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<h2>Benefits of using watermarks in Microsoft Word 2010:</h2>

<ul>

 <li>Watermarks can be images or text and can make a document more interesting when used appropriately.</li>

 <li>Watermarks can be used to identify a document’s status, such as "Draft" or "Confidential."</li>

 <li>Watermark pictures appear behind text in your document and enable you to create visually appealing documents, similar to stationary.</li>

</ul>



<h2>Adding Watermarks to a Word Document</h2>

<h3>Basic Watermark</h3>

<ol>

 <li>From the <i>Page Layout</i> tab, select the <i>Watermark</i> button.
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 <li>Select a watermark from the list that appears.
   <br><div class="photocenter"><img src="/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/Word/Images/2010-wat-2.png" alt=""></div></i>

<h3>Picture Watermark</h3>

<ol>

 <li>From the <i>Page Layout</i> tab, select the <i>Watermark</i> button and click the <i>Custom Watermark</i> option.

	<br><div class="photocenter"><img src="/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/Word/Images/2010-wat-3" alt=""></div></li>

 <li>Select the radio button next to <i>Picture Watermark</i> in the <i>Printed Watermark</i> window.

	<br><div class="photocenter"><img src="/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/Word/Images/word30.gif" alt=""></div></li>

 <li>Browse for the image on your PC by clicking the <i>Select Picture</i> button.</li>

 <li>After selecting your image scale, click the <i>OK</i> button. The image automatically appears slightly washed out so that it does not interfere with text in your document. If you do not like this effect, repeat steps 1-3 and uncheck the <i>Washout</i> box next to the <i>Picture Watermark</i> options.</li>

</ol>



<h3>Text Watermark</h3>

<ol>

 <li>From the <i>Page Layout</i> tab, select the <i>Watermark</i> button and click the <i>Custom Watermark</i> option. 
	<br><div class="photocenter"><img src="/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/Word/Images/2010-wat-3" alt=""></div></li>

 <li>Select a watermark to display from the list.</li>
	<li>If you do not see the text watermark you are looking for displayed, select the <i>Custom Watermark</i> option. 
	</li>
	<li>Select the radio button next to <i>Text Watermark</i> in the <i>Printed Watermark</i> window.

	<br><div class="photocenter"><img src="/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/HowTo/Word/Images/2010-wat-4.png" alt=""></div>

 <li>Select a pre-formatted text from the dropdown menu or type in your own text and then select your text attributes including position, size, and font.</li>


 <li>Click the <i>OK</i> button. The text appears in your documents. If you do not like this effect, repeat steps 
	3-5 and apply any changes you would like.</li>

</ol>



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 <h2>Related Word 2010 Resources:</h2>

<ul>

 <li><a href="styles-2010.html">Using Styles</a></li>

 <li><a href="tables-2010.html">Using Tables</a></li>

 <li><a href="contents-2010.html">Creating a Table of Contents</a></li>

 <li><a href="bookmarks-2010.html">Creating and Using Bookmarks</a></li>

 <li><a href="hyperlinks-2010.html">Creating Hyperlinked Text</a></li>

 <li><a href="importing-2010.html">Importing Files in Other Formats</a></li>

 <li><a href="shortcuts-2010.html">Creating Symbol Shortcuts</a></li>

 <li><a href="templates-2010.html">Using Document Templates</a></li>

 <li><a href="comments-2010.html">Using Comments and Changes</a></li>

 <li><a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100744321033.aspx">Interactive: Word 2003 to Word 2007 command reference guide</a> - This interactive guide allows the experienced Word 2003 user to locate what they are trying to do in the familiar Word 2003 environment.   It will then guide you where to find the same command in Word 2007.</li>

</ul>

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