I can't remove DRAFT watermark

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I put watermark 'DRAFT' in my document, now I want to remove it and I can't
get rid of it and it's NOT part of header or footer... .... ???????????

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Unless it's being inserted by your printer, it *is* part of the header. View
| Header and Footer. Select the Draft WordArt object and press delete.

 

[CyberTaz]

Well, how did you "put" it in? Removal should be just the opposite of that
procedure As Suzanne observed it could be a printer feature, but if it
was actually done in Word there are only 2 likely possibilities:

Either it *is* in the Header/Footer layer, where you can select & delete it,
or if you used Word's Printed Watermark feature you can go back to the same
dialog & deselect the option, or...

You formatted the graphic with Behind Text Text Wrapping in which case you
need to locate the Select Objects tool so you more readily can select &
delete the object. Otherwise you'll have to "mouse around" the graphic until
your pointer turns into a white arrow - which won't happen if the object is
actually in the Header/Footer.

More explicit suggestions could be offered if you'd indicate how you "put
watermark" into the doc and what version of Word you're using.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, a little more clarification. Even if it was inserted using Format |
Background | Printed Watermark, it isn't always possible to remove it by
selecting "No Watermark." But it *is* still (as all watermarks are) just a
graphic anchored to the header, and if you view the appropriate header
(there may be several if the document has more than one section or if either
"Different first page" or "Different odd and even" is checked), you should
be able to delete it. Even though it's formatted as Behind Text, it
shouldn't be necessary to use the Select Objects tool because the text in
question is in the document body, which isn't accessible when the header is
open for editing.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Suzanne -

Well, a little more clarification. Even if it was inserted using Format |
Background | Printed Watermark, it isn't always possible to remove it by
selecting "No Watermark."

Interesting - Guess I've just been lucky as it has always worked for me

But it *is* still (as all watermarks are) just a
graphic anchored to the header, and if you view the appropriate header
(there may be several if the document has more than one section or if either
"Different first page" or "Different odd and even" is checked), you should
be able to delete it.

No doubt, and getting to the right header certainly can be the key, but...

Even though it's formatted as Behind Text, it
shouldn't be necessary to use the Select Objects tool because the text in
question is in the document body, which isn't accessible when the header is
open for editing.

Applying Behind Text doesn't send the graphic to the Header/Footer, so
there's no reason to go there. Since the OP was insistent that watermark
isn't in a header/footer Behind Text about the only alternative. It has to
be deleted from the text layer if that's where it is, but it's covered over
by the text. If the graphic is completely covered it can be totally
resistant to the regular I-beam pointer (especially in 2007). The Select
Objects tool makes it easier, since it "reaches through" the text.

BTW - Missed seeing you at the Summit

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Inline.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Hi Suzanne -




Interesting - Guess I've just been lucky as it has always worked for me

We've seen a number of questions here indicating that users get into this
kind of trouble. I assume it has to do with inserting section breaks after
inserting the watermark. Although removing the watermark may work for a
given section, it doesn't for all. Whether it's possible to visit each
section and go to Format | Background | Printed Watermark and choose "No
watermark," I don't know, as I've only exceedingly rarely used this feature
at all, and I've never seen a case where a watermark inserted this way was
not susceptible to being removed by opening the header and selecting and
deleting.

No doubt, and getting to the right header certainly can be the key, but...


Applying Behind Text doesn't send the graphic to the Header/Footer, so
there's no reason to go there. Since the OP was insistent that watermark
isn't in a header/footer Behind Text about the only alternative. It has
to
be deleted from the text layer if that's where it is, but it's covered
over
by the text. If the graphic is completely covered it can be totally
resistant to the regular I-beam pointer (especially in 2007). The Select
Objects tool makes it easier, since it "reaches through" the text.

Maybe I misread the OP, but I got the impression the watermark had been
inserted using Format | Background | Printed Watermark. If that was the
case, then it had to be anchored to the header. You're right, of course,
that if it had been anchored to a paragraph in the document body, being able
to select it behind the text would be an issue. I just wonder if something
that was anchored to only one page would be described as a "watermark," but
I guess that depends on how you interpret the term.

At any rate, perhaps the OP will come back and enlighten us further.

BTW - Missed seeing you at the Summit

I was sorry to cancel, but this year it just didn't make sense to go, and,
as it turned out, it was evidently a good year (at least for Wordies) to
skip.

 

[Robert Long]

This is most likely a result of sharing a document between a MS OFFICE user and OPEN OFFICE users. You'll have to use Open Office (which is free!). The watermak will show up as an Object. Just click on it and delete it. Save the file. Then reopen in MS Office.

 

[Robert Long]

This is most likely a result of sharing a document between a MS OFFICE user and OPEN OFFICE users. You'll have to use Open Office (which is free!). The watermak will show up as an Object. Just click on it and delete it. Save the file. Then reopen in MS Office.