How to apply watermark to one or all pages in a Word document?
While using Microsoft Word, it's common to add a picture or text watermark in documents to indicate that the document is a draft, confidential, sample, etc. This article will show you how to add a watermark to all pages in a Word document or just a single page.
Apply watermark to all pages in a Word document
You can easily apply a watermark to all pages in a Word document by using the "Watermark" feature. Please follow the steps below:
- Click "Design" > "Watermark", and then select a watermark from the dropdown list.
Notes:
- If you need to add a picture or custom text watermark, click "Design" > "Watermark" > "Custom Watermark", then either check "Picture watermark" and choose your image, or check "Text watermark" and configure the text and style.
- To remove the watermark from all pages, click "Design" > "Watermark" > "Remove Watermark".
- If you're using Word 2010 or 2007, go to "Page Layout" > "Watermark", and then select a watermark from the dropdown list.
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Apply watermark to one page in a Word document
For example, if you have a Word document with 7 pages and want to add a watermark only to the second page, follow these steps:
- Go to the beginning of the specified page (e.g., page 2), then click "Layout" (or "Page Layout" in Word 2007/2010/2013) > "Breaks" > "Next Page".
- Go to the end of the same page and insert another "Next Page" section break using the same method.
- Double-click the header of the second page to activate the header area. You will see the text "Same as Previous" under the header line.
- Click "Design" under "Header & Footer Tools" > "Link to Previous" to unlink the header. The text "Same as Previous" under the header line will be removed.
- Go to the header of the third page and click "Link to Previous" again to ensure it's not linked to the second page.
- With your cursor still in the header of the second page, click "Design" (or "Page Layout" in Word 2007/2010) > "Watermark", and select your desired watermark from the dropdown list.
- The watermark will now appear only on the second page.
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