Applies ToExcel for Microsoft 365 Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac Excel for the web
  1. On the Insert tab, select  Text button Text and choose Header & footer button Header & Footer.

  2. Select the section of the header in which the watermark appears. Select the watermark (&[Picture]), and press Delete.

To get out of Page Layout view, select the View tab and choose Normal view button Normal under Workbook Views.  

  1. On the Insert tab, select Text button Text and choose Header & footer button Header & Footer.

  2. Select the section of the header in which the watermark appears. Select the watermark (&[Picture]), and press Delete.

To get out of Page Layout view, select the View tab and choose Normal view button Normal under Workbook Views.

Removing a watermark isn't currently possible in Excel for the web. You can, however, remove a watermark in the Excel desktop app.

  • To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select Editing > Open in Desktop App.

    Open Excel desktop app screenshot

Don't have the Excel desktop app? Try or buy Microsoft 365.

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