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How to apply watermark to one or all pages in a Word document?

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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:

  1. Click "Design" > "Watermark", and then select a watermark from the dropdown list.
    Watermark options on the ribbon

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.
    Printed Watermark dialog box
  • 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:

  1. 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".
    Next Page option on the ribbon
  2. Go to the end of the same page and insert another "Next Page" section break using the same method.
  3. 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.
    Same as Previous button below header line
  4. 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.
    Link to Previous button on the ribbon
  5. Go to the header of the third page and click "Link to Previous" again to ensure it's not linked to the second page.
  6. 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.
  7. The watermark will now appear only on the second page.
    document with watermark added on the 2nd page only

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