There will be times you would like to add a background picture to your
scrapbook page. If it doesn’t enhance the page, you probably shouldn’t add
one, as it uses more ink. Yet, there are definite times when a
background picture works beautifully with the photos you are placing on the
page.
It is easy to
add a background picture by using the Watermark feature. First, you
will click on Page Layout. In that menu bar (or
ribbon), click on Watermark. A window menu will open.
At the bottom of that window menu, click on Custom Watermark.
In the new
menu that opens, check Picture Watermark, then
Select Picture to find an image file on your computer to use. You
have the option to have the picture look faded, as a watermark, or displayed
in its full color. Check Washout for the faded
option, or uncheck, to view the background picture in its full glory.
Choose the
size of your background picture, by selecting one of the options under
Scale.
To remove the
watermark, simply click Watermark, and choose the
Remove Watermark option.
Even if you
don’t choose the Washout option, the background image will
appear faded while you are working on your page. But, if you view the
page through Page Preview, you can see how the background
will look when printed.
To get to the Page Preview command, click on the
Office Button on the upper left hand corner of the Word
2007 screen. Move your cursor over the Print option,
and another menu will open to its right. On that menu, click
Print Preview.