Write your text. The work of creating a brochure or booklet will be quicker if you write and proofead your text to begin with.
Choose your clip art, graphics, or photographs from files stored on your computer. Make certain that your images are without copyright restrictions.
Download a template from the Microsoft, Open Office, or Hewlett Packard sites. These sites have a variety of templates that can be customized for your booklet or brochure.
If you downloaded a template from the Microsoft site, extract the template from the downloaded .cab file. A .cab file is a Microsoft cabinet file type that is used to bundle large files. Unbundle the files in Windows using WinZip, or in Mac format use Stuffit Expander, and Cabextract in Linux.
Open the template using your word-processing software. Please note that not all formats will work with all word-processing software. An example is Microsoft .pub files, which will not work in Open Office. Microsoft .dot and .ppt (PowerPoint) file templates will work in Open Office.
A template usually will have placeholder text. Copy your text from a separate document, select the placeholder text, and paste your text over it.
Paste your clip art, graphics, or photos from your stored computer files to the booklet or on the brochure.
Proofread and save your document in a .doc or .docx format Microsoft Word and Open Office Writer. In both programs, you can also save the document as a separate template. Open Office Writer gives you the option of saving .odt files, but reading files will be easier for people who may not have Writer if you use a .doc or .docx format. Exporting to PDF or HTML formats are also options.
Print your document.
Staple your booklet. You might want to invest in a heavy-duty stapler if the printed booklets will have more than 20 pages. Putting your booklet in a binder is an option.
Fold the document if you have a brochure. Make certain that the front of the brochure is folded out so as to be visible.