Over the past few years, I’ve tried many word processing services, and Google Docs remains one of my favorites. The ease that allows me to write helps me conquer every time. Furthermore, the shortcuts are the icing on the cake.
However, in addition to the standard word processing features, Docs has many other interesting features. For instance, you can create a timeline or cover page for your project.
Yes, you heard us right! With Google Docs, you can design a neat cover or title page for your assignment or project. And the good news is it’s pretty simple.
Without further ado, let’s see how to create a cover page in Google Docs.
Create your own cover
Google Docs offers many features for customizing documents — be it adding images or editing different fonts and styles. Creating your own cover letter takes effort as well as a creative eye.
First of all, you may want to add a border to your document. Unfortunately, Google Docs doesn’t have any native method for adding borders. However, we have a nifty workaround. Here, we will have a table cell pretending to be the table border.
Step 1: To add a page border, open File > Page Setup, lower the page margins, and press the OK button.
Step 2: Next, click Insert > Table > and select a cell.
Now all you have to do is drag the bottom border to the bottom of the page and ta-da! Have your border added.
Step 3: Now you can start adding images or adding text inside cells just like any other document. You can even drag the image to a position of your choice.
Just remember to select the Wrap text option. Add the necessary text and modify the fonts as you see fit, and you’ll have a rough structure for your cover in no time.
Also, if you are going to write on the image, the best option would be to use the Draw tool. Here, you will have all the tools at your disposal. So whether it’s adding text to an image or stitching together a set of shapes, there’s a lot you can do.
After creating the cover page, simply add the page number via Insert > Title and page number > Page number. And that’s it. YOur cover is almost ready. Just add the rest of the content.
How to add an attractive cover page
Don’t want to learn all the complicated stuff? After all, writing on a pre-formatted template is simple and easy. Thankfully, Google Docs has plenty of templates available for creating effective cover pages. While they may look a bit childish to some, you can always customize them to your taste and project.
What I like about the preformatted templates is that you don’t have to worry about the color theme in the font.
Now that it’s resolved, let’s get to work.
Step 1: Open Google Docs and open the Template Gallery and scroll down to the Education section.
Open whichever template suits your requirements best.
Step 2: Now this document is an open playbook and you have to add your personal details to it. For example, you can edit an image or choose to replace it with a file from your PC. Or if you want, you can change the color theme of the image on the cover.
If you choose to edit the image a bit, just double-click it. To replace an image, right-click it and select Replace Image.
The option to change its color is available on the right panel. Click the Recolor drop-down menu and choose a color theme that best suits your overall task. The same can be said about transparency and brightness.
Probably, the best thing about Google Docs is that you can place an image anywhere you want. So be it your company logo or some other small image, you can and move it to the location of your choice.
Step 3: To replace dummy text, double-click it and add the appropriate title. The same is true for names and other details.
As we mentioned above, a template comes with its own color scheme. Therefore, to maintain the same theme throughout the document, it is best to choose from the last line of color options.
Step 4: Last but not least, add the page number via Insert > Title and page number > Page number and select the second option.
Pro tips
Or you can save the document as a template if you have a G Suite account. To do so, open the Template Gallery and click on the company name. Next, click the Submit Template button and select a document from your drive.
Create interesting Cover pages
And that’s not the end of the story. You can search the Internet for more sophisticated patterns, and then use it in your documents. Or, if you want to experiment, you can try Adobe Spark or Canva to create amazing images. Having done that, you can simply import it into Google Docs. Well, you can thank me later.
Next up: Again, isn’t Google Docs the native method for adding or playing YouTube videos? If you are looking for a workaround, check out the article below.
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