


Using the Insert Watermark feature will delete any already present. In Ribbon versions I've found that there can only be one Watermark inserted using the Watermarks feature.I've done substantial (although not complete) experimentation. This shows how it appeared with more content:Įric Fletcher Enthusiastic Word user since v0.9 The headers are still there though, and defined for the section. Note that the status bar now just reports “PAGE 1 Section 1 of 1”īecause there is no content to show the headers created above. The dialog shows how I've specified that the even page text box object is to be set centered on the page.Īnd here's how the whole document appears after I've deleted the temporary text to force 3 pages. Here's an example of a document with different “watermarks” being set up for 1st, even and odd pages. Repeat for the different watermarks you need, then delete the temporary text you entered to allow you to work in the otherwise not visible header/footers. Adjust as needed, but be sure to set Text Wrapping to "Behind Text" so it will be positioned “behind” the body copy, and not cause text to flow around it. Newer versions of Word (after 2010) have controls to access formatting controls for an object when it is selected, but all versions allow you to right-click to choose “More Layout Options” to access the Layout dialog. The key here is that you need to have the content as an object so you can position it where you want it. To set up the watermark for each page type, place an object (an image, WordArt, words in a text box.) in its header (or footer). You have access to the necessary page types for a section.
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Get to them unless you have turned on the related checkboxes in Page Setup's Layout tabĪnd you have at least one of each type of page available to define the header/footers for it.įor a new document with no content yet, enter some temporary copy in with manual page breaks to force 3 pages (if you will need 1st page header/footers) or 2 pages if you haven't turned on the "Different first page" checkbox. Since you can only have one watermark in a section, defining for your odd pages will replace one you had already defined for the even pages.įortunately, there is a workaround using page headers or footers - and it can be more flexible than the watermark feature.įirst, some background info: The definition of page headers and footers is contained within Word's sections - and any given section can have 3 different types of header/footers: for a 1st page for all even pages and for all odd pages. That latter part has never been quite accurate, and will only work if your cover page is in its own section. From Word Help: “Word automatically applies the watermark to every page except a designated cover page.” If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, may not be the best way to do what you want. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they helped.

Here is also a thread which discusses a similar issue which might be useful: Right click the image and choose Format Pictures to adjust the brightness and contrast so that it would look like a watermark. Modify the picture layout options, change wrapping to Behind Text and then drag the picture to the center of the page and size it as desired:Ĥ. Insert different pictures for both Odd and Even pages.ģ. As has been mentioned by Stefan, generally, Word automatically applies the watermark to every page except a designated cover page, seeīesides, another workaround is that we can use the "Different Odd & Even Pages" in Header & Footer Tools to insert different images in a document:ġ. Select the "Different Odd & Even Pages" in the Options group of the Header & Footer Tools tab.Ģ.
