a custom brochure. Believe it or not, if you have Microsoft Word on your computer, you can create your own brochure or pamphlet by following the simple steps below. We'll go over how to create a brochure from scratch, as well as how to make one using a premade template!

Designing Your Own Brochure in Word

I'm using Microsoft Office 2010. If you have a different version of Office, the screen shots below may look a little different, but the overall process should be very similar no matter what version you have.

It can be confusing trying to visualize what the brochure will look like when it's printed out and folded. Check out the graphics below to see what columns you should put your pamphlet information in for it to print out correctly in the end.

Folded Brochure

The above example is the result of me trying my hand at creating a Displays2go brochure from scratch. I used Word heading styles for the titles, size 10 Arial font for the body text, and then inserted some images from my computer make the design a little more visually engaging! If you read the brochure from left to right when it's still in the Word template, the design might look a little odd and out of order. It's important to remember that once you fold the trifold brochure properly, the order will match up!

If you want your trifold brochure to open up to inner pages, simply complete two 3-column Word templates. After printing, just attach the two back-to-back before folding. For a really professional look, use double-sided printing!

Using Free Templates

Microsoft Word provides free trifold brochure templates for users to download and fill in with their own information. These pamphlet templates come with the page setup, spacing and even some design elements all built in and ready to use. These templates are great for getting even the most novice designer started.

Display Your Brochures with Pride!

Now that you've made your very own custom brochures, display them in your business with pride! We offer a wide range of brochure holders that are perfect for showcasing your expertly made takeaways.