Microsoft Word: How to insert a background image

If you insert a background image into Microsoft Word, you can use the wallpaper to create interesting layouts.

Insert background images as watermarks in Word

You can insert a checkered background quite easily in Word, but you can also use your own images as a “watermark”. And this is how you insert the effects:

• Go to “Draft” in the menu bar.

• Click on “Watermark” and select “Image”. You can also activate or deactivate “Wash Out” if the colors of the background image are too intense.

• Select the “Image Watermark” option.

• If you want the size of the background image to match the size of the page, then set the scaling to “Auto”. Otherwise, set the value down or up accordingly.

• You can check the “Bleach” option if your original background image is too colorful.

• Then click on “Select picture” and select the wallpaper on your computer.

• Confirm the process by clicking “OK”.