Automating Your Work – Creating Tri-fold Brochures
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
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From the File menu, select New…
The Document Setup dialog box appears. -
From the Page size pull-down menu, select Letter
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By Orientation, select Wide
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By Options, make sure Double-sided and Facing are selected
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In the Number of Pages text box, type 2
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Under Margins, in the Inside and Outside text boxes, type 0.5
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Under Margins, in the Top and Bottom text boxes, type 0.583
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Click OK
Column Guide Setup
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From the Layout menu, select Column Guides…
The Column Guides dialog box appears. -
In the Number of Columns text box, type 3
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In the Space between Columns text box, type 0.667
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Click OK
Your brochure appears as follows, and is now ready for text and graphics.
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