In this article, we will explore the steps to achieving this.

it’s possible for you to then change the style’s options to present your title as you wish.

I’d recommend the following controls.

A book with the Microsoft Word cover.

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In the Modify Style dialog box, click Format > Font.

This will make your title really stand out.

However, since I’ve chosen a larger typeface, I don’t need the text to be condensed.

A Microsoft Word document with the Cover Page option highlighted.

Here, change the Spacing After to half your chosen font size.

I’ve gone with Word’s Intense Quote style and modified it to size 20 pt.

grab the icon again to hide these pagination markers.

A Word document containing the text ‘Title Page’ and the Title style selected in the Style Gallery.

Word will then set the following line to the Normal style, ready for you to add more details.

Add a Page Border

A great title page always has apage border.

In the dialog box that opens, modify the border’s prefs and Style to suit your needs.

A Word document showing the menu that appears when a style in the Style Gallery is right-clicked, and the Modify option is highlighted.

When you’re done, click “OK” to see the outcome.

In the resulting dialog box, first, initiate the “Layout Tab.”

Personally, I always go for a centered page number.

Microsoft Word’s Modify Style dialog box with the Font option selected.

The Modify Style Font dialog box, with Bold and 72 pt selected.

Word’s Font dialog box with the Advanced tab opened, the Character Spacing set to Normal, and the OK button selected.

Word’s Modify Style Paragraph dialog box with the Spacing After changed to 36 pt, and the OK button selected.

Word’s Modify Style dialog box with the centralized font alignment selected.

A title page on Word with a heading and a sub-heading.

Word’s Next Page Section Break option in the Layout tab on the ribbon.

Word’s Page Borders button.

Words' Borders and Shading dialog box, with the Settings and Style sections highlighted, and the Apply To drop-down changed to This Section - First Page Only.

A title page in Word with a page border.

Word’s Page Setup dialog box with Vertical Alignment changed to ‘Center,’ and Apply To changed to ‘This Section.'

A Word document with a center-aligned title page.

The footer section on page 2 is activated.

Different First Page is checked in the Header And Footer tab on the ribbon.

Word’s page number styles, with the Bottom Of Page options showing.