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Dubravko Zgrablić — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:59:48 GMT

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aclark929 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:04:44 GMT

Hi there,

I have a Word 2010 document that has 0.2" margins all around (with a 0" gutter) in order to keep all the info on one page. I need to add a watermark that I've customized to say "UNOFFICIAL" (it's on a diagonal). When I do that, it shifts my top margin down, pushing my content into a second page. When I check my margin settings, nothing has changed.

Thoughts?

Thanks,

Amy

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Leslie Cole — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:21:10 GMT

Hi Kayal1,

Because we're not officially product support, it sometimes takes us a bit longer to get the answers for you. One of my product contacts says that she was able to get the watermarks to apply only to one particular page in a Word 2003 document by using a combination of section breaks and editing the headers to disable linking to previous. Is this what you are looking for? If not, someone on Answers.microsoft.com might work with you to get the solution you need.

Thanks for reading the Office Blogs ...

Leslie

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kayal1 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:53:46 GMT

Leslie:

I forgot to mention that I am using WORD 2010. Document was created in earlier WORD -1997-2003. So, the compatibility mode is on.

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kayal1 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:49:58 GMT

When will I get an answer to my query I posted a few minutes back and where will I see (my email that I provided or the blog here)? Thanks!

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kayal1 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:46:50 GMT

Hi Leslie:

I have many sections with header and footer but I also have three sections without header and footer (cover page and safety without H/F). When I try to insert watermark in the safety section, it puts it on every page. I have checked that the 'link to previous' are disabled in sections where there are headers; so, why do I still see watermark seen in all 175 pages? Thanks- Kayal1

re: You asked about … watermarks

Leslie Cole — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:45:24 GMT

Hi TammiLV,

I put this question out to some folks and one of the Word managers came up with this response:

Without version information , this is a guess, but it is known that some printers don’t support the ‘’Semitransparent’’ setting that is applied by default to text watermarks. This setting can affect also how watermarks are displayed on screen.

For existing or new watermarks use these steps to turn off the Semitransparent setting:

1. In Word 2010 go to the Page Layout group, click Watermark, and then click Custom Watermark.

2. Uncheck the ‘’Semitransparent’’ box, and then click OK.

3. Try printing again.

Please let us know if this helps, and thanks for reading The Office Blog.

Leslie

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TammiLV — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:10:43 GMT

We are having issues with Watermarks displaying correctly and printing correctly. When we apply a watermark it does not display the full name and shows the watermark behind the text. Also when we print, it prints like a barcode and behind text still, which I realize could be a printer issue. How do we accomplish getting the watermark to display correctly on screen?

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Vicky — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:07:48 GMT

How do you create a page number as a watermerk in office 2007 and 2010?

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Leslie Cole — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:32:40 GMT

Anna C,

Thanks for your solution to a very gnarly problem!

Leslie