How to make a picture as a background in word online?

With Word, you can add background images to the documents you are working on. You can do this in Word itself and do not need any other software. These backgrounds are completely customizable and you can change them at any time. This tutorial article takes you through how to make a picture as a background in Word Online.

To add a background image to a document start by adding an image to the document from the Insert tab. Customize the image and then go to Wrap and move the image behind the text. Another way to add a background image is by adding a watermark from the design tab.

How to make a picture as a background in Word Online?

Word Online comes with limited formatting options. You can add an image to the document you are working on and set it as a background. Here is how it is done.

• login to Word online and open the document you would like to work on.
• Move the cursor to the spot where you want to add the image. If you need the image in the background it will generally be in the center of the document.
• Click on the Insert tab and insert the image from the pictures section.
• After the image is inserted into the document click on it to select.
• You can increase or decrease the size by using the tabs. Other than this you can also add a border or other attributes from the Picture tab.

• To set the image as a background click on it and select it. You will have the Picture tab on the top ribbon.
• Click on Wrap text

• You will have a dropdown menu.
• From the options click on Behind text.
• You will now be able to type over the image as it will be pushed to the background.

How to set picture as background in Word?

In the desktop application of Word, you have more options as compared to the online version. This section looks at how to add a background picture to a word document.

• Locate and open the Word document you would like to work on.
• Click on Design in the top ribbon of the document

• From the options available click on Watermark.
• You will now have a popup window

You have three options in the watermark menu. The first one is no watermark, by clicking on the second one you can add an image and the third one allows you to add text.

• Click on Picture
• Go to Select Picture. You will now have a window with the images stored on your computer. Select the one you would like to insert.
• You can then scale the image
• A preview is available on the right of the window.

After you have selected the image and scaled it click on OK to add it to the document.

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Word document background image inserting tricks

The default color of pages in Word is white, this is the perfect blank slate you need. But, in a few clicks, you can change the default page to one that has a background image. This section takes you through how to fill the page with a picture in Word

• Open Microsoft word, click on File, and double-click on the name of the document that you would like to work on
• Click on Page Layout in the top ribbon of the document
• Go to the section titled Page color and click on fill effects from the options
• Click on Picture
• Now select the picture you would like to use
• Click on OK

You will see that the page will be filled with the image you had selected

How to manually insert background images in Word?

In the online version of Word, you can insert an image and send it to the back. The formatting options end here and there is no way of manipulating the image you are working with. The desktop version on the other hand has more options.

Here is how to add a background image to a document using the desktop version of Word.

• Open the document you would like to work on
• Start by choosing an image to add as a background image. For this click on Insert in the top ribbon of the document and then select the image from your computer. You can also insert images from the ones Word has on its list.

• After the image is selected you can add it to the document
• Once the image is added to the document you can drag and position it.
• You can also increase or decrease the size using the tabs on the side.

• Now go to Wrap and select Behind text. The image will now move behind the text in the document
• Click on the image and you will have the Picture Formatting tab on the top ribbon
• Here use the options to edit the image. You can reduce or increase the brightness depending on how you would like the image to look against the text in your document.

How to insert background image in Word on one page?

If you use the watermark option in word the background will be applied to the entire document. The same is the case with changing the page color and adding an image instead. If you want to add an image as the background to a single page in the document follow these steps.

• Open the document you would like to work on
• Click on the spot where you would like to insert the image
• Go to the insert tab and add an image

• After the image is added to the document click on it to select
• Position it by dragging it and using the tabs to alter the size

• Go to Wrap and send the image behind the text

By doing this you will have a background image set for a particular page instead of the entire document.

How to write text on background image in Word?

Along with images, you can also add text to the background of a document. Here is how to do it.

• Open the document and click on the Design tab in the top ribbon.
• Under Design, you will see the Watermark option. Click on it
• You will now have a popup window

• Click on Text on the left. you will have different options.
• You can add the text, change the font and make other adjustments using the options available.
• You will see the preview on the right.
• Once you are satisfied with the watermark click on Ok to apply it to the document.

How to remove a watermark from Microsoft Word?

Now that you have a fair idea of how to make a picture as a background in Word Online. Here is how to remove a watermark from a document. Follow these steps

• Click on Design in the top ribbon of the document
• Go to Watermark
• Click on No Watermark
• Select OK

the watermark will be removed

Conclusion

This tutorial article looked at how to make a picture as a background in Word Online. It explored the various ways in which we can add an image to the document and set it as the background. We also looked at how to manually insert and set an image as the background. Along with this, the article touched upon how to insert different backgrounds in Word.

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