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Getting your brochures ready for print can be a tricky business, so we've decided to give you a helping hand. Start by downloading our distiller settings - everything you need to supply your jobs to MBE specifications. Below you'll find a range of brochure folding templates available for you to download. Using our fuss-free templates can help keep pre press problems at bay and your job on schedule.
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4pp
A 4PP brochure is made by folding your printed page in half. The result is a brochure with four panels or pages - two on the front and two on the back. All you need to do is select your starting size of your printed page below.
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4pp A4 Fold 3.pdf |
4pp A4 Fold 3.indd |
6pp
A folded 6PP brochure has six panels or pages. You can get there by folding your printed page in a couple of different ways - don't forget to select your correct page starting size.
1. Roll A 6PP roll fold is made by folding your printed page into thirds, we fold it inward in the same direction not once, but twice. You'll get a brochure with six panels or pages - three on the front and three on the back.
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6pp A4 Roll Fold 7.pdf |
6pp A4 Roll Fold 7.indd |
6pp A4 Roll Fold 7.inx |
2. Z (Concertina) A 6PP concertina fold is created by folding equal parts of a printed page infront and behind itself. Each fold opens in the opposite direction to its neighbour - giving a pleated or concertina effect. Your brochure will have six panels or pages - three on the front and three on the back.
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6pp A4 Z Fold 10.pdf |
6pp A4 Z Fold 10.indd |
6pp DL Z Fold 8a.inx |
8PP
It's time to get into some serious folding! 8PP brochures have eight panels or pages in total - how you get them is up to you.
1. Roll An 8PP roll fold folds your printed page inward at one end and then inward again - three times in total. Once we're done, your brochure has eight panels or pages - four on the front and four on the back.
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8pp A4 Roll Fold 14.pdf |
8pp A4 Roll Fold 14.indd |
8pp A4 Roll Fold 14.inx |
2. Z (Concertina) An 8PP concertina fold is made by back and fourth folds creating a pleated or concertina effect. You'll finish up with an eight panel or page brochure - four on the front and four on the back.
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8pp A4 Z Fold 18.pdf |
8pp A4 Z Fold 18.indd |
3. Gate A gate fold is created by folding the ends of your printed page into the middle so they meet and then folding this folded page in half in the same direction. Your eight page brochure opens just like a gate!
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8pp DL Gate Fold 19.pdf |
4. Double Parallel This is created by folding your printed page in half and then in half again in the same direction, so the folds are parallel to each other. The result? An eight panel or page brochure - four on the front and four on the back.
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8pp A4 Double Parallel 24.pdf |
5. Back Opening Double Parallel It's similar to a standard double parallel – only the second fold is folded in the opposite direction to the first. Sounds confusing! We fold your printed page in half and then in half again, but in the opposite direction.
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8pp DL Back Opening Dbl Parallel 25.pdf |
