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Print a background in Word

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cannelle 2008 -  
Hello,
Help, I'm on Word, I put a title with Word Art, below I inserted an image taken from my personal photos, I centered everything and I wanted to put a background color which displayed well but the problem is during the preview and printing because it doesn't print and doesn't show up... Why?
Configuration: Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0

7 answers

  1.  m@rina Moderator
    Hello,

    Indeed, the image insertion as you did is intended for screen display. It's not made for printing, although the option has existed (since version 2003).

    Look at Claude's response 4, that's how it should be done.

    Note that you are not required to choose the "Fade" option.

    m@rina
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    1. guillaume57
      oki
      thank you, indeed we need to take a watermark
      have a good evening!
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  2. claude
    Hello Canelle,

    In Word, you open your document, then go to Format, Background, and Printed Watermark, and you choose the image you want to print on your page.

    Good luck.

    Claude
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    1. cannelle2008
      I know how to insert an image and print it, but I want a background color and to print it...
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    2. zzz
      If in the print preview you check in the print options to show background colors, there you go.
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    3. Bil2berg
      It creates weird things when printing, my image appears in thumbnails (duplicated as many times as needed to cover the document) instead of leaving it as a single beautiful background image. The best solution is to do it as a texture.
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    4. Caro
      Super, thank you, impossible to find without your help.
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    5. kiwi
      zzz a big thank you :D
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  3. zouzou
    I don't know if I'm off-topic or not, but I'll go for it.

    My problem was: "I added a background image in Word, it displays well. I want to print, and the result is terrible (like someone zoomed way in on a part of the image)."

    I'm analyzing Roger's solution up there: "choose printed watermark."
    Well, here's something else... in the Mac version of Word (Word 2008), there are only four options: gradient, texture, pattern, or image.
    Having tried image in vain, common sense combined with Roger's impulse makes me choose "texture"... and well BINGO!

    Full score, it prints the image in the background, without loss or last-minute nasty surprises. Zouzou says: Roger for president.
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    1. Guedin
      Hello everyone, I wanted to know because I've been looking for all this for a while now, I've also integrated a background image, and I would like each new page to be composed with this same image (without copying and pasting). Moreover, I would like to be able to lock the position of this image.
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  4. guillaume57
    Hello,

    I come to you in despair, I created an image to print as a background for a Word file.
    (A kind of advertising poster) and now at the time of printing:

    1st problem [solved]
    Only my text and image appear when printing..
    While looking in the print settings, I didn't have the option for printing backgrounds activated.

    And there I am rejoicing and I start my print job.
    To my great surprise, although the background image of my Word page is perfect on the page, it creates a mosaic of many little backgrounds...
    And there's my second problem that I can't solve...

    If anyone has ever had this issue, please let me know the trick!

    Have a good evening!
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    1. KL007
      I have the same problem.. Did you finally receive a response guiding you?
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    2. Céline80
      So I had the same problem, I went to page color and instead of setting my image as "image", I set it as "texture" and it printed like in the preview.
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  6. cannelle2008
    Thank you
    Problem solved
    cinnamon
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    1. quent65
      How did you do it please? I have the same problem, I can't print the color or texture in the background.
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    2. audrey
      For Quent65 and those who have a Mac:
      In the "Word" tab at the top left (next to the Apple), click on "preferences". Then click on "printing" in "output and sharing" and check the box "print background colors and images"

      I struggled a lot, so I'm sharing this ^^spread the word!!
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    3. Sibelleln
      @audreyAwesome! