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Using Microsoft Word
to Create a Tri-Fold Brochure
The tri-fold (or standard) brochure uses both sides of the paper with three panels on each side. If you can afford to engage the services of a professional brochure designer and a commercial printer then go for it. If not, consider doing everything in-house. It is fairly easy to create a tri-fold brochure using Microsoft Word. . Create a new, blank document !n the "tandard toolbar, clic# $ew %lan# &ocument . '. Page Setu a. (hange page margins !n the )*ile) menu, clic# )+age "etup), and then clic# the )Margins) tab. ,nder Margins, set margins to -..) b. (hange page orientation ,nder !rientation, clic# )/andscape). 3. Set u Columns (lic# on )*ormat) on the Toolbar, choose )(olumns) a. ,nder +resets, clic# )Three) b. ,nder Width and spacing, change the spacing (i.e., gutter between the columns) to twice that of margins set in '(a) above. c. "elect )/ine between) to visualise the columns, then clic# )!0) 1ou can remove the lines after the design is completed but before printing. Final Ti $ow you can begin designing your brochure. 0eep a moc#up of the folded brochure by your side and always refer to it so as not to be confused as to the contents for each panel.