Word For Mac 2008 Watermark In Front Of Picture

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How to apply watermark to one or all pages in a Word document? While using Microsoft Word, it’s common to add picture watermark or text watermark in documents for reminding readers that the document is draft, confidential, sample, etc. On the Design tab, select Watermark. Choose a pre-configured watermark, like DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL. 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.

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I have a chart on Word 2007. Some of the rows in the chart are shaded blue. Some are clear. We needed to insert the watermark 'Sample', which we did. However, the watermark doesn't show up behind the shaded rows. Is there anyway to get around this? So that the watermark appears below the shaded cells? Seems to have something to do with the shaded cells being transparent instead of solid as they are now. But I can't figure out how to do that. Any ideas or work arounds?

marielapagina, a howto here:

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/1706/how-to-add-a-watermark-to-word-2007-documents/

Mike

Thank you Mike, but that wasn't what I was asking. I already have the watermark but it's not showing up underneath cells that are shaded in. That's my problem.

Ok, we had a similar request re this recently, but I can't locate it, but it was solved. And I can't remember how it was done...

Our resident Office guy Moreeg will likely see this topic, so watch this space,

Mike

You can do this in 2 ways

1. Make the chart semi-transparent. You can do this by selecting the chart, click the 'format' tab, click 'shape fill', click 'more fill colours', and in the window that opens, drag the transparency slider to, say, 50%. You'll have to do this for every opaque object in front of the watermark.

2. Easy way. Click the insert tab, and click 'wordart', and select the first one, the simple, plain type. Write whatever you want to be displayed as a watermark. Next, adjust the text wrapping for each item (charts, and the wordart) on the page, and set it to tight. Now drag it on to the chart, go to format> shape fill> more fill colours, select a dark colour and drag the transparency slider to 50% or more.

Thank you Hatryst. But I'm running into some problems. I have no 'Format' tab. When I select the chart, the tabs that I have are: Home, Insert, Page Layout, References, Mailings, Review, View, Acrobat, Design and Layout.

Under 'Home', there is a 'Shading' button. When I click on the drop down arrow next to it, and then click on 'more colors', I get a window with two tabs: Standard and Custom. Standard just lets me pick a color. Custom lets me chose from an array of colors. There is no transparency option.

If it helps, I'm running on Office 2007.

I understand your 2nd option but I want to troubleshoot the first option before I go to option 2. THANKS.

Also, if I select all the text in one cell and then right click, I can click on Borders and Shading. Under the Shading tab, I just have an option for fill color, pattern style, and color. No transparency option.

Also, I noticed that when I select an IMAGE (not a chart), the Format tab DOES appear with the shapefill and transparency option. But not for the chart.

I tried the second option. However, the filled cells are still covering the improvised watermark.

Is it a chart or a table?
I tried it with a bar chart.

If you right click on the WordArt do you see and 'Order' option? If you do, click on it and then Bring to Front.

The problem with the watermark is that it is automatically a part of the Header/Footer (even though it is in the middle of the page) and as such will always be behind the text on the body of the page.

You could go into the Header/Footer then select the watermark and 'cut' it then get out of the Header/Footer and 'paste'it then set the 'order' to the Front but Hatty's way is more direct and does the same thing.

just my two cents - although i see moreeg is on the case : )

see the suggestion i made here (or the method rather): https://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/watermark-on-doc-with-picture#post-271613
youll notice that in the vid - i selected the items to be 'sent back' - perhaps bringing them to the front might be an option if it doesnt get in the way of the content (for reading purposes).

Hi Vistual
you're right - that would work too. It's really 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. You can set the image you want at the back to be 'behind' or the image you want at the front to be 'in front'.

This is what I was talking about in another post where I said I often struggle with Word to do what I want usually because there are so many alternatives that do things only slightly differently but different enough to make a difference - if you know what I mean.

yup - and pretty much right in line with what you said about 'click on it and then Bring to Front'.
just wanted to give a visual (although its obvious the op has a good handle on what they're doing) and another angle.

The video you prepared is spot on for explaining how to create your own watermark. I think where most people, including this OP, get into trouble is when they use the built in Watermark function in Word (Page Layout/Watermark). When this is used Word actually places the watermark in the header and then the 'Bring to front' option won't work.

I've now bookmarked your video and should this question arise again (I'm positive it will) and you are not around I'll supply the link - should be case closed after that.

so glad to hear - especially coming from the go-to guy for everything office LOL! ..
hope others find it useful too.
thanks.



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Symptoms

When you print a Microsoft Office Word document that includes a background, the background is not printed. Examples of things that can be on a background include colors, pictures, or themes.

This issue may also occur when you use Word as your e-mail editor and you print an e-mail message that includes a background.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use the method that is appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2010

  1. On the File menu, click Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK .

Word 2007

  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK.

Word 2003

To work around this issue in Word 2003 or when you use Word 2003 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, turn on the Background colors and images option. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Print tab.
  2. Click to select the Background colors and images check box, and then click OK.

Word 2002

Method 1: Use the Printed Watermark feature

To work around this issue in Word 2002, use the Printed Watermark feature. To do this, follow these steps:

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  1. On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Printed Watermark.
  2. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, use one of the following methods:
    • To insert a picture watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Picture watermark.

      2. Click Select Picture.

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      3. Click the picture that you want to use as a watermark, and then click Insert.

      4. Click to select the Washout check box if it is not already selected, and then click OK.

        Note

        The Washout feature adjusts the brightness and contrast on the image to make the image less visible behind the text.

    • To insert a text watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Text watermark.

      2. In the Text box, type the text that you want to use as a watermark.

        Note

        You can also select the text that you want to use as a watermark by clicking the text in the Text list.

      3. Select the other options that you want to use with the text watermark, such as Font, Size, and Color, and then click OK.

Method 2: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer

To work around this issue when you use Word 2002 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2002, follow these steps:

Mac
  1. Open the e-mail message that contains the background that you want to print in Outlook 2002.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. In the Save as type box, click Web Page (*.htm; *.html).
    2. In the File name box, type a new name for the message.
    3. In the Save in box, select the folder in which you want to save the HTML copy of the e-mail message.
    4. Click Save.
  4. Close the e-mail message in Word 2002.
  5. Start Internet Explorer.
  6. On the File menu, click Open.
  7. In the Open dialog box, click Browse.
  8. Locate and then click the HTML copy of the e-mail message that you saved in step 3, and then click Open.
  9. In the Open dialog box, click OK to open the HTML copy of the e-mail message in Internet Explorer.
  10. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
  11. Click the Advanced tab.
  12. In the Settings list, under Printing, click to select the Print background colors and images check box.
  13. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.