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Youll see this option to the left of the Page Color and Page Borders options.

You can select any of the following templates to apply their text to your Word documents background.

The watermark will remain in the background of your document, meaning anything you type will remain on top of the watermark.

This option is near the middle of the Watermarks drop-down menu.

Youll see this button just below the Picture watermark section.

Clicking it will open your computers default picture storage file (e.g., Photos) for browsing.

Your selected picture will appear as your documents background watermark.

The watermark will remain in the background of your document, meaning anything you type will remain on top of your selected image.

Your text color will also change to stay visible if the picture you chose is too dark or too light to adequately display text.

This box is near the middle of the window; it should say ASAP by default.

Auto, which automatically resizes your text, is the default setting.

Your custom text watermark will be applied to your documents background.

The watermark will remain in the background of your document, meaning anything you type will remain on top of your watermark text.

Your text color will change to stay visible if the picture you chose is too dark or too light to adequately display text.

If needed, your documents default font color will change in order to stay visible.

Youll be able to click and drag a slider around a color gradient to create a custom color.

Whenever possible, create your own images or upload photographs you have taken instead.

Add Background Color To Word For Mac Document