How to Insert Full Page Background Images in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)

Learn how to insert full-page background images in Microsoft Word on one page or on every page in the document.
This tutorial was filmed in Word for Microsoft 365. These steps also apply to Word for Mac (Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac), Word 2021, Word 2019, Word 2016, and Word 2013 (PC only).
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 How to Insert a Full-Page Background Image on a Single Page
02:40 How to Adjust the Opacity of the Background Image
03:06 How to Insert a Full-Page Background Image on Every Page
📝 Companion Blog Post/Transcript for this Video
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How to Insert Full Page Background Images in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)
erinwrightwriting.com/full-page-background-images-in-microsoft-word/
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[@tutorialsandgaminghelp288]

Clear, concise and straight to the point. Thank you!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind feedback! Thank you for watching!

[@saharelsayes4195]

Thank you so much for this clear and helpful tutorial. ❤ I have always struggled with images in word files 😅

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was clear and helpful! I wish you all the best with your Word projects!

[@tyesharichardson355]

This was very helpful, detailed, and straight to the point.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I appreciate your kind comment and wish you all the best with your Word project!

[@sundaramdesign]

This was exactly 100% helpful! Thank you for this video so I didnt have to beat my head against the wall any more!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am delighted to hear that! I wish you all the best with your Word project!

[@erinwrightwriting]

All the steps shown here are listed with images on my website at erinwrightwriting.com/full-page-background-images-in-microsoft-word/. Thank you for watching!

[@eruditionindia]

Amazing..! Very very helpful video.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@MartinaMunzittu]

Erin, this was a fantastic tutorial, so well explained and it works perfectly. Do you have any tutorial on how to create section breaks and different headers/footers per section? Thank you for this 🥰

[@erinwrightwriting]

I really appreciate your kind words! I do have an older tutorial about adding headers and footers on specific pages by using section breaks: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5aZeXqrichrmbM. I hope you find it helpful!

[@MartinaMunzittu]

@@erinwrightwriting thank you so much. I watched the tutorial on the section breaks and it's super helpful. 🤩

[@erinwrightwriting]

@@MartinaMunzittu Great! I am so glad it was helpful!

[@PuzzlepartAS]

Thank you Erin! Do you have any tips how to make the background image cover the whole page in the Word online app? When opening a document in Word online, the header and footer appears white.

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching! Unfortunately, I don't have any tips to correct that issue in Word for the web. If I stumble upon a solution, I will be sure to post something about it. I wish you all the best with your Word project!

[@PilotPartJester]

Thanks this was very helpful for my school project

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was helpful! I wish you all the best with your project!

[@PilotPartJester]

@@erinwrightwriting it’s finished and I got an A+ thank you so much!

[@erinwrightwriting]

@@PilotPartJester That is wonderful news! Congratulations!

[@mohammednoorbari6845]

Thanks a lot Erin you always helpfull.

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@sherrysivey1315]

simple, yet informativel YAY!!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@WinstonBossCrypto]

This video made me subscribe. Thank you. ❤

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so happy to hear that! Thank you for watching and subscribing!

[@harleensingh1]

Hi, could you please help in getting background colour while doing print in Microsoft word in MacBook, I hope you understand my question

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! To include the background color while printing in Word for Mac, select the Microsoft Word menu > Preferences > Print > Print background colors and images. I wish you all the best with your Word project!

[@harleensingh1]

Thank you very much, you are brilliant, it worked. channel subscribered@@erinwrightwriting

[@erinwrightwriting]

@@harleensingh1 I am delighted to hear that!

[@ajboggie87]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@sammiluu7]

Is there a way to lock the full page background image with no transparency/washout image? Need to have different full page background images on each page. Thanks!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! Can you share a bit more about what you mean by no transparency/washout? All images placed in the background look washed out while working in the text layer above but will have the transparency level you set when viewed in the print preview.

[@ZakirHussain-nd4fw]

Very Useful

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am glad to hear that! Thank you for watching!

[@Petershd138]

Thanks, very useful

[@erinwrightwriting]

I am so glad it was useful! Thank you for watching!

[@dustykangaroo0647]

Thank you so much

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@bullychandy6509]

thank you

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@kiranejaz7703]

Hi there. Can you tell me how i can add it on only section 2

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! To insert the background image into the second section, deselect "Link to Previous Section" in the Header & Footer tab before pasting the image into the section 2 header. Thank you for watching!

[@brunodeaviz]

gold!

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@kakarakhirup]

great

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you so much!

[@lisa83118]

I don't have a "transparency" button on my Picture Format tool. Any suggestions?

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching! Which version of Word are you using?

[@lisa83118]

2019

[@erinwrightwriting]

@@lisa83118 Using 2019, it should definitely appear in the Adjust group in the Picture Format tab. If your ribbon has been customized, you can right-click the ribbon to open the Customize the Ribbon dialog box, where you can add that tool back. I have a separate tutorial on customizing the ribbon, which you may find helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ_FfHWkfJt_ftU. I wish you all the best!

[@lisa83118]

@@erinwrightwriting Hi Erin. Yes, definitely no Transparency button in the Picture Format tab; also watched your video on how to customize. Been scouring the web to figure out how to make it appear...

[@jasonh.6783]

@@lisa83118 On my computer, I can right click the picture and select Format Picture. A menu will appear on the right side and under the last little tab in that section is a Picture Transparency section with presets and a slide for custom transparency.

[@nickedmonton8223]

Loooooong ad.

[@LichtBacht-i1o]

how to do that in webpage lay out?

[@erinwrightwriting]

That is a great question! Unfortunately, it is only possible to insert the full-page background image while in Print Layout view because the image has to be a specific page dimension, which the Web Layout view doesn't offer. Thank you for watching!

[@Warbaman]

This isnt making a background, this is just inserting an image. To insert a background image you go to : Page Layout - Page Color - Fill Effect - Picture. The reason i am here is im looking to find out why when placing a 29.7x21 picture on a 29.7x21 page doesnt make the image the right size.

[@dgrant625]

This is fine... but this is not a real "background" in the sense that I can click on and move the image. Has anyone found a way to make the image unclickable or moveable? I'm trying to make an image background on the first page for a document for my team and this step is one I haven't found a solution for.

[@rainmake99]

Click the header area then insert an picture, resize it and then click outside the page to close the header edit option

[@emilianolinares2334]

te amo

[@erinwrightwriting]

Thank you for watching!

[@MoNo-kq2zz]

How to remove??

[@erinwrightwriting]

Great question! If you have followed the steps to insert the image in the header, double-click in the header area to open it, click near the edge of the page to select the image rather than the header text (if the Picture Format tab appears, you will know the image is selected), and then select the Delete button on your keyboard. I wish you all the best with your Word project!