A letterhead is a document used by companies or institutions to place important information related to data that identifies them, these sheets can be created or edited in the Word tool. If you still don’t know how to use Word to create a letterhead, don’t worry, we’ll tell you how to do it.
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- How to find templates to make your first letterhead in Word?
- Downloading templates
- What to do to create your own ‘Letterhead’ template in Word from PC?
- Choosing the ‘Header’ and ‘Footer’
- How to change the color of a letterhead made in Word?
- word tools
- Text on the ‘Letterhead’
How to find templates to make your first letterhead in Word?
If in your plans it is to create a letterhead page , it is good that you first look for templates of them so that you avoid the work of designing, if you use these templates you will only have to fill in or replace said predesigned template with your information, in the same way you can also edit it to suit your taste or your brand.
Downloading templates
The websites that contain letterhead templates that can be downloaded and edited are the ones that will be shown below:
- Envato elements: It is a website that has a large numberof templates for letterheads and others, your subscription is paid and the fee is monthly. Editing your template will only take a few minutes, just head over to the Envato elements page to see how easy it is to use.
- Graphiriver: This is another website that also has great letterhead templates that can be edited in Word, but unlike the previous page letterhead templates can bepurchased individually, these are easy to fill out and edit when they are purchased.
What to do to create your own ‘Letterhead’ template in Word from PC?
Creating your own letterhead template in Word is very simple, you just have to choose the Header and footer, because the letterheads are structured by these two pieces, below we will tell you how to choose them:
Choosing the ‘Header’ and ‘Footer’
It is clear that the first thing that is achieved in a letterhead is the Header , to place them you must enter the Insert section in it, you will find the header option, press on it and you will be shown all the headers that Word contains available to you.
To use one of them, you just have to click on the one you like and it will be inserted at the top of the Word sheet, if you wish, change the orientation of the page to horizontal for a better presentation.
As a header you can also use one that you have searched for and downloaded from the internet, to insert you just have to go to the insert section and click on the Image option, look for the header, select it and then it will be inserted in the Word sheet, so that it becomes the header you must go to the format section and click on the option Adjust text, adjust it to the background.
Already having the header on the page you must insert the logo of either the individual or the company, ( you must have created the logo before and it must also be stored on the PC) to insert it you must go to the Insert section and click on the option Image.
Then look for the logo and click on it, located in the header. In the same way you must insert text , to achieve this you can do it on top of a form or text box, you will find any of these options in the Insert section.
Once the above is finished, it will be time to insert a Footer, you can use a Word footer, for this click on the Insert option and then on the Footer option, select one of the footers that Word offers you and then insert it at the bottom of the sheet you are working on.
If you want to use one downloaded from the internet, you must click on the Image option found in the Insert section, look for the image and then select it . When the footer is inserted in your sheet you must go to the Format section and click on the Wrap text option, wrap it in the background.
By having the footer already inserted, all you have to do is add text (remember addresses and phone numbers go here) You can place this information in text boxes or forms, to insert any of them you must go to the Insert section, there select any of the options and then click on them and place the text.
How to change the color of a letterhead made in Word?
The letterheads created in Word can be edited with the large number of editing tools that this program has, below it will show you how to use them to edit the letterhead:
word tools
If you click on the letterhead either in the footer or the header at the top of the screen you will be shown a large editing panel with many tools including color palettes available to change the color of the header or footer.
To use them you just have to press on them, in the same way you will be shown the option to change the outline of the header or footer to use it you just have to press on the one you like.
Text on the ‘Letterhead’
The text that we place on the letterhead can also be edited , all you have to do is press on it and a panel with options to change Text Effects, Color and fill will be shown at the top.
In addition to the size, if you wish you can also change the background color of the page , to do this you just have to go to the page design section and click on the Page color option, select the color that most contrasts with your letterhead.
