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After completing your report or thesis, the final step is to create an eye-catching cover page that leaves an impression on the reviewers. This article guides you in creating your own cover page in Word 2016.
There are two ways to create a cover page for your report:
- Method 1: Use the built-in tools in Word.
- Method 2: Utilize the Insert Shapes tool.
1. Utilize the built-in tool in Word
Step 1: To quickly create a cover page, navigate to the Design -> Page Borders: tab.
Step 2: The dialog box appears; select the Page Border tab and make the following choices:
- In the Setting: section, click Box to create a border around the entire document.
- In the Art: section, choose the style of border you want to create.
- In the Width: section, select the thickness for the border.
- In the Color: section, choose the color for the border.
Finally, after formatting the border, click Options to align the border within the page:
Step 3: After clicking Options -> The dialog box appears; make the following choices:
1. In the Margin section, choose the spacing for aligning the borders,
2. In the Measure from section, select how to determine the distance between the borders and text or between the borders. Here, choose how to determine the distance of the borders from the text.
Finally, click OK to complete the process.
Step 4: The result is the created cover page:
Step 5: Finally, you just need to insert content for the created cover page.
However, with this fixed frame approach, you cannot move the frame. If you want to reposition the frame on the page, you can create the cover page using method 2.
Step 2: Place the cursor on the page where you want to create the cover page -> go to the Insert -> Shapes -> click on the rectangle icon:
Step 3: Draw a rectangle on the page, with the edges of the rectangle forming the frame of the cover page:
Step 4: Remove the background color and create a border for the frame:
Right-click on the newly created rectangle -> choose Format Shape...
Step 5: Result, you have created the frame as desired:
Step 6: Insert content for the cover page; you can right-click and choose Add Text or insert a Textbox -> the result is content added to the cover page:
Step 7: Enhance the cover page with vibrant icons by going to the Insert -> Symbol tab or searching for icons on the Internet -> the result is a created cover page:
With this method, you can move the frame, and the text content will move along with it. However, the drawback is that the template for the frame is not as diverse as in method 1.
Step 5: Here is the result of the frame you've created as desired:
Step 6: Insert content for the cover page; you can right-click and choose Add Text or insert a Textbox -> the result is content added to the cover page:
Step 7: Enhance the cover page with lively icons by going to the Insert -> Symbol tab or searching for icons on the Internet -> the result is a created cover page:
With this method, you can move the frame, and the text content will move along with it. However, the drawback is that the template for the frame is not as diverse as in method 1.
Step 8: Additionally, you can insert pre-designed frames from the internet by going to the Insert -> Online Picture: tab.
A dialog box appears; enter Border clipart to search for frames online -> press Enter and the results of frame templates will be displayed. Simply click on the desired frame -> choose Insert:
Here are some straightforward methods to quickly create frames according to your preferences. Wishing you success!
