Working with newsletter and brochure templates in MS Word

1. Open the desired newsletter or brochure template included in page layout view so that you see all the pictures and text boxes. To do this, click on View > Print Layout on the MS Word Menu Bar.
2. To see the formatting applied to the text on the page, highlight the desired text. Then go to the MS Word Menu Bar and click on Format > Font and Format > Paragraph.
   
3. To display non-printing characters, select the Show/Hide icon on the Standard toolbar.
   

4. Save the file with another name
   (File > Save As). To personalize
   the template, highlight whatever existing text you want to change and type in the desired text. You can also delete the images included and replace them with your own.

Setting type in columns

The text in the templates has been set up in columns using text boxes.

When text flows from one text box to another, the boxes are “linked.” In the example on the right, the text of the two articles has been set up this way. The side-bar on the far right is free-standing since all its text fits in the one text box.

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