In this tutorial, I will show you how to insert flourishes and images around page numbers to give the print edition of your book interior a custom look.
1. Within your Word document
(this is Windows 2010). Go to Insert Footer
2. Insert Page Number.
I chose Insert Page Number -
Bottom of Page - Centered in this example. You can make it right or left
justified, or even put the page number it in the Header if you choose.
3. Pick a Font for your page
number.
4. Space to the left side of page
number and Insert Symbol.
5. Space to the right of the page number. Insert Symbol.
It should look like this: the number with a flourish on the left and one on the right.
The page number style will repeat
on subsequent pages. If you have your document setup with different even and
odd page footers, you will have to repeat the process with the first even page
number.
Here are a few sites that
offer free open source flourish fonts you can download and utilize
Download and install the font
on your computer. When you bring up insert symbol, scroll until you find the
font you wished to use.
You can achieve the same
effect with Insert Picture.
As always, make sure you have the rights to
use a font or image. Some require you to purchase a commercial license to use
in a print edition book you sell.
See this post on font licensing.
You might also be interested in this post on stock images.
