You can attract the reader’s attention by adding an attractive cover page to your MS Word document.
Fortunately, Word offers several cover page templates which you can use.
3 ways to add cover page in MS Word
- Adding a cover page to a new document.
- Adding a cover page to an existing document.
- Changing the cover page of a document.
We will show you in simple, step-by-step instructions how you can add a cover page in all the above situations.
Let us begin.
Method #1: Adding a Cover Page to a New Document
This is useful when you are starting fresh with a new document, and want to have the cover page in place before continuing.
Step #1: Open a Word document
Start Word.
Under New, click on the Blank document icon.
This opens a blank document.
Step #2: Add a cover page
Click on the ‘Insert’ tab in the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the section ‘Pages’, click on the Cover Page option.
This opens the Built-In templates window with various cover pages.
Select a cover page you like from the templates by clicking on it.
Word will now open the selected cover page.
Step #3: Modify your cover page
Modify the details as necessary by typing over the areas in [brackets].
Method #2: Adding a Cover Page to an Existing Document
This is useful when you have a document you have already created.
A word of advice – create this once you are finished with the remainder of the document, as the details will then be added to your cover page automatically.
Step #1: Open a Word document
Open an existing Word document that does not have a cover page.
Step #2: Add a cover page
Click on the ‘Insert’ tab in the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the section ‘Pages’, click on the Cover Page option.
This opens the Built-In templates window with various cover pages.
Select a cover page from the templates you like by clicking on it.
Word will now open the selected cover page.
Step #3: Modify your cover page
Word will automatically add important details from the document.
Modify further details as necessary by typing over the areas in [brackets].
Method #3: Changing the Cover Page of a Document
This is useful when you have an existing document and you do not like the current cover page, and wish to replace it with another cover page.
Step #1: Open a Word document
Open an existing Word document whose cover page you want to change.
Step #2: Delete the cover page
Click on the ‘Insert’ tab in the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the section ‘Pages’, click on the Cover Page option.
This opens the Built-In templates window with various cover pages.
At the bottom of this window, click on ‘Remove Current Cover Page.’
Word will remove the cover page from the document.
Step #3: Add a new cover page
Click on the ‘Insert’ tab in the top menu bar to change the ribbon.
In the section ‘Pages’, click on the Cover Page option.
This opens the Built-In templates window with various cover pages.
Select a cover page from the templates you like by clicking on it.
Word will now open the selected cover page.
Step #3: Modify your cover page
Word will automatically add important details from the document.
Modify further details as necessary by typing over the areas in [brackets].
Conclusion
We have shown you three simple methods of adding a cover page to your Word document. In addition, you now know how to delete a cover page and modify the templates MS Word provides.