Desktop Publishing

1
Desktop Publishing

• Creating a Brochure

2
Design Steps

• Open Presentation Software
• Click New Publication
• View Publications

3
Design Steps (Continued)

• Review the Design Area.
• Browse the publications.
• Select Brochure.
• Review Options

4
Brochure Options

• Choose a brochure style based on the following
  options
• Page size requirements.
• Customer address.
• Include/Exclude
• The type of form needed.
• Order form
• Response form
• Sign-up form

5
Publication Designs

• Review the publication design choices.
• Choose a design style based on the following
• The target audience
• Educators
• Students
• Clients
• The purpose
• Sales promotion
• Informational
• The theme
• Professional
• Casual

6
Color Schemes

• Review the color schemes
• Choose a color scheme that is consistent with
  the
• Audience
• Purpose
• Theme

7
Font Schemes

• Choose a font scheme.
• Make sure the font is consistent with the type of
  publication.
• Should the font be formal or fun?
• Create a brochure.

8
Panel Planning

• Main panel heading
• Introduce the topic.
• Reveal important information.
• Secondary panel heading
• Describe specific products or services.
• Entice your reader.
• Back panel heading
• Summarize your product.

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Parts of a Tri-Fold Brochure
TextPlaceholders
TextPlaceholders
Graphic Holder
Caption Holder
Graphic Holder
Caption Holder
Graphic Holder
TextPlaceholders
TextPlaceholder
Panels
Please Note In the example above the default
margins for the panels are approximately 1. A
more realistic margin is approximately ¼ inch as
indicated by the dashed lines.