
Open the Watermark gallery and click Custom Watermark, and let's choose this other logo that has a dusty blue color.Ĭlick Apply.

This logo works well because the reader will immediately know what it is, and it contains simple shapes and only two colors.īut we can make it even more unobtrusive. Watermark pictures are tricky because you have to find an image that is easily recognizable, but doesn’t fight for dominance with the foreground text. Click Apply.īy default, Word centers a picture vertically, and scales or resizes it automatically to extend to the left and right margins.Īlso, the image is washed out, or made semitransparent, so it doesn’t compete visually with the foreground text.Ĭlick Scale if you want to change how the image is scaled.įor example, you can scale it to half the size, twice the size, keep it at its original size, or enter your own scale.Ĭlear the Washout checkbox and click Apply to see what that does.Īs you can see, most watermark pictures need to be washed out a bit, so they don't distract the reader. Then, click Picture watermark and select Picture.Ĭhoose a picture file and click Insert.

Open the Watermark gallery, and click Custom Watermark. It is useful to be able to quickly add a text watermark.īut being able to add pictures and other objects opens up many more possibilities.
