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Create impressive cover pages for your assignments and projects online in just a click. choose from hundreds of free templates and customize them with edit.org..

Create impressive cover pages in a few minutes with Edit.org, and give your projects and assignments a professional and unique touch. A well-designed title page or project front page can positively impact your professor's opinion of your homework, which can improve your final grade!

Create a personalized report cover page

After writing the whole report, dissertation, or paper, which is the hardest part, you should now create a cover page that suits the rest of the project. Part of the grade for your work depends on the first impression of the teacher who corrects it.

We know not everyone is a professional designer, and that's why Edit.org wants to help you. Having a professional title page can give the impression you've put a great deal of time and effort into your assignment, as well as the impression you take the subject very seriously. Thanks to Edit.org, everyone can become a professional designer. This way, you'll only have to worry about doing a great job on your assignment.

On the editor, you will also find free resume templates  and other educational and professional designs.

Customize an essay cover page with Edit.org

• Go to formats on the home page and choose Cover pages.
• Choose the template that best suits the project.
• You can add your images or change the template background color.
• Add your report information and change the font type and colors if needed.
• Save and download it. The cover page is ready to make your work shine!

Free editable templates for title pages

As you can see, it's simple to create cover pages for schoolwork and it won’t take much time. We recommend using the same colors on the cover as the ones you used for your essay titles to create a cohesive design. It’s also crucial to add the name and logo of the institution for which you are doing the essay. A visually attractive project is likely to be graded very well, so taking care of the small details will make your work look professional.

On Edit.org, you can also reuse all your designs and adapt them to different projects. Thanks to the users' internal memory, you can access and edit old templates anytime and anywhere.

Take a look at other options we propose on the site. Edit.org helps design flyers, business cards, and other designs useful in the workplace. The platform was created so you don't need to have previous design knowledge to achieve a spectacular cover page! Start your cover page design now.

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You can enter our free graphic editor from your phone, tablet or computer. The process is 100% online, fun and intuitive. Just click on what you want to modify. Customize your cover page quickly and easily. You don't need any design skills. No Photoshop skills. Just choose a template from this article or from the final waterfall and customize it to your liking. Writing first and last names, numbers, additional information or texts will be as easy as writing in a Word document.

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The 15 Best Microsoft Word Cover Page Templates

An attractive cover page adds a professional look to your document. These Microsoft Word templates are for that first impression.

If you want to add something extra to your report or essay, an attractive cover page can help. Not only can it bring flair to your document, but it is also helpful. A cover page introduces the paper to your audience with a title, author, date, and summary.

The cover page makes the first impression on your readers and conveys the big picture of the content. So, if you are ready to complete your business or educational paper, here are several Microsoft Word cover page templates.

Templates for Business Reports and Texts

1. business cover page median theme.

This Median-themed template not only gives you an eye-catching cover page but helps you start your report. The cover page includes space for a photo, such as your business location, product or service, or company logo. You can also add the date and an optional subtitle, along with a summary of the contents.

The second page of the template provides headings, subheadings, paragraphs, and a quote section. This template from Microsoft Office is a great choice that goes a little further to assist you with your document.

2. Report Cover Page Executive Design

This design from Microsoft comes with a cover page template and report format in one. The cover page has a tasteful and professional geometric design. You can pop in the report title, subtitle, and abstract like the other templates.

The second page carries over the same black, white, and purple color scheme and offers a sidebar for highlighting key points. You also have headings, subheadings, and paragraphs for a complete package.

So, if this style matches your business, it is a good choice.

3. Formal Cover Page Blue Vertical Design

Maybe you prefer to stay away from a cover page that includes a photo. If so, this basic option from Hloom might be more your style. With a simple blue vertical line design, the cover page also has spots for the title, subtitle or abstract, date, and the author's name.

4. Report Cover Page Dark Blue Weaves

Hloom has another good option in a darker blue. This one highlights the title of your report with large font right in the center. Other great features of this page are the additional text areas. You can include a subtitle, date, or your company motto at the top. Then, at the bottom is a place for the report's author or your summary.

Templates for Educational Essays and Term Papers

5. student paper cover page.

For students who have the flexibility to format their cover page as they like, this Microsoft Office cover page template is an excellent option. You can pop in a photo or other image and add the report title, student name, course name, instructor name, and date. You can also easily remove the areas that you don’t need.

Similar to the business cover letter templates, this one includes a second page for the report. Headings, subheadings, and a bulleted list are there for convenience. But, if you are required to submit your paper in a specific format like MLA or APA, you can use the cover page.

6. Student Report With Cover Page

Microsoft Word gives you this lovely cover page template for a more compact design that includes a helpful second page. Like other templates for students, you can use a photo or image that enhances your report topic. Insert your title and subtitle and then your name, course name, and date.

The second page has headings and subheadings with a bulleted list to assist you in starting your report, research paper, term paper, or essay.

7-9. APA-Style Cover Pages

When your instructor requires an APA cover page to match your paper, Hloom has a few templates. Each option provides the correct line spacing, font size, margins, Times New Roman font style, and a running head. You can use these templates for a paper with one author, multiple authors within the same institution, or authors with different affiliations.

• The first template is for a paper with just one author, and it is plain and straightforward with places for your title, name, and affiliation or institution name.
• These two are suitable for a two-author paper. You will notice that the only difference is the affiliation.

10. Collaborative Cover Page

If you have a paper with more than one author but are not restricted to the APA format, this report template will be handy. You can add a photo, title, abstract, and multiple authors. You can also fill out the areas for class, semester, instructor name, and date. Take advantage of the second page to start your paper right with a convenient formatting option.

Related: Checklist, Schedule, and Planner Templates for Students

Creative Cover Page Templates

11. book background cover page.

When you want to go all out with a book theme, this Hloom cover page is the right way to do it. The cover page has an old-fashioned look with yellowed paper, and you can add your title and a nice-sized summary.

12. Purple Lined Cover Page

Do you like the larger area for the abstract and creative design, but not necessarily the book theme? This purple vertical lined cover page from Hloom is stylish and simple at the same time. Add your title and summary with a bit of flare.

