The Washout option dims your picture so that it doesn’t interfere with the readability of your text. Once you’ve selected your image, you can change its size with the Scale option. Click Select Picture and choose your image from the familiar open/save dialog window. You can see a preview of your watermark on the right side of the screen to help you as you adjust the settings. In my example, I’ve added a watermark that says “DRAFT” diagonally across the page.įor a picture watermark, you’ll need an image: your company’s logo, a certification badge, etc. Feel free to play around with these settings to get the result you desire. With the Text watermark option, you can enter any word or phrase, adjust its font and color, and set its orientation and opacity. Word for Mac gives you the choice to use either a Picture or Text watermark. Whichever way you choose to get there, you’ll next see the choices for how you can configure your watermark. Alternatively, you could select Insert > Watermark from the menu bar at the top of the screen:

With your document open or created, click the Design tab in the toolbar at the top of the window.įrom the Design tab, find and click on the Watermark button, identified by the red arrow in the screenshot above. We’re referencing Word for Mac 2016 in this article. To get started, open or create your document in Microsoft Word. Let’s all agree to only add a watermark to a Word document for good, not evil. Now you too can add ASAP or URGENT in screaming red letters to everything you send to your coworkers! Wait, don’t do that. Need to add an image or text to the background of a document? For example, to indicate that it’s only a draft or to insert your company logo? Well, if you’re on the Mac and using Microsoft Word, adding a watermark is quick and easy!

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