How To Add Watermark in MS Excel – Guide

In many situations, you may want to add an Excel watermark (such as your company logo or image) before sharing it with others. If you are sharing a work-in-progress (WIP) version of the report, you can add a watermark to a WIP / draft. Although Excel does not have a dedicated function for inserting watermarks into Excel, it can be easily accessed using the Header and Footer sections in Excel. In this tutorial I will show you how to easily insert a watermark into Excel as well as reposition / resize / remove an already inserted watermark.

How to Add a text watermark in Excel

To add a text watermark to your Excel document, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Excel spreadsheet you want to watermark.
  2. On the left-hand side of the spreadsheet, click on the “File” tab and then click on “New File.”
  3. In the new file name field, type “watermark.xls” and click on OK.
  4. On the right-hand side of the new file, click on the “Tools” tab and then click on “Text Watermark.”
  5. In the text watermark field, enter a name for your watermark and then click on OK.

Insert a watermark in the Excel document where you want to insert a text block.

Click the Header and Footer tab, and then click the Text area. In the Text area, type a name for your article’s header and footer. Click the OK button to close the Text area.

Blinking cursor in header section: Now insert the watermark text where you have the blinking cursor in the header section. ..

To make the watermark text visible, you can change the font size to a higher value. ..

On the Home tab, increase the font size until it is clearly visible.

Your text watermark should now be visible within your document. However, you will notice that it is at the top of the spreadsheet.

To adjust the text’s position, click in the header area, move the cursor to the beginning of the text, and press the Enter key repeatedly until the text is exactly where you want it.

If you have a watermark on your spreadsheet, it can be quite loud and noisy. To fix this, you can use a lighter color. You can also dim your watermark by clicking in the header area, clicking Font Color, and selecting gray. You can use any color of your choice.

When you finish reading this article, please click anywhere outside the header area. ..

To apply a watermark to your spreadsheet, you can use this method:

  1. Open the spreadsheet in a new window or tab.
  2. Click on the “Watermark” button at the top of the spreadsheet window.
  3. Enter a name for your watermark (optional).
  4. Click on the “Apply” button to apply your watermark to your spreadsheet.

To preview the watermark on your document before printing, open File > Print and click the Preview Watermark button. You can make any necessary adjustments before printing. ..

Final note

Adding a watermark to your Excel spreadsheet can help protect your data from theft or unauthorized use. This guide will show you how to add a watermark to your spreadsheet using the Microsoft Excel application. ..