RELATED: How to Make a Custom Cover Page in Microsoft Word

All-Purpose Templates

If none of these templates fit your needs exactly as you like, maybe an all-purpose template is for you. You can use these cover pages for business or educational documents. Remember, you can remove any text blocks that you do not need.

13. Abstract Design Cover Page

This cover page template is an attractive and professional option. The abstract-designed design at the bottom includes a placeholder for the year. This can be modified after you enable the template for editing. You can complete the title, subtitle, author, and company information.

14. Text Background Cover Page

This is an educational cover page with space to enter the title of your report, subtitle, date, and author. You can enter the date from the drop-down calendar by clicking the template. The background is editable text, which makes this template fun to work with. So, you can enter your own words or letters for a unique look or delete them.

15. Basic Cover Page

When basic is best for your report or paper, this neat and clean template is a good choice. There are no fancy images or photo spots, just a splash of color in the line separating the title and subtitle, which can be removed. Locations for the company name, author, and summary are centered and evenly spaced.

Did You Find the Perfect Cover Page Template?

Hopefully, one or more of these cover page templates will help you create beautiful reports for your business or education. If you didn't find what you're looking for, you could create custom templates in Microsoft Word.

Creating a cover page can be a challenge. Use our free cover page template to save you the time and hassle. 

What is a cover page?

A cover page or title page is the first page of an academic paper, eBook, essay, business plan, or report. It contains important information such as the title, date, author’s name, etc.

How to Make a Cover Page?

The cover page template you require will differ according to its purpose. Select the specific title page you need from the list below to see how to make a cover page for your specific needs.

Generic Cover Page Template

With our free online cover page maker, you can make pretty cover pages for any purpose. There are 101 different borders available. You can also add a photo instead. You can edit the text and add additional text.

Marble backgrounds

These cover pages have a marble background . You can add any text and logo. You can also change the marble background and the frame.

Photo Cover Page

Add your own photos from your PC or from the gallery of millions of images.

Black and White

Fax Cover Page

Essay Cover Page

An essay cover page format depends on which citation style you are using and your school’s specific requirements. However, most formats will include the author’s name, the topic, the name of the course it is submitted to, and the due date of the essay. Sometimes, the teacher or professor’s name is also included as well as the name of the school, university or college.

If you are not sure how to make a cover page for an essay, you can use the template below and replace the placeholder text with your text. We offer an essay cover sheet example for download. However, there are often specific requirements as to the font and spaces, so it is important to check with your teacher to see if there are any specific requirements before you submit your essay.

Cover Page MLA Format

MLA Cover Sheet Word Format

The MLA (Modern Language Association) does not require you to create a cover page when you complete your paper. However, you might decide to create one or your instructors may require you to. If you decide to add a cover page, you can use the template below to create it. Replace the placeholder text with your own text. Insert this page before your paper.

The format for an MLA cover page is shown on the sample template above. It should include the following information.

• Author’s name
• The name of your university, college, or high school
• Subtitle (optional)
• Class or course information
• Professor, teacher, or instructor’s name
• Paper due date

Do not include a page number on your cover page.

The MLA cover page template uses this suggested formatting: Times New Roman font, size 12, double-spaced and centered. Capitalize the first letter of each word except prepositions and short words. Do not add a page number to the cover.

Since a cover page is not strictly required, you can include all relevant information on the first page of the essay instead of on the cover. If you don’t create a cover page, then add the MLA heading to the first page of your paper at the top of the page.

APA Cover Page

APA Cover Page Example Word Format

APA-style papers should be submitted with a cover page. Students preparing an APA Cover Page should include the following information: • Paper title • Author’s name • University name and department • Course number and name • Teacher’s name • Due date of the assignment

There is a sample APA cover page format template above. You can use this template and replace the text with your text. Keep the text double space and center-aligned. Capitalize the first letter of each word except prepositions and short words. Add a page number in the top right corner.

Click here to see the APA student title page guide

Chicago Style Cover Page

On a cover page in Chicago style, the title appears in the top half of the paper and the author’s name, course, and due date appear in the bottom half of the paper. A cover page is not strictly required, so you can also just include the relevant information on the first page of the essay instead of on the cover if you prefer.

The format for the Chicago cover page is shown on the sample template below. It should include the following information.

To create a cover page for Chicago style , download the sample below and replace the text with your own.

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How to Create a Cover Page in Microsoft Word (Built-In and Custom)

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This tutorial shows how to create a cover page in Microsoft Word. First, we’ll create a cover page using a built-in design. Then, we’ll create a custom cover page that can be reused. Next, we’ll delete a cover page. Plus, the bonus section at the end shows how to remove page number zero from a cover page.

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• How to Create a Built-In Cover Page

How to Create a Custom Cover Page

• How to Delete a Cover Page

How to Remove Page Number Zero from a Cover Page

This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video showing all the steps in real time.

Watch more than 250 other writing-related software tutorials on my YouTube channel .

The images below are from Word for Microsoft 365 on a PC. These steps will also work in Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010. However, your interface may look slightly different in those older versions of the software.

How to Create a Built-In Cover Page in Microsoft Word

You can quickly create a cover page using a built-in design.

• Select the Insert tab in the ribbon.

• Select Cover Page in the Pages group.

• Choose a built-in design from the gallery in the drop-down menu. (Hover over More Cover Pages from Office.com for additional options.)

• (Optional) To insert your cover page somewhere other than the top of your document, right-click the built-in design, and then choose a location from the shortcut menu.

• Place your cursor in the sample text, and then type your information.

Pro Tip: To delete a section of sample text, right-click it, and then select Remove Content Control from the shortcut menu.

The built-in cover page should now be part of your Word document.

You can create a custom cover page that can be reused in other Word documents.

• Open a blank document. ( Pro Tip: Press Ctrl + N to open a blank document.)
• Create your cover page, including images if necessary.
• Select all the text and images that should be included in the cover page.

