Microsoft Word Tips Adding and Removing Watermarks

Microsoft Word Tips Adding and Removing Watermarks Microsoft Word Tips: Adding and Removing Watermarks 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. Why Use a Watermark? 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: Using a â€Å"DRAFT† watermark for a work in progress Using a â€Å"CONFIDENTIAL† watermark for a document that contains sensitive information Adding a company logo to the background of each page in a document The faded writing would usually appear behind the text of your document. We will explain how this works in practice below. Adding a Watermark Microsoft Word offers a range of default text watermarks. These are categorized as follows: Confidential (e.g., â€Å"CONFIDENTIAL† and â€Å"DO NOT COPY†) Disclaimers (e.g., â€Å"DRAFT† and â€Å"SAMPLE†) Urgent (e.g., â€Å"ASAP† and â€Å"URGENT†) You can add one of these to your document by: Going to the Design Page Background on the main ribbon Clicking Watermark to open a dropdown menu Selecting a watermark from the options available Adding a watermark. 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 Removing a watermark from a document is very simple. All you need to do is: Go to Design Page Background Click Watermark Select Remove Watermark This will remove the current watermark from throughout the document. Removing a watermark. Custom Watermarks 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. Custom watermark options. This will open a new window, offering two main options: Picture watermark – Here, you can select an image to use as a watermark (e.g., a company logo), the size the image will appear on the page, and how faded it should be (the Washout option). Text watermark – In this case, you will find options to control what the watermark says, as well as the font, size, color, transparency, and angle of the text. Once you have selected a watermark, simply click OK or Apply to add it to your document.