In Publisher 2003, select “New” from a design in the New Publication task pane, then select “Brochures” from Publications for Print and click the arrow to the left of “Brochures” to see a list of available brochure types. Select the design you want from the Preview Gallery at the right. In Publisher 2007, select “Brochures” from Popular Publication Types, then select one of the designs from Newer Designs, Classic Designs, or Blank Sizes. You can click on any design to see a larger version of it in the upper right of the Brochure Options task pane at the right of the screen. In Publisher 2010, select “Brochures” from Available Templates, then select a design from the display of brochure templates. You can click on any design to see a larger version of it in the upper right of the Brochure Options task pane at the right of the screen. If you don’t see the design you want and you have an Internet connection, you can download additional templates from Microsoft.
Publisher lets you make a 3- or 4-panel brochure design on any of a number of paper sizes. Before deciding on whether to make a 3-panel or 4-panel brochure, you may want to fold a sheet of paper of the size you want to print your brochure on in thirds or quarters to help you decide which design you want to make. (A misprinted document is a good choice for this. ) Page size options are not available if you choose to make your brochure from a blank size template.
In Publisher 2003, select “Include” under Customer Address to include a mailing address or select “None” to exclude it. In Publisher 2007 and 2010, check the “Include customer address” box to include a mailing address and uncheck the box to leave it off. The option to include a customer address panel is not available if you choose to make your brochure from a blank template.
None. Choose this option if your brochure is designed solely to present your business without collecting any information from your customer in return. Order form. Choose this option if your brochure is a sales brochure from which customers can order the products described in it. Response form. Choose this option if your brochure is intended to present your current products or services and solicit information from your customers about new products, changes to products, or improvements to services they’d like to see. Sign-up form. Choose this option if your brochure is a sales brochure selling a service for customers to register for. Form designs are not available if you choose to make your brochure from a blank template.
You can also create your own custom color or font scheme by selecting the “Create new” option from either the Color Scheme or the Font Scheme dropdown. If you are producing other marketing materials in Publisher, such as flyers, gift certificates, or special stationery, you should choose the same color and font scheme for all these materials to present a consistent brand identity for your business.
You may want to print out the brochure at this point to see if the design is what you want. You can also create a PDF of it at this point to email to others for their input on the design.
If you need to set the text to a certain size, either select “AutoFit Text” from the Format menu and then select “Do Not Autofit” (Publisher 2003 and 2007) or select “Text Fit” in the Text group of the Text Box Tools Format ribbon and then select “Do Not Autofit” (Publisher 2010). You can then manually select a new text size. Repeat this step for any other text you wish to replace, on both sides of the brochure.
If you plan to have your brochure printed professionally, you’ll want to save or convert it to PDF format, as most printers prefer to receive documents in that format.