• Select the Insert tab in the ribbon (see figure 1).
• Select Cover Page in the Pages group (see figure 2).
• Select Save Selection to Cover Page Gallery from the drop-down menu.

• Type a unique name into the Name text box in the Create New Building Block dialog box. (Cover pages are part of Word’s building block system of reusable content.)

• (Optional) Add additional information into the Description text box, if necessary.

Important Note: I strongly recommend leaving the default settings for the other options in this dialog box.

• Select the OK button.

Your custom cover page should now be added to the Cover Page Gallery.

• Close the document used to create your custom cover page. (You don’t have to save this document.)
• Select Save in the alert box asking if you want to save changes to Building Blocks.dotx.

• Open the document to which you want to add the custom cover page.
• Select the Insert tab (see figure 1).
• Select your custom cover page from the gallery.

Your custom cover page should now be added to your current document.

Pro Tip: How to Delete a Custom Cover Page from the Cover Page Gallery

• Right-click the custom cover page in the Cover Page drop-down menu, and then select Organize and Delete from the shortcut menu.

Caution: Your custom cover page will be automatically selected when the Building Blocks Organizer dialog box opens. Take care not to select another item.

• Select the Delete button in the Building Blocks Organizer dialog box.

• Select the Yes button in the question dialog box asking if you are sure you want to delete the selected building block.

• Select the Close button in the Building Blocks Organizer dialog box.

Your custom cover page should now be removed from the Cover Page Gallery.

How to Delete a Cover Page in Microsoft Word

The following steps show how to remove a cover page from an individual document.

• Select Remove Current Cover Page from the drop-down menu.

Your cover page should be removed from your document.

If your document has page numbers, the page number zero may show up unnecessarily on the cover page. The following steps show how to remove page number zero.

• Double-click the top of any page to open the Header & Footer tab.

• Select Different First Page in the Options group.

• Select the Close Header and Footer button.

The page number zero should now be removed from your cover page.

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How to add a ready-to-use cover page to your word document, how to create a custom cover page in microsoft word.

A great cover page draws in readers. If you use Microsoft Word, you're in luck, because Word has ready to use cover pages. But did you know that Word also lets you create custom cover pages? Here's how to use both.

Word includes some cover page templates you can insert and then customize a bit if you need a quick cover page for your document.

To find them, switch over to the "Insert" tab on Word's Ribbon and then click the "Cover Page" button. (If your window isn't maximized, you might see a "Pages" button instead. Click that to show the "Cover Page" button.)

On the drop-down menu, click the cover page you want to use.

You can now add your document title, subtitle, date, and other information, as well as change the design up a bit if you want.

Creating a cover page from a template is easy enough, but if you don't like any of the built-in designs, you can create your own. You can do this on an existing document, but it's easiest to start with a blank document. We're going to be saving the custom cover page so that you can quickly insert it into an existing document anyway.

You can create your cover page using pretty much any of Word's tools. You can add a background color, picture, or texture . You can also position those elements how you want and even apply Word's text wrapping tools to them.  Make it look however you want.

When it comes to content, you have a couple of options. You can just type the text you want, but that wouldn't make it much of a template unless you want the same text on the cover page every time you use it.

Instead, you can use Word's Quick Parts feature to add document properties to the document. To do that, switch over to the "Insert" tab and then click the "Quick Parts" button.

On the drop-down menu, point to the "Document Property" submenu, and you'll see a bunch of different properties you can insert into your document: author, title, company, publish date, and so on. Go ahead and insert whichever properties you want to appear on your title page.

When you're done, you'll have several fields on your page. When you insert your cover page into a document later on, those fields are populated with the actual properties from the document (and you can also edit them on the fly if you want).

They're super plain to start with, but you can treat them like any other text in Word by applying styles and formatting, centering them on the page---whatever. Here, we've centered them on the page, applied the Title style to the title, shifted things down on the page a bit, and inserted a filigree illustration for a little flair. It's not the prettiest cover page around, but it's a good working example.

Now that we've got our cover page the way we want it, it's time to create a cover page template out of it.

First, select everything in the document (that's why we recommend starting this in a blank document) by pressing Ctrl+A. Next, head back to the "Insert" tab and then click that "Cover Page" button again.

This time, choose the "Save Selection to Cover Page Gallery" command from the drop-down menu.

In the window that opens, give your cover page a name and fill out a brief description if you want. Click "OK" when you're done.

Now when you open the "Cover Page" drop-down menu in the future, you'll see your new cover page template in the "General" section. Click to insert it just like you would one of Word's built-in cover pages.

And that's it. Creating custom cover pages for your document is pretty easy once you know where to look. While you're at it, learn a few more quick tips on putting together professional-looking documents in Word .

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A cover page template is essentially the first page of most intellectual and expert records, for example, research papers, project reports, recommendations, books, and expositions. In this article, we have given the basics of a cover page alongside editable cover page templates and instances. So we should get to know what a cover page is and how could it be utilized.

The creator gives general data, for example, the name of the author(s), the distributor, and the point being talked about in the record. For scholarly purposes, the name of the course, foundation, directing teacher, and the due date can likewise be incorporated. On a very basic level, it gives the perusers a fast comprehension of what’s in store in the record by expressing the subject and presenting the book or paper.

Basics of a Cover Page

The cover page tells the reader the point that is examined in the document. To do such, a few things are usually introduced on the cover page template.

They include:

• The date when the document was ready
• The creator’s name
• The authority name of the association or establishment (school, college, or organization)

The title and subtitle of the report

• Running title
• The boss’ name, like an educator, teacher, or director
• The name of the distributor
• The date and release of the distribution
• The data frame on the cover page is affected by the kind of record, the extent of the archive, and the reference style embraced by the creator.

For instance:

• A scholarly report for a class assignment will show the subject’s instructor, which is pointless on a book cover page.
• The data to be input in a document with a broad degree is unique concerning that with a thin extension.
• Note that: A class assignment cover page will regularly have fewer data than a multi-association research paper .
• Various styles of formatting documents direct the data that ought to be introduced on a cover page. A few styles even direct that a cover page not be part of the document.

