This tutorial will show you the steps to create this simple Flyer using OpenOffice Draw.

Steps
01: Document Setup
02: Format/Orientation
03: Construct Background
04: Line and Filling
05: Area Window
06: Custom Color
07: Add Text
08: Text Formatting
09: Add More Text
10: Create Star
11: Rotate Star
12: Change Star's Color
13: Star Transparency
14: The Shadow Tab
15: Shadow Settings
16: Royalty Free Images
17: Insert Images
18: Line Settings
19: Arrange Images
20: Save File

For a larger image click the link below

Photo Flyer (400px by 566px)

If there is anything that is unclear to you, or you spot any mistakes,

please send email to feedback@flyertutor.com Suggestions are always welcome.

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 Step 01: Document Setup
To begin, move the mouse over the
blank canvas, then right click and select
Page > Page Setup.

The Page Setup window will appear.

Step 02: Format/Orientation

On the Page tab, change the Paper Format to Letter, and Orientation to Portrait.

Then set Margins to "0.50" each. Then click OK.

Step 03: Construct Background

Draw 2 Rectangles that go side by side. Select the Rectangle Icon from the Drawing
Toolbar below.

Upon drawing your first Rectangle, it should have a "Blue" Fill and a "Black" Stroke by
default. We need one rectangle to be "Black" and the other to be "Maroon".

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 Step 04: Line and Filling
Select the 1st Rectangle, then go up to
the Line and Filling Toolbar, click the
last down arrow and select "Black".

Then select the 2nd Rectangle, right

click over it and select "Area" from
the menu that appears.

Step 05: Area Window

This will bring up the Area Window. Go to the
Colors Tab.

Step 06: Custom Color

In the Names box, type in what you want to
call your Custom Color, in this case it is
"Maroon".

Then go over to RGB and set Red to

"128", Green to "0" and Blue to "0".

Then click Add. You can scroll down the

Table of colors to verify that your new
color has been added.

Then click OK.

The colored background for the flyer will look like this:

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 Step 07: Add Text

Select the Text Icon from the Drawing Toolbar. Click anywhere on the canvas and
start entering Text, in this case it will be the Flyer title, "Aiden's Digital Photography".

Select all the Text, then choose the Center Icon from the Text Formatting Toolbar.

Step 08: Text Formatting

Select the down arrow on the right side of "Arial" and change the Font to "Disko" which is
a free Font that was downloaded from www.FontFreak.com. Set the Font Size to "48".

Then while the Text is still selected, click on the down arrow on the Font Color Icon
which is on the Text Formatting Toolbar and select the color "White".

The Text should look like this:

Step 09: Add More Text

Add the remaining Text on the document. Here the
Font is "Segoe Print", a free Font that was
downloaded at www.FontFreak.com.

Repeat the steps for centering and changing the Font

Color to "White".

Click on the Bold Icon to set all Text to Bold

except the Flyer Title.

The Flyer should look like this:

Step 10: Create Star

Next we will add Images to the Flyer.

First add a Star. Select the Star Icon from the Drawing
Toolbar.

This will open the Star Menu. Select the "5 Pointed Star" which
is 3rd on the list.

Then holding down your left mouse button, draw the Star on the Flyer. By default, the Color
will be "Blue".

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 Step 11: Rotate Star
Select the Star and click on the Effects Icon on the
Drawing Toolbar.

8 Red Circles will appear around the Star.

Move the mouse over any Corner Circle, hold and rotate to
desired spot.

It should look like this:

Step 12: Change Star's Color

Reselect the Star and go to the Line and Filling Toolbar.
(Toolbar normally appears longer)

Set the Fill to "White" and change the Line Style to

Invisible in the drop down menu.

Again right click over the Star and select Area from the menu that appears.

Step 13: Star Transparency

In the Area window, go to the Transparency Tab. Set Transparency to "65%" and click
OK.

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 Step 14: The Shadow Tab
Instead of selecting the Drop Shadow Icon that is clearly visible on the Line and Filling
Toolbar, we must first change the Drop Shadow Settings.

To do this, right click over the Star and select Area again. Then select the Shadow Tab.

Step 15: Shadow Settings

Select the "Check Box" next to "Use Shadow". Set Distance to "0.06", Color to "Black"
and Transparency to
"0%".

Then click OK.

Step 16: Royalty Free Images

The result should look like this:

Next we can finish up the document by adding Images to it. I

downloaded photos from these 3 sites that have Royalty Free
Photos to use without any hassel.

www.Public-Domain-Image.com

www.ImageAfter.com Graphic-Bank.com

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 Step 17: Insert Images

To insert an Image click on the From File Icon . You

can also do this by going to Insert > Picture > From File.

This will bring up the Insert Picture Window. Locate your

file, then click Open.

Once the Images are put on Canvas, Resize and move into
desired location.

Step 18: Line Settings

Then while holding down the Shift Key, select each Image. Right click and select Line from
the menu that appears. This will bring up the Line Window.

Under Line Properties, change Style to "Continuous", set Color to "White", Width to
"0.04" and change Transparency to "0%". Then click OK. All images will now have a
"White" border.

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 Step 19: Arrange Images
Right click again and select Area from the menu. Go to the Shadow Tab, apply the same
Shadow Settings as with the Star. Click OK.

Select the Arrange Icon on the Drawing Toolbar. This will bring
up the Arrange Menu.

The first 4 icons are "Bring to Front", "Bring Forward", "Send Backward", and "Send
to Back". Use them to arrange the Images.

Step 20: Save File

This is what the finished document will look like.

Go to File > Save. It will be saved as a

Scalable Vector Graphic (svg) file by
default.

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