Alternatively, you could select Insert > Watermark from the menu bar at the top of the screen: With your document open or created, click the Design tab in the toolbar at the top of the window.įrom the Design tab, find and click on the Watermark button, identified by the red arrow in the screenshot above.
We’re referencing Word for Mac 2016 in this article. To get started, open or create your document in Microsoft Word. Let’s all agree to only add a watermark to a Word document for good, not evil. Now you too can add ASAP or URGENT in screaming red letters to everything you send to your coworkers! Wait, don’t do that. Need to add an image or text to the background of a document? For example, to indicate that it’s only a draft or to insert your company logo? Well, if you’re on the Mac and using Microsoft Word, adding a watermark is quick and easy!
