Tag Archives: watermark

How to add a text/word watermark on OpenOffice Word Processor and Microsoft Word

Just a quick reminder to add a text/word watermark in OpenOffice Word Processor or Microsoft Word:

In OpenOffice Word Processor

a- Create an image using GIMP

- insert a Text field

- choose your favourite font, size, colour (25-30% grey is suggested)

- use the “Rotate Tool” to rotate your text to 45.00 degrees

- save the file in a light graphic format (e.g .gif)

b- Create the watermark

- open OpenOffice Word

- go to Insert —> Picture —> From File and select your graphic file

- click on the image using the mouse’ right button and select Wrap —> In Background

- Done!

In Microsoft Word

- Go to Format

- Select Background and choose Printed watermark

- Click on Text Watermark

- Type “Your Text Here”

- Select Diagonal and then click OK

AddThis mp3 link