The Microsoft Publisher® software is a good application to create or use with funeral program templates. Because Publisher is used mainly as a layout or design program, creating a funeral bulletin is easy to do.

If creating a program from a blank canvas, Publisher® provides you with all the tools you need to import a background from scratch into the document. Editing any of our funeral templates inside Publisher® is simple and easy to do as well. In fact, you will save time using a template verses creating it from scratch.

We believe one of the best features that Publisher® offers is that ability to add pages quickly. If you utilize one of our 2-page programs and want to expand it to make a funeral booklet, you can do so with ease. You will simply copy the inside page as many times as you need to to form your booklet. All the elements within the page are also copied which is a great feature that saves time.

This software is Microsoft's "Layout" program for the beginner or intermediate computer user. You are able to crop, size, enable transparency to images, brighten and bring up contrast to photos all within the Publisher® software! It is also created to create all forms of print media.

Most people believe this application is easier to use than the Microsoft Word® software. We tend to agree with that since you are able to do more graphic type work with Publisher®. Utilizing our templates makes it even better since we've done the design for you. You can add embellishments to any of our templates or leave them as they are. And you can do so freely by using Publisher®.

All our templates are fully compatible with Microsoft Publisher® 2000 & up, view our beautiful selection of:

Funeral Programs, Graduated Fold Funeral Programs, Tri Fold Brochure Templates, Funeral Booklets, Thank You Cards, and Funeral Prayer Cards.

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We have compiled a list of our favorite articles written by our expert author on everything you want to know about funeral programs and its creation. You can utilize our funeral program templates to help ease the preparation of this important memorial keepsake.

Creating funeral programs for a loved one does not need to be time consuming. We can help you produce a beautiful program that will be treasured for many years to come!

• How to Make a Funeral Program from Scratch or Template
• An Outline of the Funeral Program Contents
• What Inside a Funeral Program Layout?
• Selecting Funeral Program Designs
• A Simple Guide to What's Inside the Funeral Program
• Which Funeral Program Style Should I Choose?
• A Look at a Funeral Program Example
• The Importance of a Funeral Memorial Program
• Why Use A Funeral Program Template?
• The Funeral Program Cover
• The Funeral Bulletin Cover
• Ideas for Funeral Program Tributes
• Funeral Service Booklets
• The Funeral Order of Service
• Graduate Fold Funeral Programs
• Tri Fold Brochure Examples
• How to Make a Tri Fold Brochure
• Funeral Bulletin Templates
• Apple iWork Pages Templates
• Microsoft Publisher Templates
• Microsoft Word Templates

Enter your layout in our "Bouquet" funeral program template

The layout of your funeral program is very flexible in however you'd like to arrange it however, there are some traditional items that should be noted within all layouts of a program. Although its not necessary to place all of the following items with the layout, it will depend on the service you are planning or assisting with. Generally, it is up to the surviving family members to plan what is to be included within the service.

Utilizing one of our beautiful and professional looking funeral program templates designs will help alleviate the hard work in the creative process for you. You will find with our preformatted and predesigned funeral templates, it will be quick and easy to complete a memorable keepsake. The layout of our traditional single programs consists of the following:

On Page 1 is the front cover and back funeral program design:
The front cover will consist of beautifully scripted large lettering within the title. In order to preserve the look and feel of the program cover (which is the most important section since it is the first to be seen), this text is not editable and is embedded within the design. It is unlikely you will have the same font on your computer, so for ease of use, we embed our text for the title within the front design.

Adjacent of the front cover is the back panel page:

The back of the program consists of a transparent overlay over the back design image. A text box which may contain a list of the pall bearers, acknowledgements, and the funeral home location may be included in this area if you so desire.

This concludes one side of a sheet of letter size paper. On the other side contains the two internal panels which can hold the funeral order of service and obituary. You can also add funeral related poems and Bible scriptures within these internal pages. You should place a corresponding title for each of the panels to help better guide the reader of the program.

The old adage, "you get what you pay for" rings true as well for funeral program templates. When shopping for a template, ensure the program is right for your loved one and the design is professional in appearance. Our funeral obituary templates are high quality enough to print on a commercial press and easy enough to print on a home printer. Professional grade designs provide a front, back and inside coordinating design, not just a cover. Although a website may claim to have professional designs, if it only provides a front cover, it is lacking a full complete presentation.

View our funeral program templates to be on your way to creating a beautiful funeral program layout. Our specialty is to provide and equip you with creating funeral programs that will be treasured for many years after the funeral memorial service.

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This is a sample of our beautiful "Elegance" graduated funeral programs

Graduated fold funeral programs are increasingly becoming more popular. Part of it is due to the unique design and presentation these styles of templates provide. Generally, the graduated fold programs come in an 8-page layout but are also available in a 4-page layout as well. The eight page funeral program layout consist of 2 sheets of 8.5 x 11 letter size paper printed front and back therefore, giving you 8 panels or pages.

Each page of the program is carefully graduated so when viewing from the front funeral program cover design, tabs appear on the right side of the program. The tabs are labeled accordingly so it corresponds with the information on the page in that section. Our graduated funeral programs have a front, back and inside coordinating design. If your worried about using too much ink, you can certainly remove the back cover and save it for another time.

Each panel is preformatted with text boxes and photo boxes that are ready for you to customize. Because they are predesigned and formatted, you can easily insert text and photos in a matter of minutes. When you are ready to print graduated funeral programs, you will either have a borderless printer or not. If you do not, then there will be a white 1/4" even border around the perimeter of the program pages.

Whether or not you print with a white border or borderless to the edge, the graduated programs are still very elegant and beautiful. You do need to fold both sheets so they overlap over each page and form a graduation after each fold.

We specialize in the creation of beautiful templates for graduated funeral programs to assist you in the production of a special memorial keepsake for your loved one.

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