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MS Office Forum / Word / General MS Word Questions / June 2004How to add watermark
In Word Perfect you click Watermark to add a watermark. Question 1 - how do you add a watermark in Word 2000 running on XP Pro? Question 2- how do you make the watermark transparent? Thanks Joe Joe, you can start by searching the topic "Watermark" in Word 2000 Help. That brings up a good set of step-by-step instructions. You can also go to http://support.microsoft.com and do a "Knowledge Base Article ID Number Search" for 211324. That brings up a long article that explains how to do it in detail, and should answer both your questions.  SignatureDDM "DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks" Visit us at www.ddmcomputing.com > In Word Perfect you click Watermark to add a watermark. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joe Well, I tried all that and couldn't figure it out which is why I posted here. Joe > Joe, you can start by searching the topic "Watermark" in Word 2000 Help. > That brings up a good set of step-by-step instructions. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Joe Joe, as an old WordPerfect user who used to do watermarks all the time, I feel your pain. The process may not be as intuitive in Word, but it is doable. You may want to start by setting your Zoom magnification to "Whole Page." Then View > Headers and Footers to bring up the document headers/footers. The Header and Footer toolbar should also appear at this point. If you have text in the document, you may want to click the Show/Hide Document Text button to get it out of the way so you can concentrate on your watermark. Where you go from here depends on what kind of watermark you want to create. If it's straight text, you can Insert > Text Box and draw a box in the middle of the page. Then type the text and format it, then right-click the text box border and Format Text Box.to set up your formatting. If your watermark is to be clip art, or a picture, or WordArt, then it's Insert > Picture and the appropriate selection from the submenu. Again, position your graphic in the middle of the page. It may be necessary for you to right-click the graphic and Format Picture and set the Layout to be either Behind Text or In Front of Text. The Picture toolbar should automatically appear when you select your graphic, and there are five buttons there (Image Control, More/Less Brightness, More/Less Contrast) that you can play with to make your graphic lighter or darker. When you're done, click Close on the Header and Footer toolbar. Hope this helps. SignatureDDM "DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks" Visit us at www.ddmcomputing.com > Well, I tried all that and couldn't figure it out which is why I posted > here. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >> > >> Joe Hi DDM - thanks for the detailed instructions. They are clearer than the ones in the Word Help file. 1 - I still can't figure out how to move the watermark (it's an image) around the page. Right now it's at the top center of the page. I want to move it to the left side of the page about 1/4 down from the top. 2 - I am having trouble making it transparent so that I can type over it. When I click on it to make it transparent as directed to in the Help files, parts of the graphic disappear. Any additional help is appreciated. Joe > Joe, as an old WordPerfect user who used to do watermarks all the time, I > feel your pain. The process may not be as intuitive in Word, but it is [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Hope this helps. <snip You're very welcome, Joe. 1-Well lemme see. I'm a little out of my depth here, so bear with me. I just inserted a graphic image in a document and right-clicked it. I selected Format Picture from the shortcut menu, and the Layout tab in the Format Picture dialog box. Under Wrapping style, if you select anything other than In line with text, you should be able to drag your image around. You might try that. Then, you can come back to this dialog box and click the Advanced button on the Layout tab. On the Picture Position tab, you can experiment with the settings to position your graphic. I tried Horizontal > Absolute Position = 0" to the left of Margin, and Vertical > Absolute Position = .25" below Page and it seemed to work. But as I say, you may have to experiment. 