Creating a 3-column

brochure in Microsoft Word

one containing descriptive or advertising material

Instructions for Brochure using Microsoft Word

Open Microsoft Word through Citrix

Change page setup from “portrait” to “landscape”. File>Page setup>orientation>landscape

Change margins (left, right, bottom, and top) to .5” File>Page setup>margins to .5”

To create columns…

Format>columns>three>apply to Whole Document>even width>line between.

In our brochure, we will create 3 columns.

To insert a picture or graphic… Choose Insert>picture>from file, clip

art, etc. OR simply copy and paste the picture

into the document Copy/Paste does not always work well

in a publishing program

To format a picture in a document…

To format picture, line, graphic, etc., right click on the object, choose Format>picture.

Choose layout tab>tight or square>advanced>remove checkmark beside “move object with text.”

Then press OK and OK.

To format a drop-cap…

To format a drop cap, select the letter to be dropped then …

format>drop cap>dropped>3 lines>change font if necessary.

To insert a line… To insert a solid line, dotted line, or

dashed, use the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the window, click on line tool.

Draw line across the “Create drawing here” box.

Hint: use “shift” key to keep line straight.

To format the line… Point to the line until you get the

four-headed arrow. Right click the line and click “format

autoshape” choice Choose the layout tab, tight or

square,advanced, remove checkmark beside “move object with text.”

More line formatting… Choose color and lines tab to change the

color, size, style and weight of the line

To shorten or lengthen the line, use dots at each end

How to save pictures for brochure…

Because we are creating our brochure using Microsoft Word through Citrix, our pictures must be saved in our Citrix folder.

Create a folder in your 1st 9 weeks folder called “Brochure”.

Saving pictures continued… Name the picture something you’ll

recognize without having to open it.

Then save your pictures inside the “Brochure” folder.

To shade behind a paragraph… Select the paragraph that you’d like to

shade behind. Choose Format>Borders and shading Click on the Shading tab Choose a color that will complement your

paragraph text.