How to Design School Booklets and Brochures
Creating school booklets and brochures is not difficult if you use templates. There are many templates for Microsoft Office and open-source software such as the Open Office suite. There is a multitude of sites that offer free or low-cost templates that you may customize for your organization and school use. These templates, combined with your text and artwork, can provide a visually engaging and professional representation for your school.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Downloaded brochure and booklet templates
- WinZip, Stuffit Expander, or Cabextract
- Text
- Clip art/graphics/photographs
- Printer
- Paper
- Regular or heavy-duty stapler
- Binder
Instructions
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The Text and Template
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Write your text. The work of creating a brochure or booklet will be quicker if you write and proofead your text to begin with.
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Choose your clip art, graphics, or photographs from files stored on your computer. Make certain that your images are without copyright restrictions.
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Download a template from the Microsoft, Open Office, or Hewlett Packard sites. These sites have a variety of templates that can be customized for your booklet or brochure.
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If you downloaded a template from the Microsoft site, extract the template from the downloaded .cab file. A .cab file is a Microsoft cabinet file type that is used to bundle large files. Unbundle the files in Windows using WinZip, or in Mac format use Stuffit Expander, and Cabextract in Linux.
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Open the template using your word-processing software. Please note that not all formats will work with all word-processing software. An example is Microsoft .pub files, which will not work in Open Office. Microsoft .dot and .ppt (PowerPoint) file templates will work in Open Office.
The Brochure
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A template usually will have placeholder text. Copy your text from a separate document, select the placeholder text, and paste your text over it.
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Paste your clip art, graphics, or photos from your stored computer files to the booklet or on the brochure.
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Proofread and save your document in a .doc or .docx format Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer. In both programs, you can also save the document as a separate template. Open Office Writer gives you the option of saving .odt files, but reading files will be easier for people who may not have Writer if you use a .doc or .docx format. Exporting to PDF or HTML formats are also options.
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Print your document.
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Staple your booklet. You might want to invest in a heavy-duty stapler if the printed booklets will have more than 20 pages. Putting your booklet in a binder is an option.
Fold the document if you have a brochure. Make certain that the front of the brochure is folded out so as to be visible.
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