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

Do you know how to make the picture as background in Microsoft Word? If not, no worries. Go through this full tutorial to use it. You do not need any other software. This will be completely customizable and you can change it at any time.

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

You can make a picture as the background in Microsoft Online. Here is the simple method to add a picture.

• Log in to Word online and open the document you would like to work on.
• Keep 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. Choose the Picture from a device, OneDrive, Stock Images, or search on the Web.

• For example, if I choose from Stock Images here you can give any particular name. Here I have given Technology, so it will show all the images related to that.

• Once you have chosen the image, click Insert.

• Once you click Insert, the image will be added to the Word document.

• If you want to remove the picture, right-click on the image and click Cut.

You can also use the backspace or delete key on the keyboard to remove the picture in Microsoft Word.

How to set a picture as a background in Word?

Compared to Word Online, the desktop version has more options. Follow the below steps to do so.

• Open the Word document in the Microsoft Word desktop version.
• 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 Pictures. Choose from the list of options.

• Choose the image and click Insert and it will appear in your Word document.

• You can then scale the image.
• A preview is available on the right of the window.

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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 Layout at the top of the document.
• Click Page Color, choose the color, and click More Colors if you want.

• Now, the background will be changed to the chosen color.

• Now you can add pictures in the colored background.

You will see that the page will be filled with the image you 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 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 Microsoft Word.
• Start by choosing an image to add as a background image. Click Insert at the top of the document and 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.
• 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.

By doing this, you can insert a background image in Microsoft Word.

How to insert background image in Word on one page?

If you use the watermark option in Word in the background, it will be applied to the entire document. Follow the below steps if you want to add an image as the background to a single page in Word.

• Open the Word document where you want to add the image.
• Keep the mouse cursor where you want to add 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 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 Remove Watermark.

• Select OK.

Conclusion

This tutorial article touched upon 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.

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