Funeral program templates are pre-formatted documents that help you create a funeral program or memorial service bulletin. These templates come in a variety of computer software formats, including Microsoft Word or Publisher, Apple Pages and OpenOffice. Elegant Memorials sells a variety of funeral program templates that work with Word, Publisher or Mac Software and have a variety of layouts and paper sizes.
Select a Funeral Program Template Design and Layout
The first step in choosing a template is to pick a design. There are a wide range of designs and styles to choose from. Designs include traditional funeral themes such as religious, floral, and landscape as well contemporary styles like occupational, and hobby themes. When choosing a design, consider your loved one's taste. You may choose a theme based on a favorite color or flower or a favorite place (such as the beach or mountains). See our article on selecting a template design for more information. You can also look at examples of funeral program templates and sample funeral programs.
Once you have decided on a design, you will need to choose a layout. The layout controls how the information is displayed on the page, and also the paper size. Funeral program templates can come in a wide variety of sized and layouts, including bifold, trifold, graduated fold, large bifold and small card format. Paper sizes can range from small 4'x5' cards, letter sized, legal sized or tabloid size. You will need to consider how much information you plan to include in your program to determine which size you may need.
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- How to Make a Funeral Brochure in Apple Pages. Begin By Utilizing Apple Pages. This user-friendly program is used by most due to the many tools and options it has available for users. With it, you can choose whether you want a single, dual, or tri-fold brochure and decide the.
- Using Adobe’s free funeral program template, you can create something unique and memorable without spending a penny. The whole process takes place on a standard computer, so you can take charge of the design at home or work. And you don’t need any knowledge of graphic design or coding to create something special.
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Decide what Information you will include in your Program
A funeral memorial bookmark template is ready to use and it eliminates the need to create a program from scratch. Related: 33+ Funeral Templates - Microsoft Word (DOC) Microsoft Excel (XLS) Adobe Photoshop (PSD), Google Docs, Adobe InDesign (INDD & IDML), Apple (MAC) Pages, Google Sheets (SPREADSHEETS), Microsoft Publisher, Apple Numbers, Adobe.
Once you've decided on a theme, consider the information that you will include in your funeral program. Information commonly included in funeral programs includes the order or service (or list of events of the ceremony), funeral poems or scriptures, photographs (such as a cover photo or a photo collage), acknowledgements, and a detailed obituary or biography. If you are going to include a lot of information, choose a large template, such as 8' x 14' tri-fold layout. If you are just including basic information, select an 8 1/2' x 11' bi-fold layout. For more information, see our article onwhat goes in a funeral program.
Purchase a Funeral Program Template
Now that you know the design and layout that you want and how much information you will have, you can choose a template. Make sure that you have the necessary software on your computer to edit your funeral program template. You can find templates formatted in Microsoft Word, Publisher and Mac formats such as Pages. Make sure that you know what sections of the template are editable. Elegant Memorials features text boxes that are fully editable, and you also change certain design elements such as text and border colors and sizes.
Download, Edit and Print
Once you've selected your template, you can download and begin editing. When you are ready to print, ensure that you have enough ink on hand to print all of your funeral programs. Templates that are very color intensive may use a lot of ink. Also, allocate enough printing and folding time. For more details on printing your finished program, see our article on printing a funeral program.
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Free Microsoft Word Funeral Templates
Change your cover photo
Click in on 'placeholder' cover photo and delete text.
With Cursor still in placeholder photo box, Go to Insert | Picture | From File on the Word Main Menu. Navigate to where your picture is located. Click Insert.
Photo should be inserted in placeholder box on front cover. Depending on the size of your picture, you may need to re-adjust text or image.
Customize your text
All text is completely customizable in the funeral program template, and is contained in textbox objects. To change text, simply click inside the textbox, remove the unwanted text, and type new text. You may also cut and paste from other documents, however, be aware that the text may contain formatting (fonts, color, sizes) from the original file.
Funeral program templates can help you quickly and easily create funeral programs and memorial booklets quickly and easily. There really isn’t a funeral program template software application, but there are many different software programs that will allow you to open and edit your template. These funeral program software programs and applications range in price and in ease of use. If you purchase a funeral program template, it is very important to choose one that uses software that you are most comfortable with, so that you can focus on creating a beautiful and unique keepsake for your loved one, instead of struggling with a computer application that you may not be familiar with. Here are some common software programs and applications that will allow you to open and edit your funeral programs templates.Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a very well know word processing application, and almost everyone has access to it, either on a home computer, or on a work computer. Most people have used this program before, and probably has a good comfort level with it. Even though Microsoft Word is a Word Processor and not a desktop publishing application, there are many, many features that will allow you to add and manipulate photos and images, as well as use many different graphics and design elements such as Word Art, Autoshapes and Photo Correction tools. You can also quickly and easily change fonts and font colors, add borders, and manipulate photos and clipart. There are many funeral program templates that are available in Microsoft Word, so if Word is the funeral program software you prefer to use, you can probably find a template in this format quickly and easily. There are also many resources and videos available on the internet to show you how to make a funeral program in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word is available for both PCs and MACS. If you do not have MS Word, you can purchase a home version for less than $100.00. There is also an online version available. You can often get a free trial for a limited time.
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publisher, which is specifically for graphics work. There are many different funeral program templates available in this format. Publisher has many different graphics functions, and this program makes placing and manipulating photos a little easier than if using a traditional word processing program like word. Most computers do not come with Microsoft Publisher, but it can be purchased for less than $100.
OpenOffice by Apache
OpenOffice is a free Office Software Package that works on both MAC and PCs. OpenOffice Write is the Word Processing software that is compatible and can open Microsoft Word Documents. OpenOffice Write has some of the same features as Word. If you do not have access to Word, but still want to use a Word funeral program template, then download this free program and open your Word documents. And…did I mention it was free!
IWork Pages for Mac
Pages for Mac is a very popular word processor for the Apple computer. It is very reasonably priced (About $20), and will also open Microsoft Word documents. You can use your Microsoft Word Templates on Pages for Mac.
Adobe Design Software
Adobe Software, such as Photoshop, InDesign and Elements are considered the standard for design and desktop publishing. However, these software products often come with a hefty price tag and a steep learning curve. Although these programs have lots of functionality, it is often overwhelming for the average person who wants to quickly and easily make a funeral program for there loved one. Also, many of the functions are just not needed.
There is also the PDF (stands for “Portable Document Format”) platform. PDF files help you to share and print files across different platforms. The most common program for creating and printing PDF files is Adobe Acrobat. Almost any software program, such as Word, Publisher, Pages, etc, can be converted to a PDF file . PDF files are read only, so they cannot be edited, and can be printed by free Adobe Acrobat, or many other PDF viewing programs. There are also many online apps which will allow you to create, view and print pdf files. So if you need to share your finished program, or print it somewhere else, make a funeral program pdf.
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