How to Print Brochures

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An expert-backed tech guide to brochure printing

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: April 25, 2025 Tested

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• Using Microsoft Word
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• Using Preview
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• Using Adobe Acrobat
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• Q&A
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• Tips
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• Warnings

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Printing Brochures with Microsoft Word

1. Open your brochure in Microsoft Word.
2. Navigate to File > Print.
3. Enable double-sided printing (exact option location depends on printer and computer).
4. Click the Orientation drop-down and select Landscape.
5. Click Print to print your brochures.

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Method 1

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Using Microsoft Word

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   Open your brochure in Microsoft Word. Double-click the Word document that serves as your brochure template.

   • If the brochure is in PDF format rather than Word format, try using Preview for a Mac or Adobe Acrobat for a Windows computer.
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   Click File. It's in either the upper-left corner of the window (Windows) or the upper-left corner of the screen (Mac). A menu will appear.
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   Click Print. This option is in the menu. Doing so prompts a Print menu.
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   Select a printer. Click the "Printer" drop-down box, then click a printer in the resulting drop-down menu.
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   Set up double-sided printing. Click the "Print One-Sided" box, then click Print Double Sided (or a similarly titled option).

   • On a Mac, click the Copies & Pages drop-down box, click Layout, click the "Two-Sided" box, and click Long-Edge Binding.
   • You may need to click Manually Print on Both Sides instead if your printer doesn't support double-sided printing.
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   Change the paper orientation. Click the "Orientation" drop-down box, then click Landscape Orientation.
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   Click Print. It's at the bottom of the page. Your brochure should print on both sides.

   • If you chose the Manually Print on Both Sides option, you'll need to remove and reinsert the paper once one side has printed.
   • If your printer doesn't support double-sided printing, you can print only the first page from your brochure, remove the paper, reinsert the paper printed-side-up and front cover-side-in, and then print only the second page.
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Method 2

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   Open the brochure in Preview. If your brochure is saved as a PDF on a Mac, Preview is most likely the default program with which the brochure will open, so just double-click the brochure.

   • If the brochure doesn't open in Preview, click the brochure file, then click File, select Open With, and click Preview in the resulting menu.
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   Click File. It's in the upper-left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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   Click Print…. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the "Print" window.
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   Select a printer. Click the "Printer" drop-down box at the top of the window, then click the printer that you want to use.
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   Click the "Horizontal" orientation option. It resembles a sideways silhouette.
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   Set up double-sided printing. Click the drop-down box that's below the "Orientation" section, click Layout, click the "Two-Sided" box, and click Long-Edge Binding.
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   Click Print. It's at the bottom of the window. Your brochure should print on both sides.

   • If your printer doesn't support double-sided printing, you can print only the first page from your brochure, remove the paper, reinsert the paper printed-side-up and front cover-side-in, and then print only the second page.
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Method 3

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   Open the brochure in Acrobat. If Adobe Acrobat is your computer's default document reader, simply double-click the brochure; otherwise, do the following:

   • Windows - Right-click the brochure, select Open with, and click Adobe Acrobat in the menu.
   • Mac - Click the PDF, click File, select Open With, and click Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat in the menu.
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   Click File. It's either in the top-left corner of the Acrobat window (Windows) or in the top-left corner of the screen (Mac). A drop-down menu will appear.
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   Click Print. You'll find this option in the drop-down menu. This will prompt the "Print" window to open.
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   Select a printer. Click the "Printer" drop-down box at the top of the window, then click a printer in the drop-down menu.
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   Check the "Pages" box. It's near the top of the Acrobat Print page.
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   Make sure that the "Pages" box has a 1 in it. This will prompt the printer to print the first page in the brochure (e.g., one side of the brochure) but not the second page.
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   Check the "Landscape" box. It's on the left side of the page. Doing so orients your brochure sideways so that the whole piece of paper is used.
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   Click Print. This option is at the bottom of the page. The brochure should now print.
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   Reinsert the paper. Place the printed paper face-up with the left-most part of the brochure going into the printer first. Now that one side of the brochure printed, it's time to print the other side.

   • If the paper printed face-up, place the printed paper face-down here instead.
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    Re-open the "Print" window. Click File, click Print, and make sure that your settings are the same.
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    Change the "Pages" number to 2. This will ignore the first page (which you already printed) and print only the second page of the brochure.
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    Click Print.
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    Make sure that your brochure printed correctly. If your brochure is properly printed on both sides, you can repeat this process with multiple brochures.

    • If the brochure doesn't print properly, try inserting the paper in different directions until the second page of the brochure prints properly.
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  Why is the other side of the brochure upside down?

  

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  Check that the print settings are set correctly, i.e., print on two sides - flip on short edge or long edge. Check the current setting and choose the other option.

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  Can I use Photoshop? How do I print it?

  

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  Technically yes, but Photoshop isn't the best choice for it. If you have the Adobe collection, use Indesign or Illustrator. Indesign is the most ideal.

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• Printers differ from one another, as do their settings. Printing double-sided on one printer might work for your brochure while another printer might mess up the job.
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