Kinds of Cover Page

The most widely recognized kinds of cover page layout designs are APA, MLA, and CMS. These kinds of cover page templates will contrast by the way they are arranged and the information in them. Furthermore, if you intently analyze the instances of the cover page, a few configurations are more predominant in specific fields than others.

The details of each type will be talked about underneath:

APA cover page

The running title is composed at the upper left of the document on an APA cover page template, while the page number is demonstrated in the upper right. The running is composed in all capitalized letters and shouldn’t surpass 50 characters (spaces included).

The title ought to be written in the upper portion of the page and ought to be in the title case – each expression of the title is promoted except for articles and propositions. The title length ought to be 12 words all things considered and can take up all things considered two sentences.

The name(s) of the author(s), which is then trailed by the organization’s name, is then composed after the title. The creators’ names are first name, centre initial(s), then the last name. In APA, official titles and instructive capabilities ought not to be given on the cover page template.

MLA cover page

In MLA style, a cover page isn’t needed. Nonetheless, a few educators could demand creators to incorporate a cover page, or it tends to be added at the creator’s inclination to cause the document to show up more expertly. MLA cover pages ought to have the accompanying details; the name of the foundation (school or university), the title of the document, the creator’s name, the name of the class, the name of the educator or teacher, and the submission date.

Extra details can be added according to the directions given. At the point when a cover page is remembered for MLA design, it ought to be twofold dispersed, and its items ought to be focused. The name of the foundation is composed first at the top portion of the page.

The title of the document is then added at 33% of the page. Avoid a few lines and add some other data required. This data can be the creators’ names, the class name, the name of the educator or teacher, the date of submission, or some other according to the rules.

Documents ready with CMS format should have a cover page template. The title is composed at 33% of the page. The title and caption ought to be strong.

Some other fundamental data, for example, the name(s) of the author(s), educator, course title, and submission date can then be incorporated. You can find in the examples underneath that in the CMS arrangement of the cover page, the page number is excluded.

Note: Although the cover page isn’t needed in certain formats, it isn’t disallowed except if the educators restrict it. Adding a cover page is in this way suggested at whatever point it is conceivable as they make records look more expert. Cover pages don’t add to the length of the document or paper.

Amazing Cover Page Examples

Here you can find bundles of cover page examples and by including them you can make your cover page more attractive and readable.

The most effective method to Make a Cover Page How to Make a Cover Page Template

Presently, have you been approached to compose a report or class assignment and incorporate a cover page template? If indeed, there are multiple approaches. The strategy to utilize will rely upon the rules and what is to be achieved. This article will feature the various ways writers can utilize cover page templates alongside various examples:

Strategy 1: For the resume

Resumes will, now and again, have cover pages. Keep in mind, as prior referenced and can likewise be found in the downloadable examples given underneath, cover pages work on the impressive skill of a document. A cover page for a resume is a letter that goes with a candidate’s application.

If so, the accompanying contemplations merit carrying out in the writing process:

Keep the letter to one page

The cover page template ought to be one page long. This page should be designed like some other expert letter. A one-inch edge on all sides is utilized, yet the edge can be essentially as little as 0.7 inches. Its items should be single-divided and adjusted to one side. Likewise, each paragraph ought to be isolated with a single blank line.

Remember contact data for the upper left corner

At the top-most left corner, incorporate your name and contact information. The essential data remembered for this part is the source’s complete name, actual location, substantial telephone number, and email address. Fax numbers are composed after the telephone number or the email address.

Write the full date

After the email address, embed the date when the cover page template was composed. Then, demonstrate the Month, day, and year. An organization of the day, month, then the year is likewise satisfactory relying upon the rules. Leave a blank line on each side of the date.

• Express the name and address of the recipient
• Show the recipient’s details. This remembers the name and title of the recipient for one line and is isolated with a comma.
• In the accompanying line, show the name of the association and beneath that the association’s actual location.
• You don’t have to give other data to the organization.

Address the receiver by name

Give a proper greeting. Two circumstances decide how to compose the greeting – one where the sender doesn’t have a clue about the recipient’s name and two where they do. In the first place, on the off chance that you are curious about the name of the recipient, address them as “Dear Employing Director/Recruiting Advisory group/HR Supervisor,” and so on – because of their title. Assuming you know their name, remember it for the welcome.

• Dear Mrs Hayes, Mr Banks, and so on.
• For addressing the receiver, it is better to leave a blank line.

Write an introduction

An introduction ought to then trail behind skirting a line from the greeting. The creator presents themselves and states the motivation behind the cover page and the position they are applying for. Details like past experiences with the recipient and where you found out about the opening can likewise be incorporated. Demonstrating the organization where you join in, and your major is additionally permitted in the introduction.

Highlight your skills

The body of the cover page can have a few sections. Show why you are appropriate for the job and how you are equipped for the equivalent. Utilize exact genuine instances of what makes you a reasonable up-and-comer. Adjust the capabilities and guides to the job specifications. This can be acknowledged by surveying the work posting and recognizing the details and prerequisites you satisfy. Pick to add any achievements that connect with the position.

Briefly conclude your letter

Close the cover page letter by showing your excitement for the position and repeating key important points from the body of the letter in a couple of lines. Tell the recipient you are free for a meeting and give contact data to connect. An individual telephone number, as well as an email address, would do the trick.

Close the letter officially

Finally, close the letter utilizing a free close, for example, “Yours Truly” or “Thank You.” Next, sign the document and afterwards demonstrate your name. Continuously utilize blank ink to sign proper documents.

Strategy 2: For a fax

While sending formal fax, it is important to incorporate a cover page template to add an expert look focus to the document.

This can be accomplished with the accompanying method.

Provide the header

The authority name and address of the sender are added at the highest point of the cover page. This data ought to be focused on. A telephone number and fax number are then added. An authority letterhead can be utilized to epitomize this information. Later, avoid two lines before continuing with other information.

