Open Microsoft Word and create your document.
For Word 2007 click Page Layout tab > Watermark drop down and select a default watermark from the list. The watermark will now be inserted on the pages of your document.
If you want to create a watermark then click the Custom Watermark… option from the drop-down. The Printed Watermark window will now be launched.For Word 2003 click the Format menu > Background > Printed Watermark option. The Printed Watermark window will now be displayed.
On this window you have three options. They are as follows…
1) No watermark - Select this option to remove the current watermark.
2) Picture watermark - Select this option to use a picture as the watermark.
i. Select Picture: Click this button to select a picture to be your document watermark.
ii. Scale: Select a percentage from this drop down to insert the picture at a particular size. You can just leave it to auto.
iii. Washout: Check this to lighten the picture so that it doesn’t interfere with the text.
3) Text watermark - Select this option to create a custom text watermark.
i. Language: Click this drop-down to modify the watermark’s language. This option is not available for Word 2003.
ii. Text: Enter the text for your watermark in this box.
iii. Font: Select the font for your watermark from this drop-down.
iv. Size: If you wish you can specify the size of watermark or just leave it to Auto.
v. Color: Click this drop-down to select a color for your watermark.
vi. Semitransparent: Check this option to lighten the text watermark so that it doesn’t interfere with the document’s text.
vii. Layout: Specify whether the watermark should appear diagonally or horizontally.
Click the OK button to apply the Watermark.
That’s It! You have just learnt to create and insert a watermark on the pages of a Word document.
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