Need a Word Template (Mac) for multi-fold booklet

have you given this a shot?

How to Make a Tri-fold Brochure in Microsoft Word for Mac
By Elliot Quimby

Creating a tri-fold brochure is a handy way to advertise or inform people about your business or cause. You can quickly create your own professional-looking brochures using the Microsoft Word program for Mac. From inside the program, you can download a tri-fold brochure template that fits your needs and simply edit the template's placeholder text and images to create your own brochure.
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So, I can just modify this template?

The problem is...

The text needs to be rotated 90%. Notice that each panel is justified to the edge of the sheet, versus the bottom of the page for a tri-panel brochure.

the tri-fold brochure template has 2 pages

ONE STEP: if you have a duplex printing function on your printer (i.e. prints 2 sided without removing the page) print the document with no changes to to the template

TWO STEPS: if not, print page 1 and place the page back in paper tray so that when you print the 'verso' page (page 2) you have the same orientation as the 'recto' page (page 1)

again, there is no requirement to modify the template

This is not a problem for printing orientation, it's about the template's orientation.

A three-way reads to to bottom. The 8 panel booklet is smaller, and reads center of page to the outer edge.

is this the 8 page layout you are trying to use?

if not, please post your example
8-page-template-example.pdf

No, I attached it to the original post. 1 sheet of paper, folded into 8 small panels.

It becomes a nifty booklet at a super low cost, since I own a color laser.

The top of the text for each panel starts at the centerline of the page and flows downwards to the edge of each page.

http://gtsak.info/small-brochure-template/small-brochure-template-make-pocketmods-little-booklets-with-ms-word-3-steps-download/

thanks