You could start by looking in Help under "Create a watermark." Then see "HOW
TO: Create a Watermark in Microsoft Word 2000" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211324, most of which will be applicable
to Word 97 as well.
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> How on earth do you put a watermark on a page in MSWord 97?
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> Sincerely,
> Chuck