Watermark in Word
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Select View: Header and Footer
Click the Text Box on the Drawing toolbar
Draw a box in the middle of your page.
Insert a picture with the Text Box still selected.
Don't forget to remove the borders off the text box.
Older version of Word
The four methods listed here are just a few examples of how you can create a watermark
in Word.
Use a text box (Word 6.0 )
Use the Watermark macro from the Supplemental Macros Application Note
(Word 6.0 for Windows and higher)
Use the Watermark macro from NEWMACRO.DOC (Word 2.0 only; for Postscript
printers only)
Set absolute margins and place watermark in the Header/Footer (Word 2.0 for Windows and
higher and Word 5.0 for Macintosh and higher)
Methods for Creating Watermarks
Method 1: Use a text box (Word 6.0 and higher)
A. Position the insertion point on the page where you want the watermark to be placed.
If you want the watermark to appear on every page in the document or that section,
position the insertion point in the header by choosing Header and Footer from the View
menu.
B. From the View menu, choose Toolbars.
C. Select the Drawing toolbar and click OK. The drawing toolbar should appear below
your Word document.
D. From the Drawing toolbar, click the Text Box button (sixth button from the left).
E. Click and drag the mouse pointer to specify the size of the text box needed for the
text or graphic you ll be using.
F. Insert a graphic by choosing Picture from the Insert menu; or type the watermark
text. To rotate the text, see the section entitled "How to Create Rotated Watermark
Text". If you are not rotating the text but need to enlarge it, select the text and
change the point size to approximately 72 pts.
G. To move the text box, select the border and drag it to its new location. To resize
the text box, select the border then drag one of the sizing handles. You can also move or
resize the text box with specific measurements by choosing Drawing Object from the Format
menu.
Method 2: Use the Watermark Macro from the Supplemental Macros Application
Note (Word 6.0 for Windows and higher)
The Watermark macro prompts you with a dialog box asking you to enter the text or
graphic. It then inserts the text or graphic into a text box which is placed in the
current section s header.
For information on how to obtain the Supplemental Macros Application Notes, please see
the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
ARTICLE-ID: Q123606
Title: Supplemental Macros for Word 6.0 for Windows Available
Method 3: Use the Watermark Macro from NEWMACRO.DOC (Word 2.0 only)
The Watermark macro inserts text underneath the original text of the document. A
postscript printer must be used to print the results.
The macro can be found by opening the NEWMACRO.DOC from in the <drive>:\WINWORD
directory, where WINWORD is the Word program directory. Choose the Watermark macro from
the list of available macros and then click Install.
Method 4: Set absolute margins to overlap header text/graphic and document
text. By adjusting the top margin, you can add watermark text/graphic to the header so
that it overlaps existing text in the document. This method can be used by Word 2.0 for
Windows and Word 5.x for Macintosh users who don t have access to features in Methods 1
and 2.
A. In Word version 2.0, choose Page Setup from the Format menu.
In Word version 6.0 and higher for Windows, choose Page Setup from the File menu. In
Word version 6.0 for Macintosh, choose Document Layout from the File menu. In Word version
5.x, choose Document from the Format menu.
B. Select the Margins option/tab and place a MINUS SIGN in front of the Top Margin. For
example, a 1 inch top margin becomes -1 inch margin. Click OK.
C. From the View menu, verify that Normal is selected.
D. From the View menu, choose Header and Footer. In Word 2.0 and Word 5.0, select
Header. Click OK.
E. Insert a graphic by choosing Picture from the Insert menu; or type the watermark
text. To rotate the text, see the section entitled "How to Create Rotated Watermark
Text". If you are not rotating the text but need to enlarge it, select the text and
change the point size to approximately 72 pts.
F. To position the Watermark, see the section entitled Positioning the Watermark .
NOTE: You can also use this watermark procedure to add landscape text or graphics to
the margin area of a page printed in portrait mode.
How to Create Rotated Watermark Text
Some of the most commonly used watermarks are:
- Confidential
- Paid
- Draft
In Word for Windows 2.0 and higher and Word 6.x for the Macintosh, you can use WordArt
to create these types of words formatted in larger, lightly colored text and rotated 45
degrees. In Word 5.x for Macintosh, you can use Picture Editor to do the same. Follow the
appropriate steps below for your version of Word:
Word 2.0, 6.x, 7.0
1. From the Insert menu, choose Object.
2. Select Microsoft WordArt. Click OK.
3. In the "Enter Your Text Here" dialog box, type the watermark text.
4. Change the Font Size from Best Fit to the desired size.
5. From the Format menu, choose Shading.
NOTE: On the Macintosh, the Shading button can be found under the Fill option (second
button from the left).
6. Change the Foreground drop down list box from Black to Gray or Silver -
Silver being lighter than Gray. Click OK.
7. From the Format menu, choose Rotation and Effects.
NOTE: On the Macintosh, use the Special Effects button which can be found under the
Stretch option (third button from the left).
8. In the Rotation text box, type 45. Click OK.
9. Make any other formatting changes necessary to produce the watermark needed. When
finished formatting, click outside of the WordArt object border. This will return your
insertion point to the header.
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