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Insert watermark on certain pages instead of all pages in a Word document

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-08-01

By default, watermark is applied to all pages in a Word document. If you only want to insert watermark on certain pages in a Word document, methods in this article will do you a favor.

Insert watermark in certain pages in Word document
Insert customized watermark in certain pages in Word document


Insert watermark in certain pages in Word document

You can easily insert a watermark on certain pages in a Word document with following steps:

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Go to the page you will apply the watermark, click Watermark under the Design tab, right click on the watermark, and select Insert at Current Document Position from the context menu. See screenshot:

Design tab with Watermark option selected, right-clicking the watermark and choosing Insert at Current Document Position

Now the selected watermark is inserted on the current page immediately.

Note: Using this method, you can only apply Word's default text watermarks on the specified page. For more personalized options, such as adding custom text and image watermarks on a particular page, you can try the following method.

Insert customized watermark in certain pages in Word document

If you want to only insert a customized watermark on certain pages instead of all pages in a Word document, please do as follows.

Step 1: Create a customized image or text watermark and insert on all pages

  1. Firstly you need to create the watermark you need and save it to the Watermark Gallery. Click Design > Watermark > Custom Watermark. See screenshot:
    Custom Watermark option on the Design tab on the ribbon
  2. In the Printed Watermark dialog, customize your own watermark.
    • To create a customized picture watermark, select the Picture watermark option, choose the picture you need and click the OK button.
    • To create a customized text watermark, select the Text watermark option, configure the appropriate drop-down lists and then click the OK button.
      Printed Watermark dialog box

Now the customized watermark is inserted on all pages of the current document.

Step 2: Save the custom watermark to watermark gallery

  1. Now you need to double click the document header section to get into the header edit mode, and then click to select the custom watermark on any page. See screenshot:
    Document on the header editing mode
  2. After selecting the watermark, click Design > Watermark > Save Selection to Watermark Gallery. See screenshot:
    Save Selection to Watermark Gallery option on the Design tab on the ribbon
  3. In the popping up Crete New Building Block dialog box, give a name to this watermark and click the OK button.
    Crete New Building Block dialog box

Step 3: Close the Header and Footer tool and remove watermarks from all pages

  1. Go to the Headers & Footers Tools tab, click the Close Header and Footer button.
    Close Header and Footer button button on the Design tab on the ribbon
  2. Now you need to click Design > Watermark > Remove Watermark to remove the custom watermark from all pages of the current document.

Step 4: Insert the custom watermark on a specified page

  1. Click on the page where you want to insert the custom watermark, select Design > Watermark, scroll down to the General group (where the custom picture watermarks and the text watermarks will be saved), right click the custom watermark you want to insert, and then select Insert at Current Document Position from the context menu. See screenshot:
    Design tab with Watermark option selected, scrolling to the General group, right-clicking the custom watermark, and choosing Insert at Current Document Position

Then a custom watermark is inserted on the currently selected page at once.

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