How to Insert Your Initials As a Watermark Using Microsoft
Adding a watermark to a document can personalize it, and mark it as your own. You can insert your initials as a watermark on a document with the Microsoft Word word-processing software, which you buy and download either as a standalone product, or as part of the Microsoft Office program suite. To add your initials as a watermark in Microsoft Word, use the program's Custom Watermark tool.
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Instructions
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Launch Microsoft Word 2010.
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Click "File" from the main menu, then select "Open" from the context menu to open the document on which you want to add the watermark. Alternatively, select "New" to create a new Word document.
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Click the "Page Layout" tab in the main menu ribbon.
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Click the "Watermark" button in the "Page Background" group. Select "Custom Watermark" from the bottom of the dialog box. Click the "Text Watermark" radio button to select this option.
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Type your initials into the "Text" input box. Select your preferred font face, font style, font size and font color from the drop-down options lists.
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Click the "OK" button to continue. This adds the watermark of your initials to each page of the Word document.
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Tips & Warnings
The watermark will also appear on printed copies of the document.
You can also insert a predefined watermark, or use an image or graphic as a watermark by selecting the appropriate option from the dialog box in step four.
