Insert a background Picture or image in Word

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2016
  1. On the Design tab, select Watermark > Custom Watermark.
  2. Choose Picture Watermark and select a picture.
  3. Select or clear Washout.
  4. Select OK.

To put a watermark on only one page, create a custom watermark and save it to the gallery, remove the current watermark, then put it back on one page from the gallery.

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