Placing a Text Watermark in a Word Document

You can place a watermark (ie Confidential) in a Word document in this manner:

1. From the Word menu, select Format, Background.
2. Select Printed Watermark.
3. Select Text Watermark
4. Select the desired options
5. Click Apply, then click OK.

 

Or Use an Image as a Watermark Here’s how:

You can insert clip art images, etc. as watermarks in Word documents.

1. From the Word menu, select Format, Background.
2. Click Picture Watermark.
3. Click Select Picture
4. Select the desired picture, then click Insert.
5. Click Apply, OK, then click Close.
6. The watermark can be viewed in Print Layout view.

Shrinking a document to fit

If you’ve created a document and one or two lines spill over unto a new page, you can use the “Shrink to Fit” feature to fit everything on the page. Choose File, Print Preview and click on the Shrink to Fit button.

Adding a Calculate button

One feature missing from a button or menu in Word is the ability to calculate a string of numbers and paste the total at the end, for example you might have the sequence 29+96= in the text and want Word to calculate the sum for you.

This feature is available as a WordBasic command which can be added to a menu, toolbar, or shortcut key combination. To add the item to a menu, choose Tools, Customize, Menus. In the Categories list box, select All Commands, then highlight the ToolsCalculate command in the Commands list box. Select a menu for it in the Change What Menu box and select a position in the Position on Menu box. Designate a menu item name in the Name on Menu box, then click the Add Button.