Assign Watermark Text For Free

Remove a watermarkSelect Design > Watermark. (In Word 2010 or 2007, select Page Layout > Watermark.)Select Remove Watermark.

A watermark is an image or text that appears behind the main text of the document. It is usually a lighter shade than the text, so you can read the document easily. Text Watermarks are often used to categorize or to show the purpose of a document with words such as DRAFT.

Go to the Design tab and, in the Page Background group, select Watermark. (Depending on the version of Word, the path may be Page Layout > Page Background > Watermark.) Select Custom Watermark. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, select Picture watermark.

On the Design tab, select Watermark.In the Insert Watermark dialog, select Text and either type your own watermark text or select one, like DRAFT, from the list. Then, customize the watermark by setting the font, layout, size, colors, and orientation.Select OK.

Use a custom watermarkOn the Design tab, select Watermark > Custom Watermark.Choose Picture Watermark and select a picture, or choose Text watermark and type your watermark text in the Text box.Click OK.

On the Design tab, select Watermark. In the Insert Watermark dialog, select Text and either type your own watermark text or select one, like DRAFT, from the list. Then, customize the watermark by setting the font, layout, size, colors, and orientation. If you don't see the watermark, click View > Print Layout.

Click Custom Watermark > Picture watermark and browse to an image. It automatically lightens so as not to interfere with the document text unless you uncheck the Washout box. Click Custom Watermark > Text watermark and type what you want in the Text box. You can adjust the font, size, color, layout, and transparency.

Edit Text, which will show you that the font is Calibri. The size varies with the watermark; because it is WordArt, it can be stretched or shrunk to fit a given space.

Go to the Design tab and, in the Page Background group, select Watermark. (Depending on the version of Word, the path may be Page Layout > Page Background > Watermark.) Select Custom Watermark. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, select Picture watermark.

Text and image both (option c) can be used as watermarks in documents.