In Microsoft Word, select the Design tab.Let’s look at the steps to add a watermark to a Word document (or watch the step-by-step video below).
It’s also simple to add a background color or picture to your document. Word even includes a gallery of ready-made watermarks, or you can create your own custom watermark. What if you want to more clearly indicate whether a file is a draft or confidential? Would it be a neat look to add your company logo as a background image to each page in a Word document? Whether you want to add text or an image, the solution is to insert a watermark in Word.Īdding background text or even an image is easy with the watermark feature in Microsoft Word. Many Microsoft Word documents are a work in progress requiring multiple reviewers and edits before they are final.