How do you add a watermark to only one page of a document?

[tlg5858]

We are trying to add a watermark to just one or two pages of a multi-page
Word document. Is there a way to limit which pages get the watermark? We
are using Word 2003.

 

[Anne Troy]

Place it in the header, making sure that these pages have a section break
(next page) before this page and at the bottom of this page, and turn off
Link to previous.
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[Charles Kenyon]

Add your watermark as a graphic behind text in the document linked to a
particular paragraph. Do _not_ put it in the header or footer if you only
want it on one page. (The header/footer is the best location for a watermark
normally, because normally you want it on multiple pages.)
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[Dan]

I wanted to revisit this topic because neither of the proposed solutions
worked for me. I'm using Word 2003 and need to insert a washed-out picture
watermark on only the front page of my document.

I've followed the directions for putting the first page in its own section
and then turning off the link-to-previous attribute in the subsequent
section's header. No dice. The watermark persists throughout the document.

Inserting as a behind-the-text picture will work, however I then do not have
the option of selecting a washed-out look.

I can't believe there's not a straightforward approach for this that works.

Any ideas? I'm particularly bewildered by the failure of the first approach
(deselecting the link-to-previous). I followed the directions diligently and
it just simply does not work, which leads me to believe that the watermark
really isn't in the header after all.

Does anybody have any ideas with this?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Making the first page into a separate section (by adding a Next Page section
break between it and page 2) will work. After turning off Same As Previous
in the Section 2 header, though, you need to click on the watermark in that
section and delete it (*not* by using the watermark dialog to remove it,
since that will also remove it from section 1).

If you insert the picture behind text but not in a header, you *do* have the
option of the washed-out look. Select the picture, which should display the
Picture toolbar (if not, choose it from View > Toolbars). Click the Color
button on the toolbar and choose Washout. You can fine-tune the effect by
using the Contrast and Brightness buttons on the same toolbar.

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[Lptak]

I just created a text box, made the text a lighter shade of gray and send the
text box into the background. Simple and worked well.

 

[Jenny Sprong wrote: It worked !]

I just created a text box, made the text a lighter shade of gray and send the
text box into the background. Simple and worked well.

 

[Mark G.]

These instructions don't work for me. I'm pretty sure I have made sections,
however, the watermark/picture goes on every page of my document. I do not
see the link to previious icon turned on. I have different pagination for
the sections so I'm sure there is no link to previous.

I'm using Word 2003 however my document just shows as a Word document, I
don't know what level or version wrok thinks it is.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

If you created the Sections by inserting Section Breaks, when you access the
header pane of the document and move from one header to the next, you will
be able to either link or unlink the header to that of the previous section.

The best way to insert a watermark into just one section of a document is to
unlink the headers and then with the cursor in the Section where you want
the watermark to appear, insert the watermark. It will then only appear in
that Section of the document.

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[Shelia]

Here's what worked for me: To put a picture behind the text as a watermark
or a faded picture, go to: INSERT - find a picture you want and put in
document, RIGHT CLICK on the picture in the document, then FORMAT PICTURE -
and in this screen there will be tabs, click on Picture Tab and in the COLOR
box - click on Washout; on the LAYOUT tab - click - behind text. Works
perfectly and the picture will just be on the page you want rather than the
whole document. Hope this helps!

 

[Monica]

Sheila,
I'm trying to find out how to add a watermark to a photograph, postcard
etc.. that one would scan. I have xp2007. I cannot find anything on the
steps to do this. Do I need to buy a photo program to accomplish? I"m
frustrated and I'm not sure how to get help on this. I Kow your directions
are not related but if you have any suggestions please let me know.
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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You can do this with Snagit available from www.techsmith.com

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[Golden Lady]

I used WordART to create a watermark for one page. I opened a blank page,
create the in WordArt the word VETO, sized it changed the color, set it for
"behind text"; Cut and pasted into the real document on the one page...You
still have the ability to modify. gl, gl

 

[Michael Ross]

This can be done using StampIt for Word where you can selectively watermark
any pages of a Word document.