Add a watermark to your Word 2007 document   

Sometimes when you have an important document you need to place a water mark on it to stop people from copying or sharing the information. Maybe you have an E-book that you sell and you want to remind your customers that is cannot be shared around freely. Either way putting a watermark on a document can be a very handy feature to use.

What is a watermark?

A water mark is a background picture that sits in the background behind the text on a document. If you see the screenshot below I have darkened the page to show the watermark because when the page was white it doesn't show up as well. A watermark is a faded out or faint picture or text. You must be able to see the information on the page.

How to put a watermark on your document in Word 2007?

1. Open Microsoft Word 2007. Open a document. Can be blank.
2. Click on the Page Layout ribbon.
3. Then choose Water mark from the menu. Click on the tiny drop down arrow. See the screenshot below to see more details.

4. Now choose what watermark you want to place on your document. See below.

How to customize the watermark on your word 2007 document?

1. You can also choose a custom watermark from the choices available below.

2. When you press on Custom Watermark The Printed Watermark dialog box will appear.
3. You can use a picture for the watermark or even customize the text in you watermark.

How to remove a watermark from a word 2007 document?

Please note that if you have a read only document or a document that is password protected then it is a bit harder to remove the watermark. However if it is your own document then it is easy.