Format the cover sheet in two columns

Then, separate the cover sheet into two sections. This makes the cover sheet more neat and satisfactory. At last, twofold space the cover sheet before embedding data. Note that clearness and neatness ought to be focused on while making a fax cover page. Creators can add their contact data and the collector’s contact details at the highest point of the fax page. The fax can then be saved as a template that will use in the future due to a similar general format.

Fill out the left column

In the left side column, list down the date, the recipient – “To”- and the sender’s name – “From”- and afterwards the shipper’s telephone number, each in its line. Each mark to the referenced data ought to be in capital/capitalized. With the dates, the standard US design is ‘month, day, year’ while, for most different nations, it will be a day, month, year. Creators ought to follow the proper configuration as appropriate to their situation.

Complete the right column

The right section records the time, and recipient’s fax number, trailed by the sender’s fax number, and email address, each written in capitalized followed by a colon, for example, ‘DATE:’, ‘TIME:’ and so on Each mark ought to be in capitalized. Likewise, guarantee that the shipper/beneficiary’s data in the left column lines up with the source/recipient’s data in the right column.

Indicate the number of pages

Underneath the left column, show the specific number of pages of the fax record. An early assertion ought to be given before the number is down on paper.

For instance, this part of the cover page will be as:

• “All out the number of pages of this fax: 5.”
• This assertion doesn’t need to be capitalized.

Include a brief message

Then, embed a mark named “MESSAGE” and record a brief message that pronounces the motivation behind the fax and the sort of document being faxed. This message ought to be written in a couple of lines. To close the message, demand the receiver to check the receipt of the fax and give a telephone number or email address they can use to do as such.

Write a disclaimer, if necessary

Finally, add a disclaimer on the off chance that it is essential. A disclaimer can be given on the off chance that the data in the record is secret if the fax isn’t gotten and on the occasion, the fax is wrongly received. Assuming the data is confidential expressing its utilization is completely taboo. Guarantee to utilize the particular rules appropriate in the circumstance within reach.

Strategy 3: For your manuscript

Manuscripts will frequently require a cover page to be part of it. This can be a book, article, or manuscript composition.

The accompanying advances can be utilized to write a composition cover page template:

Include your contact information

At the upper left corner of the page, embed a header containing your name, telephone number, and email address. A nom de plume can likewise be added for however long it is shown, for example, “Pen Name” or “A.K.A.” Additionally, note that if the manuscript is to be explored secretly, the creator is supposed to incorporate their contact details on the cover page template, and, simultaneously, eliminate their name and contact from the title page.

List the word count

Then, show the surmised word include of the original copy in the upper right corner. Utilize the assertion “Approximately … … . Words.” This word consider is composed inexactly because the specific word count needn’t bother with to be expressed.

If the word count is 5133, it tends to be composed of 5100 or 5000.

This standard is, in any case, not material to manuscripts that should have a severe word count. If so, demonstrate the specific word count.

Include the title of your manuscript

The title of the manuscript can likewise be added to the cover page of the manuscript. The title ought to be composed on the cover page and ought to be focused. The title ought to rigorously be in one line and is generally written in capitalized, although this isn’t obligatory. You don’t have to compose it in bold, emphasize or underline the title. Nonetheless, it is crucial to note that a cover page isn’t a title page.

Finish with the name of the author

Following the title, the writer’s name is down on the paper. The name can be a genuine name or a pen name. The cover page of a manuscript ought not to be bound, same with different pages in a manuscript.

Technique 4: Utilizing APA style

A cover page template can be ready in an APA design for various circumstances.

For instance, the accompanying advances can be utilized in making an APA cover page template:

Utilize a standard font and margin

Design the cover, first and foremost, page format to APA particulars. As prior referenced, an overall 1-inch edge and 12 – point Times New Roman textual style and twofold dispersing are suggested.

Place the running headline

Then, record the cover page layout running title in capital letters at the upper left corner of the page. The running head ought to have the name “Running head” before a summed-up type of the record title is given. The name and the text ought to be isolated by a colon. The running title ought not to be longer than 50 characters – spaces and accentuation included.

Insert the page number

At the other right finish of the page, demonstrate the page number, ordinarily “1” for a cover page. Standard numerals ought to be utilized, not Roman numerals. Guarantee the running head and the page number are precisely evenly adjusted.

Centre the title

Then, the title ought to be set at around 33% of the page from the highest point of the cover page. Roughly this is 2 crawls from the header line. The title ought not to be striking, stressed, or underlined. All things being equal, utilize capitalized aside from minor words.

Include your name below the title

Following the title, the creator demonstrates their name. Assuming the archive addresses crafted by numerous creators, every one of the creators ought to be recorded. The names should be isolated by a comma.

Include the name of your institution

Finally, underneath the name(s), the name of the association is shown. The name of the establishment/association ought to be written in title case – each major in capitalized. Assuming the teacher or educator mentioned extra data, it very well may be given after the foundation name.

Technique 5: Utilizing MLA style

Cover pages can likewise be written in MLA format. This article will feature the means writers can use to make an MLA cover page.

They are as per the following:

Use a standard font and standard margins

Adjust the cover page layout to the MLA design determinations. As prior referenced, a standard 1-inch edge and a 12-pt Times New Roman textual style are utilized. Note that a few educators will demand a cover page although it isn’t required in MLA design.

Focus the title

Then, give the title of the record and focus it at roughly 33% from the highest point of the cover page template. Each significant letter in the title ought to be promoted. On the off chance that there is a subtitle, it ought to be composed underneath the title. The title and subtitle needn’t bother with to be emphasized, underlined, or strong.

Write your full name

After the title or caption, whichever is last, a few lines should be skipped, and the creator’s name is then given. Assuming numerous creators ought to be incorporated, they ought to be recorded as of now. The name(s) of the writer or writers ought to be written in a similar text style and text dimension as the words on the report’s cover sheet.

List the receiver of your paper

At last, the cover page template should demonstrate the beneficiary of the document, the name of the course/class, and the date of submission following the creator’s name. Every class of data ought to be written in a different line and twofold dispersed. Utilize suitable titles while alluding to the recipient. The course number can likewise be shown.

