You can add a picture or text background in your document as a
watermarkA text or graphic that appears behind text in a document. For example, a company logo, or text, such as "Confidential," that appears in the background of each printed page..
Do any of the following:
 | Insert or change a picture watermark |
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On the View menu, click Print Layout.
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On the Layout tab, under Page Background, click Watermark.

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Click Picture.
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Click Select Picture, and then locate the picture that you want to use as a watermark.
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Select the options that you want.
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If the picture watermark makes it difficult to read the text, select Washout to lighten the picture.
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You can use the Scale pop-up menu to change the size of the picture watermark.
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 | Insert or change a text watermark |
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On the View menu, click Print Layout.
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On the Layout tab, under Page Background, click Watermark.

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Click Text.
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Type or edit your text for the watermark, or select a text watermark from the pop-up menu, and then select the text formatting that you want.
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If the text watermark makes it difficult to read the text on the page, increase the transparency of the watermark text, or select a lighter color for the watermark text.
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You can use the Size pop-up menu to change the size of the watermark text.
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 | Remove a watermark |
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On the View menu, click Print Layout.
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On the Layout tab, under Page Background, click Watermark.

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Click No watermark.