Create a compelling travel brochure
Creating a travel brochure is an excellent way to learn about desktop publishing. Brochures and flyers are frequently used in the business world, and many office workers will need to learn create them. Fortunately there are a number of tools available to create travel brochures that are sure to get attention. Whether you are creating a travel brochure for work or as part of a project, it is important to gather the tools you need before getting started.
Instructions
1. Evaluate the software tools you have at your disposal. If you have a desktop publishing program like Publisher installed on your computer, it should include built-in templates for creating brochures and handouts. If all you have is a word processing program, there are many templates that can be downloaded.
2. Download a brochures template from the Microsoft Office website if you are using Microsoft Word to create the brochure. Other makers of word processing software also have templates available.
3. Find photographs you can use to dress up the brochures. Using your own vacation photos is a good idea, but if you cannot find anything suitable there are stock photos available on the Internet. Just make sure the photos are available for use--many photos are copyrighted by their photographers.
4. Bring up the brochure template and double-click on a section of sample text. Replace the same text with your own copy and hit the "Enter" key to accept the changes. Format the text as needed--using large print and bold fonts makes the brochure easier to read.
5. Insert the photographs you have chosen into the brochure. Using several different photographs will make the brochure more visually interesting.
6. Save the finished brochure on your hard drive or network share. Click on the "File" menu and choose "Print Preview" from the list. Make sure the brochure looks good, then send it to your printer.
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