Watermarks are faint images or words that sit behind the text in a document. There are many reasons you may need to use a watermark, especially in the business and professional publishing worlds.
In this post, we’re looking at how to use watermarks in Microsoft Word.
The most common uses of watermarks are to prevent an image being copied without permission or to show the status of a document. Here, we will focus on their use in written documents.
Common cases where a watermark may be used in a document include:
We will explain how this works in practice below.
Microsoft Word offers a range of default text watermarks. These are categorized as follows:
You can add one of these to your document by:
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This will add the selected watermark to every page. You cannot add a watermark to just part of a document. If you want to add an image to the background of specific pages in a document, you will need to insert the image and then use the wrapping and image formatting options.
Removing a watermark from a document is very simple. All you need to do is:
This will remove the current watermark from throughout the document.
Finally, you can also add a custom watermark to a document if none of the default options are suitable. To do this, go to Design > Page Background > Watermark and select Custom Watermark.
This will open a new window, offering two main options:
Once you have selected a watermark, simply click OK or Apply to add it to your document.
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