Creating Tri-fold Brochures

This document contains sample setup dimensions of a Tri-fold brochure. Using the setup specifications listed here will result in a tri-fold brochure with three panels on each side that can be used for text and/or graphics. The column guides allow for three columns with sufficient room for folding.

Document Setup

1. From the File menu, select New...
   The Document Setup dialog box appears.
   

2. From the Page size pull-down menu, select Letter

3. By Orientation, select Wide

4. By Options, make sure Double-sided and Facing are selected

5. In the Number of Pages text box, type 2

6. Under Margins, in the Inside and Outside text boxes, type 0.5

7. Under Margins, in the Top and Bottom text boxes, type 0.583

8. Click OK

Column Guide Setup

1. From the Layout menu, select Column Guides...
   The Column Guides dialog box appears.
   

2. In the Number of Columns text box, type 3

3. In the Space between Columns text box, type 0.667

4. Click OK
   Your brochure appears as follows, and is now ready for text and graphics.
   

Article Series

This article is part 4 of a 5 part series. Other articles in this series are shown below:

1. Automating Your Work - PageMaker Styles
2. Automating Your Work - Using Master Pages
3. Automating Your Work - Using PageMaker Templates
4. Automating Your Work - Creating Tri-fold Brochures
5. Automating Your Work - Creating Booklet Brochures