Create a Cover Page in Microsoft Word

To add a Title, do the following:

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  Move your cursor up to the middle of your page


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  Type in the words "fairy tales". Centred your text on the page.


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  Change the size of your font to something quite big, perhaps 72 points


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  Pick a nice font from those available to you


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  In the image below, the font is Impact

You may or may not have this font on your system. If not, use a font that catches your eye. As long as it's nice, big, and in the middle of the page, it doesn't matter.

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  Next, highlight the entire line of text (NOT just the words "Fairy Tales")


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  From the menu bar, click on Borders and Shading


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  Click the word "Shading" to select that tab strip


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  It should look like this one:

Notice that the "Apply to" text box says Paragraph. This will ensure that only the line we've highlighted will change colour.

In the Patterns text box, it says "Clear". This means a background colour without any pattern on it. We'll stick with these settings.

To add some colour, then, click one of the colour squares. To keep it nice and simple, go for one of the grey colour squares on the top row. Click on one of the squares with your left mouse button to select a shade of grey. When you're done, click the OK button. The background of your text will be highlighted like the one below:

And that's it for our simple cover design. The whole thing should look like the one in the page below (your clip art will probably be different):

What your cover page should look like

OK, so it's not a professional book cover, but it's not bad for a first effort! And it will teach you the techniques you can use to design a better one.