Technique 6: Utilizing Chicago style

A cover page can likewise be written in Chicago style. In Chicago style, a cover page and a title page are something very similar.

Hence, the means introduced underneath can be followed to compose a cover page template in Chicago style:

As a matter of some importance, change the font style and margins to a generally acknowledged design. A one (1) – inch margin on each side of the cover page and a 12-pt Times New Roman font style are viewed as standard particulars. The cover page and the title page allude to a similar thing; thusly, don’t add the title page.

List the title first

Then, at around 33% from the highest point of the page, give the title of the document. The title ought to be at the focal point of the page. Each significant word ought to be promoted, or the whole title can be promoted. On the off chance that the document or paper has a caption, compose the resulting line, and separate it from the title with a colon. The title and caption should not be adapted: stressed, underlined, or strong.

After the title or subtitle, avoid a few lines and compose your name (first and last) around 33% of the lower part of the page. If more than one writer must be demonstrated, compose their names right now in a similar line however isolated with a comma. The name(s) ought to be a similar text style and text dimension utilized throughout the cover page.

Determine the subject, teacher, and date in your last segment

Finally, show the name and number of the course, the teacher, and the due date. Every one of the components ought to be in discrete lines and double-spaced. Utilize proper titles with the name of the educator.

In the scholar and expert fields, you frequently need to plan reports or projects which need a cover page template. The cover page is the absolute first thing that the reader would see. Accordingly, the cover page for the project ought to be very much made.

All The content and components that you remember for this page would rely upon what sort of task or record you’re planning. Read on to study the cover page template with the goal that you can set up your cover sheet example for your documents.

Faqs (Frequently Asked Questions)

No, a title page doesn’t add to a paper or document’s statement or page count. Moreover, a cover page likewise isn’t viewed as a component of a document’s statement or page count.

In situations where various individuals added to composing a paper or document, they ought to be in every way recognized. How they are recorded will rely upon the arrangement utilized, affiliations, and the association they are working with. For instance, in APA style, the names are composed after the title or subtitle of the record in a similar line where each name is isolated with a comma. The creator’s title, first name, centre name, and last name are shown in that organization.

A cover page will generally be required relying on the organization. For instance, in APA, the cover page is required, while, in MLA, it for the most part isn’t utilized. In any case, in MLA and Chicago styles, this is reliant upon the teacher’s necessities or the creator’s inclination. A cover page will typically be required relying upon the configuration. For instance, in APA, the cover page is compulsory, though, in MLA, it typically isn’t utilized. In any case, in MLA and Chicago styles, this is reliant upon the teacher’s necessities or the creator’s inclination.

No. Writers are never punished for adding a cover page to a record, regardless of whether it was anything but a prerequisite in scholarly composition. If you’re uncertain about whether to incorporate a cover page or not, including it is in every case best. Notwithstanding, consistently counsel the guidelines to guarantee you are adhering to them exactly.

Writers can decide to compose their cover pages without any preparation or utilize a cover page template. Cover page templates are not difficult to utilize and direct and accordingly suggested. The cover page ought to be composed following the establishment or educator’s prerequisites because different cover page formats will be composed unexpectedly. The cover page ought to be text-just, and figures ought not to be incorporated. Fundamental data generally found on a cover page is the title of the record, author(s) name, teacher’s name, name of the organization, and date of submission/publication.

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Your documents get mixed after printing? Use cover pages. 

Cover page is an extra sheet of paper that is used to separate files after being printed. Let's say, you want to print a few 50-page files. Where does one document end, and where starts another? To save time on sorting through the printouts, enable the cover page feature. It will insert a blank sheet of paper or a pre-defined cover page (using a template). When the printing is complete, you'll quickly see where the next printed document or the next copy starts.

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The cover page separates each new printed copy from the previous one. If your printer has more than one input tray , it's a good idea to print the "mainstream" of your documents with regular paper and print cover pages between them with colored paper. Cover pages should be distinctive; for example, you can use yellow or red paper sheets. This way, you'll easily distinguish between printed hard copies.

To enable cover page and select a template, go to Settings > Common > Service pages > Print cover page :

You can select from several templates with different cover page layout:

Cover - filename, folder name, folder path, file type

• Cover - filename, folder name, folder path
• Cover - filename, folder name
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Filename without Print Conductor logo

Folder name

Folder path

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These types include different variations of a filename or file's folder plus additional data and/or the Print Conductor logo – see how they look like below.

Filename with Print Conductor logo (default template)

We usually recommend selecting the Blank option as a template. In this case, the cover page would be just a blank sheet of paper (which, by the way, is a great option to save ink and paper!). 

Cover pages are inserted between the documents. For instance, you have two documents with copies in the List of Documents . By default, the cover page will go after document #1 (and all its copies) and before document #2 (and its copies if there are any). 

Additionally, you can set the program to insert a separation page per copy of each document – add a cover page between every copy. To do it, find the Cover page mode setting and select the Cover page for each copy option:

• Go to Settings > Common ;
• Check Print cover page ;
• Go to Settings > Advanced ;
• Find and select Cover page template ;
• (optional) Select Cover page mode ;
• (optional) Select Paper source for covers or Paper source for folder cover ;

Cover pages for folder

You can also specify a folder cover page. It is a cover page separating printed files located in different folders. With the Print folder cover page setting enabled, the program adds an extra cover page for each group of documents coming from a specific folder. Thus, you can easily distinguish files from different folders. 

This feature works when files are:

• sorted by columns (unsorted) or
• sorted manually (moved up or down) or 
• sorted by Folder path

If you've sorted List of Documents items by another column, the program will prompt you to sort items by Folder path first.

Besides, you can use a predefined template to set how the folder cover page will look like. You can define it by selecting a Folder cover page template . It has the same options as the regular cover page .

• Go to Settings > Advanced;
• Find the Print folder cover page setting (start typing "print folder" in the search bar) and check it;
• Select Folder cover page template ;
• (optional) Select Paper source for folder cover ; 

For custom cover page, there's Cover page Designer that can be found in the list of cover page templates. So, if built-in cover pages don't meet your needs, you can create your own. With it, you can create and save your own cover page template consisting of customized text, images, barcodes or rectangles.

