Creating a Brochure with Open Office Writer:
q Under File open a new Text document.
q Under the Format menu open Page.
q Change the orientation to Landscape (horizontal)
à click OK.
q Under Page Set up change the top and bottom margins to 2.5 cm.
q Change the left and right margins to 1.3 cm à click OK.
q Under Format menu open Page.
q Select Columns
q Change the number of columns to 3
à click OK.
Adding text:
q For column 1 type text in space provided.
q To add text to column 2 move the cursor down to the bottom of column 1, using your return key. Repeat for column 3 or go to Insert -> Break -> column break.
Formatting text:
Highlight the desired text. Then click the icons at the top of your screen to change the font, size, style and alignment of your text.
Layout and design:
q Plan your brochure according to the suggested layout
q Use bullets, point form and pictures to create open space in your brochure (too much text discourages the reader).
q Use headings to clearly indicate the different sections of your brochure
q Use one font throughout your document, add emphasis by changing
the size, bolding or underlining some parts.
Adding graphics:
q Pull down Insert to Picture.
q Select Clipart. Art options are on the left, choose a graphic and click insert.
q Move graphic by dragging the center.
q Resize graphic by dragging a handle-point.
q If you want the text to wrap around the graphic, click on the image then under the Format menu click on picture, then wrapping, finally choose style.
Note: You can also insert clip art from other sources (clip art CDs, Internet, etc…) or
copy and paste graphics from other applications.
Brochure layouts adapted from Solberg, Shelly. Brochure Layout. Vue Fine Art and Design. 30 May 2008 <http://www.geocities.com/vuefineart/brochurelayout.html>