The Cover Design Tool can be used for the following products:
Wire binding
Comb binding
Coil binding
Velo binding
Paperback books
Hardback books
Ring binding
Hardback wire
Presentation folders
Designable loose sheets
To access the Cover Design Tool, complete the following steps:
When configuring and previewing your document, go to section '4. Cover' and click the blue 'Configure cover' button.
Depending on the product selected you will be giving 4 options for your cover.
Blank Cover – Select this option if you do not require a printed cover. Your document will be produced with plain white front and back covers.
Cover Design Included (Recommended) – Select this option if your uploaded file already includes the cover design. This means the front cover is page 1 of your file and the back cover is the last page.
You will then have the option to move or copy these pages to the cover during the setup process.
Upload a Cover Design (Advanced Users) – We recommend this option if you have designed your cover as a full cover spread (front cover, spine, and back cover in one file). Please ensure your PDF spread matches the dimensions shown in the design tool before uploading.
Design a Cover – This option allows you to create your cover using the Doxzoo Design Tool. You can upload images, add text using a range of fonts, and customise your cover with shapes and background colours.
The Cover Design Tool will appear as a separate expandable panel, as below.
Screenshot example - Paperback book and design a cover was selected:
If you have chosen to design a front cover and back cover, the front cover will be shown on the right and the back cover will be shown on the left, as above.
Cover design options
The Cover Design Tool provides the following options:
Undo / redo
Select / rotate / move / duplicate / order / delete
Pan / zoom / fit to screen
Text colour / font / size / alignment / bold / italic
Background colour
Text
Image
Pencil
Line
Rectangle
Circle
Border
Fill
How to design your cover
A background colour can be added to all covers using the Cover Design Tool.
Choose a background colour by selecting 'BACKGROUND COLOUR' .
Click 'BACKGROUND COLOUR' and a colour picker window will appear. The appearance of this colour picker depends on the device and browser being used.
Add text
Text can be added to your covers using the Cover Design Tool.
To add text, click the 'T' option at the bottom.
Style the text using the text tool bar - you can pick a text colour / font / size / layout or foiling (depending on the product selected) etc.
Available fonts:
Abril FatFace
Amatic SC
Archivo Black
Arvo
Bebas Neue
Berkshire Swash
Caveat
Concert One
Coromorant
Epilogue
Gravitas One
Inter
Lora
Libre Bakersville
Montserrat
Merriweather
Nunito
Old Standard
Open Sans
Oswald
Pacifico
Poppins
Playfair Display
Prata
PT Serif
Raleway
Roboto
Rubik
Source Sans
Spectral
Vollkorn
Work Sans
Yatra One
Alignment options:
Left
Center
Right
To align the text, select the text box and click the relevant alignment icon.
Please note that the alignment setting will be applied to the entire text box. If you need to apply the setting to an individual word, ensure it is placed in a separate text box.
Other options:
Bold
Italic
To apply the bold or italic setting to your text, select the text box and click the relevant setting icon.
Please note that bold or italic setting will be applied to the entire text box. If you need to apply the setting to an individual word, ensure it is placed in a separate text box.
Text size: from 8 to 100
Please note that the text size will be applied to the entire text box. If you need to apply the size to an individual word, ensure it is placed in a separate text box.
Font colour
Add Images
Images can be added to your covers using the Cover Design Tool.
Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png
Click the 'IMAGE' option
Browse for your image and click 'Open' to add it to your cover
Once the image has been added, select it and move it into position.
You can resize the image by grabbing the corners.
Image tool options include, crop/ mask/ rotate/ bring forward and backwards/ duplicate and delete.
Screenshot example - Paperback:
Make any final tweaks - import your ISBN image, add price info, logo etc.
When you have finished your cover and wish to leave the Cover Design Tool, click 'complete' (the green button in the bottom right corner) and review your cover preview.
After saving your cover you will be taken to the cover previewer:
It is here you can select whether you would like your covers printing colour or black and white. As well as cover lamination.