To create and use custom cover pages:

• Enable Print cover page ;
• Click -Open Cover page Designer- in the list of templates;
• Select Edit > Add new operation , add and configure new elements;
• Click File > Save as to save your template;
• Confirm using the newly created .cover file as cover page template.

Cover page Designer can also be used to configure Cover page template / Ending cover page template (in the Advanced Settings ).

For both cover and report pages , you can set paper size. Let's imagine: you have documents in Letter, Legal, and Tabloid format to print. However, the cover sheet is A4 paper by default, and your printing device doesn't have this option. In this case, just change the paper size for service pages to the one you like. This way, your report and cover pages will match the rest of the documents.  

Using the Service pages paper size setting, you can select:

• Default (use the standard local paper size based on your printer or computer's system locale; e.g., A4 in Europe and Letter in the U.S.)
• Standard (select a pre-defined format)
• Custom (set any width x height in millimeters, centimeters or inches)

Please note that changing paper size via Service pages paper size setting will affect both report pages and cover pages.

• Find the Service pages paper size setting (start typing "service" in the search bar) and adjust it;

1. Select paper source for cover pages

For cover pages, you can use the same printer tray as for document or have it pulled from a different tray. Using the Paper source for covers setting, select a certain paper source for your cover page. Possible options are: As in printer , Page size based , The same as for document . Alternatively, you can select an option that is provided by your printer.

2. Set paper source for folder cover page

In the same way, you can select a paper source for the folder cover page. To do it, change the Paper source for folder cover option.

To select the input printer tray for service pages:

• Find the Paper sources section (start typing "paper source" in the search bar);
• Choose the necessary entry and select the desired option or a specific printer tray;

If you want to print only cover pages or report pages without the documents – it is also possible. Use the Print service pages only option: 

To enable this ability, go to Settings > Advanced , find the Service pages section and check the box next to Print service pages only .

If you want to staple the cover page that comes out along with its pertaining document, simply turn on the In the same print job with the document setting.

Besides, enabling this setting guarantees that the document is printed right after the cover page.

To print a document with its cover page:

• Find the Service pages section; 
• Enable In the same print job with the document;

By default, the cover page is printed on a separate sheet of paper. But you may need to print the cover page on the same paper sheet as the beginning of the document, not as a separate page. To do it, use the settings below.

To print the cover page on the same paper as the document:

• Document printing settings > Duplex mode: Long-edge binding ;
• Single print job mode > Enabled: Yes ;
• Single print job mode > Print extra blank even page in duplex mode: No ;
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Georgia bill could 'inject chaos' into swing state election, civil rights advocates fear

Civil rights groups are warning that a bill that creates new rules for removing voters from the rolls could cause "chaos" in the key swing state of Georgia's election this year if it's signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office said the changes would provide clarity to county election officials who have been inundated with tens of thousands of voter registration challenges from Republican activists.

“It puts parameters around the challenge process,” Mike Hassinger, a spokesperson for Raffensperger, a Republican, said. “Whereas before it was wide open, and there was no language. You could challenge a voter at any time for any reason.”

The American Civil Liberties of Georgia says the proposed law is anything but clear.

“It’s possible that the intent of this bill was to provide clarity,” Cory Isaacson, the legal director of the ACLU of Georgia, said. “Unfortunately, that’s not what the end result of this bill does. We read it as generating a lot of confusion, a lot of inconsistency, and likely injecting chaos into this process right before the election cycle is about to begin.”

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Both Republican-majority chambers of the Georgia legislature passed the multifaceted election bill on March 28. The bill would also make it easier for third-party candidates to get on the ballot in November. Other parts of the bill making changes to ballots and how they are counted would take effect after the election.

The measure's fate is now up to Kemp, a Republican who has rejected former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election in 2020. Kemp signed sweeping voting changes into law in 2021, at the height Trump's false claims. One of the provisions allowed voters to submit unlimited registration challenges.

Garrison Douglas, press secretary for Kemp, said the governor has 40 days to review bills. He did not say whether the governor would sign or veto it.

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Georgia bill changes law for homeless voters

The bill allows people to be taken off the rolls if they are registered at a nonresidential address. But starting in 2025, it requires homeless voters to register using the address of the elections office in the county where they live, and bans people from registering to vote using a post office box address or other private mailbox address.

Civil rights advocates see the apparent contradiction as a recipe for disenfranchising the homeless. (Georgia allows homeless voters to put the address where they usually stay, or show where they live on a map, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless .)

“On one hand, it’s telling people who are unhoused to register using the registrar’s office’s address, and on the other hand, later in the bill, it’s saying, ‘If you do that, that is evidence to sustain a voter challenge,’” said Isaacson of the ACLU.

Upon the bill's passage in the legislature, the ACLU of Georgia threatened to sue if Kemp signs it into law. “I think it’s inconsistent at best and sets people who are unhoused up to have their voter eligibility challenged at worst,” Isaacson said.

Amateur activists, who often question the results of the 2020 election, have been using public data to raise issues about people registered at now-defunct homeless shelters or who use business addresses on their voter registrations. Fulton County resident Jason Frazier, who has submitted thousands of voter challenges, told a Trump ally in 2023 about how he found people registered at UPS Stores.

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Raffensperger supports voter challenge definitions

The bill says there is probable cause to remove someone from the voter rolls if, for example, they are dead, registered to vote somewhere else, received a tax credit for living in another place, or registered at a nonresidential address.

Hassinger of the secretary of state's office said these definitions impose boundaries on citizen advocates who have been submitting voter challenges to county election officials and “making cases in their own ways.”

But Isaacson said the language doesn’t put a time limit on when someone was registered to vote somewhere else, so someone who voted in another state before moving to Georgia could be challenged for being registered in another state. "If you have voted in a different jurisdiction at any time in the past, does that establish probable use to sustain a voting challenge?” she asked.

