How to Make a Brochure on Microsoft Publisher 2007
For a simple and handy way to promote information, it's hard to beat a brochure. The one-page, double-sided, tri-folded materials are well-suited for just about any type of information, from sales to important medical data to something creative like a family newsletter. Software programs on your computer, such as Microsoft Publisher 2007, offer quick brochure templates you can use to get up and running, then fully customize. With just a couple of quick clicks, you'll have a publishable Publisher brochure ready to distribute.
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Instructions
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Open Publisher 2007, click "Popular Publication Types" and select "Brochures." Scroll through the different brochure template options. Double-click any brochure; you can change all of the text, colors and images on each one.
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Click the two page icons at the bottom of the Publisher workspace to get familiar with all of the text and graphics on the pages of the brochure.
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Click your cursor into one of the brochure's headline boxes, which becomes highlighted. Type directly over it with your own headline, such as "Women Under 40 at Risk." Repeat to change all of the placeholder headlines throughout the brochure. Use the text toolbar at the top of the Publisher workspace to change the headlines' font, size, position and color.
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Click into one of the placeholder text boxes underneath a headline and start typing directly over the highlighted words. Add information to go with the headline; adjust the words with the text toolbar.
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Right-click a placeholder graphic on the brochure. Select "Change Picture" and choose "Clip Art." Type a word or phrase, such as "needle," "kids," "dog walker" or "paintings," into the "Search for" box and click "Go." Scroll through the results and double-click an image, which appears in the original's place on the brochure. Repeat to change the other images on the brochure.
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(Optional) Add your own images to the brochure by pulling down the "Insert" menu, clicking "Picture" and selecting "From File." Browse to an image on your computer or flash drive and double-click the file name, which opens the image on the brochure. Drag it into place. This is an ideal way to add your organization's logo to the brochure.
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Highlight the placeholder contact information on the brochure and type over it with your own, such as your website, email address, phone number and store or office hours of operation. To remove this placeholder information from the brochure entirely, click the text box to highlight it and press the "Delete" key.
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Click the "Color Schemes" link on the "Brochure Options" pane on the left side of the screen. Scroll through the color groups and double-click one that matches your office, store or personal theme and the brochure automatically updates with that color set.
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Pull down the "File" menu, click "Save As," give the brochure a name and save it to your computer.
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