What is a Cover Page?

The cover page is the first page of a paper. It provides important information about the paper, including its title, author, and publication date. For a student paper, the following information is required: 

• Title of the paper
• Author's name
• Department and University the paper was written for
• Course number, section (if applicable), and name
• Professor's name 
• Due date

How is a Cover Page Formatted?

• The title page should be double-spaced, with all information centered.
•  The paper's title should start 3-4 lines from the top of the page and should have all important words capitalized.
• Each piece of information goes on a new line.
• Names should be written First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name. 

1. Ensure that your cursor is at the very beginning of your document. 
2. Click the insert tab on the top of your document.
3. Choose pages, then blank page to insert a blank page above your content.
4. Go back to the home tab, then go to the paragraphs section and center your text.
5. Add the text to your title page. You should have all of the following information, making sure to hit enter or return between each element.
   • Type your title capitalizing most of the words; do not capitalize words like the, of, in, or and. 
   • Add your first name, middle initial if applicable, and last name.
   •  Write out your university affiliation, which will be Department of Computer Systems and Software Engineering, Valley City State University.
   • Type the course number, section, and name, making sure to add a colon (:) between the section and the name. 
   • Add the first and last name of your professor, making sure to include Dr. before their name if applicable.
   • Add the due date for the assignment.
6. Select all of your text, then go to line spacing and set everything to be double-spaced. 
7. Put your cursor at the beginning of your title page, then hit enter or return 4 times to move the text down.
8. under Insert, click page number, and add page number to the top right-hand side of the page.
9. Put your cursor directly in front of the new page number, then type a shortened version of your title in all capital letters. If your title is less than 50 characters long, you can use the full title as your running head. 
10. Hit your tab key twice to position the running head at the left of the header.