There are several ways to insert an image as a background in Microsoft Word. in this article, we will explain three ways of adding an image as a background in Microsoft Word.
Fast Access:
- Add background image with Watermark
- Put background image with Page Color
- How to insert background picture in Word on one page
Add background image with watermark
Path: Design Tab > click on the “Watermark” in the “Page Background Group” > click on the “Custom Watermark” > click on the “Picture Watermark” > now you should browse your picture and insert it
Step-by-step guideline
Go to the design tab and click on the “Watermark”, Then click on the “Custom Watermark”.
The Print watermark window will appear when you click on the custom watermark.
In this dialog box, click on the Picture watermark radio button, then click on “select Picture”
It takes a few seconds to open the “insert picture” window (click on the work offline if you don’t want to insert an image from OneDrive or search).
Browse your image on your computer and insert it.
Now the picture will insert into your document as a watermark.
You can read more about watermarks in this article: Everything about watermarks in Word
Put background image with Page Color
Path: go to the Design tab > click on the “Page Color” from the background group > click on the “Fill Effects” > go to the “Picture” tab > browse your image and insert it
Step-by-step guideline
Step 1: Click on the “Fill Effects”
Step 2: Browse your image and insert it
Notice: This option will fill the background with your image. If the size of your image is smaller than the background size, Microsoft Word will automatically repeat the image to fill your background
How to insert background picture in Word on one page
Path: go to the Insert tab > click on the “Pictures” from the illustrations group > insert your picture > right-click on the picture and > Warp Text > Behind the text
If you want to add a picture to one page, this is an easy and quick way. Also, you can drag and drop your image into the document.
That’s it; now you can easily add background images in Word. I hope it can be helpful to you and if you have any questions, ask us in the comments