Funeral order of service template for Word: the free routes
We do not hand out a Word file. Here are three free ways to get an A5 booklet, starting with Word itself.
1. Use Word’s Book fold setting
These are Microsoft’s steps for Word on Windows (Microsoft Support, read 10 November 2026):
- Go to Layout and select Margins.
- Select Custom Margins, then next to Multiple pages choose Book fold. The page turns to landscape.
- On the Paper tab choose A4. Microsoft notes that “the final size of the booklet is one half width of the paper size”, which gives A5.
- Type the service in normal reading order. Word puts the pages in booklet order when it prints.
- Print on both sides. If you turn the paper by hand, Microsoft says to “flip the sheets on the short edge of the paper” so pages do not print upside down.
Menus differ on a Mac and in older versions of Word. We have not tested each version.
2. Write it any way you like, then put the PDF in booklet order
Set the page size to A5 in Word, Google Docs or Pages, write the pages in reading order and save as PDF. Then use the free booklet page-order tool: it rearranges the PDF for A4 paper in your browser.
3. Skip the layout work
The order of service builder is a template you fill in on screen. Hymn words drop in by name, the pages are fitted for you, and the proof is free.
See your booklet as a proof before deciding.
Open the builderWhere Word booklets usually go wrong
| Problem | Why |
|---|---|
| A hymn runs one line onto the next page | Word does not shrink or re-flow to fit a page count; you adjust sizes by hand |
| The booklet has 9 or 10 pages | A folded booklet needs a multiple of four, so blank pages appear at the end |
| Backs print upside down | The paper was flipped on the long edge instead of the short edge |
More on printing: how to print an A5 booklet on A4.
Questions
- Is there a free Word template for an A5 funeral order of service?
- Word can make an A5 booklet from a blank document with its Book fold setting, which is free if you have Word. This site does not provide a Word file; it provides an on-screen template that produces print-ready PDFs.
- How do I make Word print an A5 booklet on A4?
- In Word for Windows: Layout, Margins, Custom Margins, then set Multiple pages to Book fold and the paper size to A4. Word turns the page sideways and prints the pages in booklet order.