watermark

[Guest]

I want to use a watermark that is only partially washedout. It is too dark
if not washed out and too light if washed out. Is it possible to vary the
amount of fading or washout? thank you

 

[Jay Freedman]

I want to use a watermark that is only partially washedout. It is too dark
if not washed out and too light if washed out. Is it possible to vary the
amount of fading or washout? thank you

A "watermark" is nothing more or less than a picture whose anchor is
in the header pane. The watermark designation is just a way for Word
to make it easy to insert one. After it's there, you can modify it
like any other picture.

These directions are for Word 2003 or earlier. The idea is similar for
Word 2007 but the tools are in different places.

Open the header pane (double-click in the header area, or use View >
Header) and select the watermark. You'll see a floating Picture
toolbar. Click the Increase Contrast button and the Decrease
Brightness button until the picture has the appearance you want. Then
double-click in the body of the text to close the header pane.

In Word 2007, there are Brightness and Contrast buttons on the Picture
Tools > Format ribbon that appears when the picture is selected.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

 

[Guest]

Thanks so much! I have 2007. When I played with contrast and brightness,
the white background became grey. Anything I can do about that? thanks
again - this site is great! Louise

 

[Jay Freedman]

Word's image manipulation tools aren't very sophisticated, so there isn't
much you can do there to fix the background. I'd suggest that you get a good
graphics editor (for example, try the free Paint.net from
http://www.getpaint.net/) and modify a copy of the original picture until it
looks the way you want. Then insert that into Word's header without any
"watermark" contrast or brightness adjustments.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Before changing the brightness and contrast, change the Color setting from
Washout to Automatic.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.