How to Set Background Picture for Microsoft Word
Below we have shown how to set background picture for Microsoft Word for entire document and single page.
How to Set Background Picture for Microsoft Word Method 1: Set Background for Entire Document Option I: Use Page Color Button Option II: Use Watermark Button Method 2: Set Background for Single Page Option I: Insert Picture Option II: Customize Inserted Shape
Method 1: Set Background for Entire Document
Using the methods described in this section, you can set a background picture for Word document. The options let you set the same background for the entire word document.
Option I: Use Page Color Button
This option lets you set the picture as a Background for your entire Word document using the Page Color button.
Hit the Windows key, type word, and click on Open.
Go to the Design tab in the Ribbon and click on the Page Color button in the Page Background section.
Select the option Fill Effects… in the menu displayed.
In the Fill Effects window, navigate to the Picture tab and click on the Select Picture… button.
Click on the Browse option next to From a file tab in the Insert Pictures window. Note: You can also search for online pictures using the Bing Image Search or select the picture from your OneDrive.
Browse for the file in the next window, select it and click on the Insert button. You will see the picture inserted as a background for the document.
Option II: Use Watermark Button
You can set the picture as the background using the Watermark button. This button will treat your picture as a Watermark for the entire document.
Press the Windows key, type word, and click on Open.
Navigate to the Design tab in the Ribbon and click on the Watermark button in the Page Background section.
Select the Custom Watermark… option in the menu available.
In the Printed Watermark window, select the option Picture watermark and click on the Select Picture… button. Note 1: You can set the scale of the picture using the drop-down menu in the Scale setting. Note 2: If you wish to have a more transparent Background image, you can select the Washout option in the window.
Click on the Browse option next to From a file tab in the Insert Pictures window. Note: You can also search for online pictures using the Bing Image Search or select the picture from your OneDrive.
Browse for the image in the Insert Picture window, select the picture and click on the Insert button.
Click on the Apply and then OK buttons to set the image as your background.
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Method 2: Set Background for Single Page
If you don’t like to have a uniform background picture for Word document, you can use the methods in this section. The options described in this method have the added advantage of customizing the background for individual pages. You can also have varying backgrounds on the same page. Also, you can resize the background-size manually, unlike the previous method, which has size restrictions.
Option I: Insert Picture
You can manually insert a picture on a page and make the text overlay the picture. This way the inserted picture will be treated as Background.
Open Microsoft Word from the Windows Search bar.
Go to the Insert tab on the Ribbon and click on the Pictures button.
Browse for the picture in the Insert Picture window, select it and click on the Insert button to insert the picture on the page. Note 1: You can browse for the picture in Windows Explorer, select it, and drag and drop it to the document manually to insert the image. Note 2: You can browse for the picture in Windows Explorer manually, select it, copy it using the keys Ctrl+ C and paste it into the document using the keys Ctrl+ V to insert the image.
Right-click on the image and move your cursor over the option Wrap Text in the list. Note: You can manually resize the image by adjusting the corners of the image on the page.
Select the option Behind Text in the list available to set the image as background.
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Option II: Customize Inserted Shape
You can insert a shape, alter its size and fill using this method. You can set the picture as the fill for the shape boundary and set the shape as the background for your page.
Launch Microsoft Word from the Windows Search bar.
Navigate to the Insert tab in the Ribbon, click on the Shapes button in the Illustrations section and select the Rectangle shape in the list.
Draw a Rectangle covering the entire page of the document manually.
Select the Rectangle, navigate to the Format tab in the Ribbon, and click on the Shape Fill button in the Shape Styles section. Note: You can change the settings of the picture such as Brightness in the Format tab.
Select the option Picture… in the list displayed.
Click on the Browse button next to the From a file tab in the Insert Pictures window.
Browse for the picture in the Insert Picture window, click on it and click on the Insert button.
Right-click on the picture and select the option Wrap Text in the menu.
Select the option Behind Text in the list displayed to set the picture as your background.
Q1. Can we insert a picture as a background for the Word document? Ans. Yes, you can insert a picture as a background for a page in the Word document. The detailed process is explained in this article. Q2. How to set the same picture background for the entire Word document? Ans. You can use the methods described in this article and set a picture as a uniform background for the entire document. Recommended:
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