How To Add Watermark In Microsoft Word 2010

Thanks for the article. Do you know how to put a watermark on some selected pages? Is it possible to put different watermarks on different sections of a 2010 doc?

Matdepalm,

Yes, It is possible to put different watermarks on different sections of a 2010 doc.

To add a watermark only to selected pages, you must separate the document into sections. For example, if you want to apply a watermark only to the table of contents in a document, you must create three sections: a cover page section, the table of contents section, and the rest of the document text in its own section.

1. In Draft view, replace the page breaks surrounding the pages to which you want to add watermarks with section breaks.

On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Setup group, click Breaks, and then click Next Page under Section Breaks.

Note When you insert a cover page in a document, it has a separate header so that you don't need to create a separate section for it if you're creating sections to add a watermark only to selected pages.

2. Switch to Print Layout view.

3. Double-click the document header area on the page where you want the watermark to appear. This opens the header.

Microsoft Office Word places watermarks in the header even though they don't appear in the header.

4. Under Header & Footer Tools, on the Design tab, in the Navigation group, click Link to Previous so that the headers are no longer linked.

5. Double-click the document header area on the first page where you don't want the watermark to appear — for example, the first page of document text — and then repeat step 4.

6. Click the page where you want the watermark to appear.

7. On the Page Layout tab, in the Page Background group, click Watermark and select the watermark that you want.

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Thanh you very much for helping me place different watermark on different section :). This is exactly what I'm looking for.

Using 2010 and followng the instructions re different WM per section. No joy for me:-( Always appears on all pages.

I have followed the instructions exactly and ..watermark still appears on all pages.

The watermarks selected from the watermark gallery can be applied to individual pages using section breaks, but custom watermarks cannot; they appear on all pages. Apparently it is a long standing Word bug.