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Yes, having a standard office paper cutter with a hinged blade on the right side, you DO have to do very few at a time. Pain in the .... I'm not that versed in Table creation. I can click Insert > Table and choose 3 tables and then copy and paste the scanned brochure into table one but it won't paste into Table 2 or 3. The programs you mention are all paid. You can see from my post that I list my employer as a public library. We use 99% of the time free programs or what is built into MS Office. No budget when you're not in a university able to access for Photoshop, Adobe. I've only found one Publisher forum (alsk Microsoft) which has been no help when I've posted). But, more of us are expected to do more graphics with the tools we already have. More work environments will become like that. There are a couple of more affordable programs but they are poorly taught with badly created YT videos. Charles. Charles Meyer Charlotte County Public Library Port Charlotte, FL Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2022 21:34:53 -0400 From: Joe Hourclé <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: MS Publisher - Replicating a brochure On Jun 9, 2022, at 7:10 PM, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi my esteemed listmates. > > I have a glossy brochure form a NPO. > > I'm trying to replicate the 2 sided brochure with just card stock until > we're sent more brochures, > > It's 3 " x 7 3/4" > > It's not a trifold but has anyone used Publisher for this kind of task? > > Other template where this 2 sided brochure could be printed on one sheet of > cardstock - with 3 of the same photo on one side and 3 of the other photo > on the flip side? > Seeking to conserve card stock. I’ve not specially used Publisher for it (as I’ve never used MS Publisher). I’ve done this sort of thing in InDesign and PageMaker, as well as in drawing programs (Illustrator, FreeHand, OmniGraffle). But if you’re dealing with scans, and don’t need to deal with text layout issues, you could use tables in MS Word or similar. Then adjust margins and column sizes to line the images up on the page. I typically print onto the lightest weight paper as I can for my tests, so I can use a light box (or hold it up to a window if you don’t have one) and see how the two sides align and adjust as needed. I would also note that card stock is a royal pain to cut. If you have a guillotine paper cutter it’s easy, but if you’re working with the standard office paper cutter with a hinged blade on the right side, you have you do very few at a time, or they’ll slip out of alignment and end up with a really ratty looking finished project. When I’m dealing with large stacks, I use a metal straightedge, clamps, and a snap-blade knife rather than an office paper cutter. I don’t know where you work, as you’re posting from a gmail account… but if you’re at a university, I’d look to see if there’s a printing or graphics department. (Administrative department, not educational, although if there’s an educational department, that might work, too). If they do any printing in-house, they could likely trim your materials for you in a few minutes. -Joe ------------------------------ End of CODE4LIB Digest - 8 Jun 2022 to 9 Jun 2022 (#2022-130)