Add a picture as a watermark

1. On the Design tab, select   Watermark and choose   ​​​​​​​Custom Watermark.

2. Select Picture watermark and choose Select Picture.

3. Navigate to the picture you'd like to use as a watermark and select OK.

Adding a watermark isn't currently possible in Word for the web. You can, however, add a watermark in the Word desktop app.

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

  

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1. On the Design tab, select   Watermark and choose Select Picture.

2. Set the Scale and Washout and select OK.