Word offers to customize the presentation of a text document by adding a background image visible on all pages. Several methods make it possible to achieve this result; this tutorial shows you the trick which has the advantage of working with all versions of Word, by inserting the image in the header of the document.
Another advantage: this method gives you advanced options to configure the rendering of the image.
Insert a background image via the header of a Word document
- Double-click on the header area (at the very top of the Word document).
- Click on the button Insertion, at the top of the screen.
- Select option Photo> Image from file. On newer versions of Word, click the tab Insert> Image> Image from file.
- Select the background image from its location on the hard drive and click Insert.
- Right click on the image and click Image format to access the edit menu.
- In the menu Adjust Image, increase the transparency of the image to the desired level. It must allow the text to be seen. Note: on Word Office 365, this option can be found at the location Image> Image transparency.
- In the menu Disposal, select the option Behind the text.
- In the menu Size, in the field Height, enter a value sufficient to completely cover one page of a Word document.
- Close the window Image format. Click on your background image and hold down for the move until the desired space is covered.
- Once you're done, click on the button Close.
On the latest versions of Word, you can also use the Watermark feature to add a background image. To do this, click on Design> Watermark> Image> Select an image and insert the image of your choice.
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