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Adding a logo or watermark to office documents is a common practice, especially for office workers. When you insert a watermark, readers can easily identify the document and editing or copying the content will be significantly restricted. Although it sounds simple, not everyone knows this trick. In this article, we will guide you through the detailed process of inserting a watermark and adding a copyright mark in Word. Let's dive in.
How to Insert Watermark and Add Copyright in Word
1. Insert Watermark and Copyright Stamp in Word
Step 1: To insert a Watermark, first, on the Word interface, select the Design tab.
Step 2: Next, navigate to the Watermark section and click on the Custom Watermark option as shown in the image below.
Step 3: The Printed Watermark dialog box appears. Here, users will have two ways to insert Watermark into the content.
- Insert Watermark Using Available Images
Select Picture watermark, then click on Select Picture
The Insert Pictures dialog box appears, you have 2 options to source the image:
+ From a file: Choose an image available on your computer
+ Bing Image Search: Retrieve images via Bing search engine
Depending on your preference, you can source images from various platforms. Here, Mytour opts to use images available on the computer. Once you've made your selection, double-click on the desired watermark image or click Insert to proceed to the next step.
Next, in the Scale section, choose the size for the selected watermark. Finally, click Apply to preview how the watermark will appear in the Word document. In the Washout checkbox, if unchecked, the watermark will be more prominent. If you're satisfied with this method of inserting a watermark in Word, click OK to save.
Finally, your Word document content will have an image watermark inserted as shown below.
- Insert Text Watermark
To choose the method of inserting a text watermark in Word, select the option Text watermark and customize the watermark according to the following sections:
Language: Choose the language for the watermark.
Text: Enter the content for the watermark.
Font: Choose the font for the watermark.
Size: Select the size for the watermark.
Color: Pick the color for the watermark.
Layout: Choose the orientation of the watermark (Diagonal for diagonal style, Horizontal for horizontal style).
Semitransparent: Create a semitransparent style for the watermark.
After setting up, click OK to see the result.
The method of inserting Watermark and adding a copyright stamp in Word described above is applied on Word 2013, and you can apply the same with Word 2016.
If you are using Word 2007, 2010, access Page Layout > Watermark and follow the instructions above.
For Word versions 2003 and earlier, access Format > Background > Printed Watermark and then input the watermark for the document.
2. Removing Watermark in Word.
Word allows users to create watermarks and also allows removing the created watermark. To remove a created watermark, on the watermark setup interface, click on Remove watermark to delete the watermark in Word. The procedure is similar for different Word versions.
Here is the complete guide on inserting watermark in Word and adding a copyright stamp in Word that Mytour wants to share with readers. This trick may not be new but not everyone knows it, and learning additional office skills like this is something we often do to enhance our knowledge. Moreover, in Excel, you can also add a copyright stamp just like in Word. For the complete guide on inserting a logo in Excel, you can refer to the article on how to insert a logo in Excel 2013 that we shared earlier. Wishing you success.
