Desktop Publishing downloads

Free publications to download

Ready-to-edit Desktop Publishing files (.m2dp), made with the app. Open them in Desktop Publishing - free on Windows and in your browser - and make them your own.

M2DP

Summer fête flyer (A4)

The free Flyer template as a ready-to-edit publication: a bold header, a picture frame, two text panels and a footer.

Open it in Desktop Publishing (File > Open, or double-click it), change the words, drop in your own photo and save.

Download (1 KB)

M2DP

Two-page newsletter (A4)

The free Newsletter template: a masthead, a lead story in linked columns that carries on to page 2, a diary box and page numbers on the master page.

Paste your own story into the first column - it flows through the linked boxes on its own.

Download (2 KB)

M2DP

Event timetable with a table (A4)

The new 1.1 Event timetable: a header band and a four-column table for times and rooms.

Double-click a cell to type; Tab moves to the next cell and adds a row at the end.

Download (1 KB)

M2DP

2027 year planner (A4)

All twelve months of 2027 on one A4 page with England and Wales bank holidays marked - made by the calendar maker in Desktop Publishing Pro, and free to download.

Print it as it is, or change the colours and fonts. Making calendars for other years needs Desktop Publishing Pro.

Download (3 KB)

The files are made by Metre2 and are free to use, change and print. Picture frames are empty, so there's nothing else to licence.

Open them in Desktop Publishing - free

Get it free from the Microsoft Store Free vs Pro

Desktop Publishing is free, in your browser and on Windows. Desktop Publishing Pro is a one-off £9.99 in the Windows app, with a free 7-day trial.