2-Again, remember that we're working in the View > Header and Footer environment. You'll find that when you click Close to return to the normal document view your graphic will fade considerably all by itself. One thing you might look into is the buttons on the Picture toolbar. It should appear automatically if you click your image. If it doesn't, the View > Toolbars > Picture. You might try the settings on the Image Control button, or you can play with the More/Less Brightness and More/Less Contrast buttons to see if you can't get it to the level you want. You can always click the Reset Picture button (Picture toolbar) to get it back to its original state, if necessary. Hope this helps. How I do miss WordPerfect 6.0 (sometimes)! SignatureDDM "DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks" Visit us at www.ddmcomputing.com > Hi DDM - thanks for the detailed instructions. They are clearer than the > ones in the Word Help file. [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > <snip Ok - I see how the transparency works, but in WP8 you can actually set the amount of transparency you want. I guess I'll just have to live with what Word thinks is best for me - lol. I am still having trouble moving the picture. Despite your detailed instructions, the picture won't budge. All of the buttons on the Picture Position tab are greyed out. I also have the watermark set as "behind the text". Of course, at this point I haven't added any text to the document. Thanks again. Joe > You're very welcome, Joe. > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Hope this helps. How I do miss WordPerfect 6.0 (sometimes)! <snip Ok - I finally got it to work by simply starting over and using a .jpg instead of a .bmp. However, when I switch from full page mode to normal mode, the watermark disappears from the screen even though when the document is e-mailed or printed, the watermark is present behind the text. Also, is there any way to make the watermark more transparent? I would like to increase the transparency to 50% more than the default Word sets it at. Thanks Joe > Ok - I see how the transparency works, but in WP8 you can actually set the > amount of transparency you want. I guess I'll just have to live with what [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >> You're very welcome, Joe. <snip Joe, note that a watermark, like a header or footer, will not appear in Normal View. Just go to Print Layout View. As far as the transparency is concerned, I think your options are on the Picture tab of the Format Picture dialog box. Or you might try the "Watermark" setting under the Image Control button on the Picture toolbar. Whenever I've used that one, it fades the graphic almost to the point of invisibility. SignatureDDM "DDM's Microsoft Office Tips and Tricks" Visit us at www.ddmcomputing.com > Ok - I finally got it to work by simply starting over and using a .jpg > instead of a .bmp. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> You're very welcome, Joe. > <snip Ok - At least I got the watermark to work thanks to your help. When I click watermark under image control it disappears - LOL. At least I can now add a semi-transparent watermark and perhaps I'll finally figure out how to make it more so. I appreciate your help and I've compiled and saved your instructions. It's quite amazing how complicated this whole process is in Word compared to Word Perfect. I began using Word several years ago because when I e-mailed Word Perfect documents to business associates, they had no idea how to open them even though they had MS Word installed. Many of them now just got to the point where they want Word documents e-mailed that I used to snail-mail or hard copy fax to them - another LOL. Until this point, I simply created those documents in Word Perfect since I printed them out for distribution. Joe > Joe, note that a watermark, like a header or footer, will not appear in > Normal View. Just go to Print Layout View. As far as the transparency is [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >> Joe <snip Well, why didn't you say so and save everyone's time? You are getting nowhere fast because you are a timewaster. If you have a decent printer, you can often use it to add a watermark too, if you're doing things like having documents vetted and don't need to send the file with the watermark embedded in it. Than again, if the recipient has a decent printer, save it as a printer document with that printer's watermark. Enough - there are a myriad ways to do it. Did you even really TRY to comprehend Help? Or are your prejudices in the way? Be honest with yourself. Pop >> Well, I tried all that and couldn't figure it out which is why I >> posted here. >> >> Joe >> >>> Joe, you can start by searching the topic "Watermark" in Word 2000 >>> Help. That brings up a good set of step-by-step instructions. >>> You can also go to http://support.microsoft.com and do a "Knowledge >>> Base Article ID Number Search" for 211324. That brings up a long >>> article that explains how to do it in detail, and should answer >>> both your questions. >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>>> >>>> Joe Interesting post. I did mention it, in my second post. I have an excellent printer, however, it won't e-mail documents with a watermark embedded in Word files. My comprehension skills are adequate. Thanks for asking. Joe > Well, why didn't you say so and save everyone's time? > You are getting nowhere fast because you are a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Pop <snip |
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