How to Remove Watermark in Word on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a watermark (a faint image or text superimposed over a document) from a Microsoft Word document when you’re using a computer.

Steps

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    Open Microsoft Word on your Mac or PC. If you’re using a Mac, it’s in the Applications folder. If you’re using Windows, open the Start menu, select All Apps, then Microsoft Office, then click Microsoft Word.
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    Open the document that contains the watermark. If you don’t see an option to select the document, press ⌘ Command+O (Mac) or Control+O (PC), select the file, then click Open.
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    Click the Design tab. It’s at the top of the screen.
    • If you don’t see the Design tab, click the Page tab.
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    Click Watermark. It’s an icon near the top-right corner of Word. Look for the sheet of paper with a diagonal “A” on it. A menu will expand.
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    Click Remove Watermark. The watermark will disappear from the document.
    • To save the document without the watermark, press ⌘ Command+S (Mac) or Control+S (PC).
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 8,591 times.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open Word.
2. Open the document.
3. Click Design.
4. Click Watermark.
5. Click Remove Watermark.

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