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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
How to Add Draft in the Background in MS Word
Add a Draft Watermark
1. Open Microsoft Word and the document to which you want to add the word 'Draft' in the background. Click on the 'Page Layout Tab' and then click on 'Watermark' in the Page Background group in the middle of the Ribbon.
2. Click on either the 'Draft 1' or 'Draft 2' thumbnail and the word 'Draft' appears in the background of your document.
3. Click on the 'Microsoft Office Button' and 'Save' to save the document with the watermark. You can now send it or print it with the word 'Draft' on it.
Add a Custom Watermark
4. Open Microsoft Word and the document to which you want to add a custom word or image as the background.
5. Click on the 'Page Layout Tab' and then click on 'Watermark' in the Page Background group. Then click on 'Custom Watermark.' When the Printed Watermark dialog box appears, click on the 'Picture Watermark Radio Button.'
6. Click 'Select Picture Button' underneath the radio buttons and find the picture you want to use as a logo. Add the picture by clicking 'Insert' and then selecting the size of logo on the page by clicking the 'Scale' drop-down menu.
7. Check the 'Washout' check box to obscure the picture and then click 'OK' to add the picture as your watermark.
Remove a Draft Watermark
8. Open the document with the watermark and click on the 'Page Layout Tab.'
9. Click 'Watermark' in the Page Background group to remove the watermark.
10. Save your document by clicking on the 'Microsoft Office Button' and 'Save.' Click on the 'Microsoft Office Button' and 'Print' to print the document without the watermark.