How to Turn a Picture into a background or watermark

1. Open the MS Word program.
2. Click the 'Page Layout' tab on the command ribbon.
3. Click the 'Custom Watermark' option. A 'Printed Watermark' dialog box opens.
4. Select the 'Picture watermark' option. The 'Select Picture' button becomes accessible.
5. Select the 'Picture watermark' option. The 'Select Picture' button becomes accessible.
6. Click the 'Select Picture' button. The picture library file opens.
7. Select the picture file.
8. Click 'Insert.'
9. Select the scale value. For example, 50 percent.
10. Select the check box for 'Washout' if you prefer a very faint watermark effect.
11. Click 'OK.' The picture file becomes a watermark on the Word document.