The Microsoft Word program is a very useful tool to make presentable works, but how can we make a 100% personalized cover, which in turn is original, striking and attractive? Next, we will show you how you can style your cover with the right tools .
How to make a 100% personalized cover in WORD? – Size and style
Index( )
- Where is the ‘insert cover page’ option in Word?
- What elements should a good cover have?
- Short and understandable text
- Relevant data (Author, publisher, title)
- How to customize your cover created in Word?
- colors and shapes
- Templates
- Fonts and text placement
- Where can you download many more cover page templates to use in Word?
Where is the ‘insert cover page’ option in Word?
To add to your pre-designed cover when you install and use the Word program to make the information more attractive, first, select the ‘Insert’ tab, then, in the group titled ‘Pages’, click on the ‘Cover’ option. Second, select from the gallery, the cover design you prefer in the options that will be shown there.
Third, your pre-designed cover will be automatically inserted on the blank page , the fact that it has certain colors, font style or others, does not mean that you cannot modify it later.
If you are going to add another cover later, the last one will replace the first one, to replace it delete it first , to do this, Click on your ‘Insert’ tab, then on ‘Covers’ and Click on ‘Remove current cover’.
What elements should a good cover have?
For it to be a ‘Good cover’ it is important that it be striking, but at the same time conservative and for this you need to contain the basics such as: short and understandable text, some relevant data such as: author, publisher, title… then we will explain how to do it.
Short and understandable text
The text must be short and understandable so that the person who reads it does not get tired, does not get entangled and the idea that you want to convey arrives , that is, that it is understood and for this it must be simple, but at the same time attractive, but without much embellishment.
Relevant data (Author, publisher, title)
A relevant piece of information on a cover is the author, since he is the main person of the information that will be developed in your document . Likewise, the publisher will let our reader know what is behind what he is going to read, that is, everything that has been carried out for the transmission of your information.
On the other hand, the title must capture the attention of the reader , it is the door for the person to be motivated to want to read what you are providing, that is why it must be attractive, clear, brief, concise, with a legible typography.
How to customize your cover created in Word?
In order to give it personality you can do it by giving it color, shape, as well as by inserting a template from Microsoft Word , at the same time you can edit the letter and put some text that you want.
colors and shapes
To insert shapes, you need to go to the ‘Insert’ tab, then in the ‘Illustrations’ group select your shape in the ‘Shapes’ option. Now to change the background color professionally , select it first, then Click on the ‘Format’ tab which will be activated when you select your shape.
There you will find the options to change your shape ‘s ‘Shape Fill’, ‘Shape Outline’ and ‘Shape Effects’, according to what you want to change, select the color by clicking on the option you need.
Templates
To edit a ‘Template’ just open a new document from Word, you will immediately see a gallery of them, select the one you want and that’s it, if you want you can edit the type of the font or the same, then you will see how you can do it.
Fonts and text placement
To change the font you must select it or ‘shadow’ it and go to the ‘Home’ tab, then to the ‘Font’ group and select the desired font with the little arrow that is right next to it.
To add text, you can simply type from wherever you want, but we recommend that you instead insert a ‘Text Box ‘. To insert it go to the ‘Insert’ tab, then to the ‘Text’ group and select the ‘Text Box’ you need.
Where can you download many more cover page templates to use in Word?
To download different models or ‘templates comparable to vitae’ you just have to type in Google ‘Download Free Templates for Word’ and you will be shown a large gallery.
Also from your search engine in Word, click on ‘New’, then in the box transcribe a keyword of what you want , it will immediately take care of searching for it in Power Point, where you will find many options, after you have selected it, click on ‘Create’ and you’re done.
