Create and manage church bulletins

First, go to bulletins.varialabs.com, or click Bulletins in your Account dashboard.

Create a new bulletin

Click the Create button and select a date (the upcoming Sabbath will be selected by default), then select a design.

You will see a preview of both sides of the bulletin. If you’ve created a bulletin before, the content of the last bulletin will be used for the new one.

Editing

First, choose the paper size.

If you are using a commercial printer, or if your printer doesn’t print to the edge of the paper, select Print with bleed, then cut off the edges after printing using the marks shown. Some designs have white edges, in which case it won’t be necessary to cut the edges or print with bleed.

Click text to edit directly, and highlight text to apply formatting.

Certain text, such as the week’s sabbath school, will be updated automatically, but can be edited if needed.

List type sections, such as notices and events, will show plus and minus buttons when any of the text within the section is clicked. Use these to add and remove items in the list.

Images can be clicked to change them with either a public image or by uploading one of your own.

Download

When done, click the Download button at the bottom right of the screen. Any unsaved changes will first be saved, and then a PDF will be generated and downloaded.