Isaacson said the probable cause provisions “dramatically lower the standard” to kick people off the voter rolls. The National Voter Registration Act outlines specific processes for removing people from the rolls, which includes sending postcards to people to verify if their address has changed and waiting two presidential election cycles, or eight years, before removing them completely. She argues Georgia's law violates the National Voter Registration Act.

Republicans contend that the bill will actually reduce disenfranchisement by making clear when evidence is insufficient to sustain a challenge to a voter's registration. Hassinger pointed to a provision in the bill that specifically says the US Post Office’s National Change of Address database is not enough to remove someone from the voter rolls.

Previously, he said, “some people would come in with an [National Change of Address] spreadsheet or something they’d purchased from a commercial database," and local election officials didn't know whether that warranted removing the voter being challenged.

Hassinger said the bill "has to be considered by the governor’s office in its totality. This particular part of codifying the process of voter challenges, we’re OK with."

But critics pointed to a part of the bill that says proof of registration at a nonresidential address can be confirmed from “a government office, database, website, or publicly available sources derived solely from such governmental sources.”

Third party candidates, paper ballots, and QR codes

Another part of the bill allows candidates to get on the presidential ballot if they appear on the ballot in at least 20 other states. It would go into effect in July. Third-party candidates running in 2024, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a scion of the storied Democratic family who is outspoken against vaccines, Cornel West, a left-wing scholar and civil rights activist, and Jill Stein, the perpetual candidate of the progressive Green Party.

Trump tends to perform better in polls that include third party candidates. A recent Quinnipiac poll showed President Joe Biden winning by three points in a head-to-head matchup with Trump, but losing by one point when third-party candidates were included.

Other parts of Georgia's bill would eliminate the use of QR codes to count printed ballots, require counties to count absentee votes faster on Election Day, and allow small counties to use paper ballots for elections. Those would go into effect after the election.

“Public trust in our elections should be of utmost concern for every elected official in Georgia,” State Sen. Max Burns, a Republican, said in a statement . “Removing QR codes from printed ballots is a powerful step forward to increase that trust and secure our state’s elections.”

State Rep. Saira Draper, a Democrat, told the Atlanta Journal Constitution : “There’s a very vocal minority out there who will never be confident in the process so long as their candidate is not the winner. I wish we had a policy of not passing laws to placate conspiracy theorists.”

From 'practical impossibility' to done deal: How Trump posted the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump were in discussions to pull off what they'd described as a "practical impossibility" when a New York appeals court reduced the size of the bond they had to post because of a judgment in his civil fraud case by almost $400 million.

Don Hankey , the billionaire chairman of Knight Insurance Group, told NBC News he was negotiating to post a far heftier bond of $557 million with the Trump Organization when the state Appellate Division lowered the required bond to $175 million.

A bond for that amount was posted Monday night , underwritten by Hankey's Knight Specialty Insurance Co. Hankey said the bond was fully collateralized by cash from Trump's company. "It was a good experience," Hankey said.

The posting of the bond prevents New York Attorney General Letitia James from collecting on the $464 million judgment against Trump and his co-defendants in a civil fraud case while the appeals process plays out.

Judge Arthur Engoron handed down the massive judgment — an award of over  $350 million that ballooned to $464 million with pre-judgment interest — after he found Trump, his company and top executives had committed “persistent” fraud over several years.

Trump immediately appealed the award, arguing that it was filled with errors and that the judge had double- and triple-counted some of the damages. In New York, if people or companies want to pause judgments while they appeal, they typically have to post security for the full awards, and then some.

Because state law requires a 9% annual interest rate on judgments while a party appeals, courts in New York generally require a security of 120% of the award. For Trump and his co-defendants, that would total $557 million, their lawyers said in court filings.

Trump's attorneys pleaded with the appeals court to reduce the amount they had to post, to $100 million. They argued that having to post the full amount was "impossible" and that it would require Trump and his company to start selling off assets because they didn't have that much cash on hand.

A single appeals court judge rejected that request in late February but gave Trump an expedited briefing schedule to make his case to a full panel of judges ahead of the time frame when James would begin collecting on the judgment.

Trump's lawyers then elaborated on the struggles to come up with the necessary funds.

“Defendants’ ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment’s full amount is ‘a practical impossibility,’” they said in a March 18 filing. “These diligent efforts have included approaching about 30 surety companies through 4 separate brokers.”

They went on to say their efforts had proved that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.” That was in large part because most of the bond companies would not “accept hard assets such as real estate as collateral” but “will only accept cash or cash equivalents (such as marketable securities),” their filing said.

Experts told NBC News that Trump needed the appeals court to hit pause because if James started seizing assets, the results could have been disastrous for his company, potentially leading to bankruptcy.

Attorneys for Trump asked the appeals court to spare the defendants from posting any security at all while the appeal process plays out, contending that Trump's "real estate holdings — including iconic properties like 40 Wall Street, Doral Miami, and Mar-a-Lago, — greatly exceed the amount of the judgment" and could be used to satisfy the award if they lost their appeal.

Soon after, Hankey — who told Forbes he has supported Trump's political campaigns in the past — got involved. He told NBC News he'd been following Trump's troubles getting a bond in the news and "let it be known to an acquaintance of mine" with ties to Trump that the huge bond was something he could "consider."

He said he was on his second day of negotiations with a lawyer from the Trump Organization when the Appellate Division reduced the bond amount to $175 million and gave Trump 10 days to come up with it. That deadline was set to expire Thursday.

"When the bond was reduced, we thought they could cover the damages themselves and didn’t think we’d hear back from them again, but they called us back" a couple of days later, Hankey said. The talks went quickly, with the company saying it would collateralize the full amount using a combination of cash and bonds. The money it eventually did put up appeared to be all cash, Hankey added.

"We've done bonds in the past, but this is a large size for us — and everyone," he said, adding that his involvement had nothing to do with politics.

"This is what we do," he said. "I'd be happy to do this for a Republican or a Democrat."

Dareh Gregorian is a politics reporter for NBC News.