one-sheet-pamphlet

One-Page Pamphlet : how-to in MS Word
Use of Computers for Beginners
Paper Size: A4 297 x 210 mm

Step 1: Set custom margin
Look under the Layout tab in the Word menu.
Here you can set: -
Paper size
Orientation – portrait or landscape
Margins – select Custom Margins and set the
all-round margin to 1 cm (one centimetre)
Printers do not print to the edge of a sheet of
paper.
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You see that the example pamphlet Chutney is
arranged on the paper in 4 Text Boxes.
Step 2: Create a Text Box 12.5 x 8 cms
Select the Insert tab | Text Box | Draw Text
Box; then drag your mouse on the screen to
form a rough rectangle.
With the rectangle selected (so that you see
the sizing handles) click on the Format tab
and set the dimensions of the box to Height
12.5 cms and Width 8 cms.
Step 3: Copy the Text Box
With the Text Box still selected, you could choose the Home tab and Copy; but the
quick keyboard solution is to press the key combination Ctrl-C which puts a copy of the
box into the computer clipboard (the temporary memory area).
We need four boxes and you have one box on screen already, so, we want 3 more
copies. And, again, you could select Paste from the Home tab, but the keyboard
shortcut (in Windows) is Ctrl-V. Press this key combo three times to paste three
copies. (Macintosh users, of course, use the Command key).

Step 4: Align the Text Boxes to the four corners of the page
Selecting one box at a time, use Format Align to position the four boxes at
Right Top; Right Bottom; Left Bottom; Left Top
SAVE OFTEN: give a doc a good name (sorry, it’s .docx these days in Word)
Step 5: Enter your text and graphics into the text boxes
according to this imposition pattern. Enter the text right-way-up;
we will reverse two boxes next.
Step 6: Select boxes 2 and 3 then from the Format tab choose
Rotate flip vertical.
Print a draft copy. Fold the A4 page twice to form an A6 pamphlet.
Now, you may need to adjust the positions of boxes by nudging
them. Select the box(es) you want to adjust and use the arrow keys.
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You have created a piece of desktop publishing. A refinement is to prepare the texts
beforehand, for example as .txt files in Notepad, and gather your graphics in a
resource folder, then paste and place them into the structure. If you intend to produce
pamphlets in this format, save a blank copy of the master.docx as a template.
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Stephen Colbourn wrote this article for CraftSig Newsletter in June 2022
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The distinction between a DTP (Desktop
Publisher) and a WP (Word processor) is
blurred. The newsletter on the left was
constructed in Word using text boxes.
Traditional WP views the page as a document,
whereas DTP sees a page as a canvas on
which to place both text and visual elements.
Webpages take this development further by
including links and video and sound. They can
be interactive and invite online comments.
PDF (Portable Document Format) is a hybrid
in print and online. DTP Adepts have a keen
sense of layout and design.