Watermarks on Word documents can be useful for indicating the status of the doc, or perhaps where it came from. But if you’ve ever been responsible for preparing a document for final production and couldn’t figure out how to remove that faded “DRAFT” text on every page, you might be a little frustrated with watermarks!

It’s actually an easy process to add or remove watermarks, and there are more customization options than you might’ve realized.

To add:

1. Select the Design tab in the Ribbon.
2. Click the Watermark icon.
3. Select a pre-designed watermark and it will be automatically added, or select Custom Watermark for more options including text and images.

To remove:

1. Select the Design tab in the Ribbon.
2. Click the Watermark icon.
3. Click Remove Watermark.