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How to Make a Picture Watermark in Word – 2023’s Best

Making a picture Watermarking in Word is the easiest process. Inserting one is the same as inserting a text watermark, with a slight difference.

In other words, in Microsoft Word, A picture watermark is a type of visual feature that is added to a document to signify ownership or to prevent unlawful use or distribution.

It is a faint image or text that appears in the background of the document and is typically repeated throughout the page.

Picture watermarks can be logos, autographs, or any other image or text that represents the creator of the document.

How to Insert Picture Watermark in Word

Go to the “Design” tab (2016 and later versions of MS Office) or the “Page Layout” tab (2013 and earlier versions of MS Office), then click on “Watermark” in the “Page Background” group.
After clicking on the Watermark to expand its options, click the “Custom Watermark” to open a pop-up window
Custom Watermark
Custom Watermark
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In the printed watermark pop-up dialogue box, select the “Picture Watermark“, and then click the “Select Picture
Selecting an picture from your computer
Select image
After clicking on the select picture, another pop-up window will open, In the insert pictures pop-up window, select one of the options to insert a picture
Insert picture from the selected location in computer
Insert a picture from the selected location in the computer
If you have selected “From a file“, a computer search dialogue box will open. In this, select location of the picture, then select the picture you want, and then click “Insert“.
Select the picture location and insert it
Select the picture location and insert it
After clicking “Insert” an existing dialogue box closes and the previous dialogue box will appear.
You can scale and/or wash out the image if you want to do so.
Lastly, click “Apply” or “OK“.
Scale or washout the picture
Scale or washout the picture
Now your watermark will be inserted as in the screenshot below.
Picture watermark in Word
Picture watermark in Word

Resizing and Rotating an Image Watermark:

Resizing:

Double-click on the header area of any page
Then select an image watermark of any page.
Now click any outer dot of the watermark and hold down the left mouse button, then drag it up or down to resize it.
Resizing Picture watermark in Word
Resizing Picture watermark in Word

Rotating:

Double-click on the header area on any page
Then select an image Watermark of any page.
Now click the outer rounded green dot (rotate icon) of the picture Watermark and hold down the left mouse button, then rotate the mouse pointer around an image to rotate it.
Rotating image watermark
Rotating image watermark

Formatting Picture Watermark:

To Format the Watermark, do the following:

Double-click on the header area on any page
Then select the watermark to open the “Picture tools format” tab
Now click the “Picture tools format” tab, then choose any format you like to format the watermark.
Picture Tools format tab
Picture Tools Format tab

How can the Picture Watermark be adjusted?

Picture watermarks in Word can be adjusted by adjusting the size, position, transparency, and orientation of the image or text.

What is the benefit of using a Picture the Watermark?

It is often used to safeguard intellectual property and to provide a professional touch to documents in legal, business, and artistic situations.

What is a Picture Watermark?

A picture watermark is a transparent image used to protect or claim something described in a document.

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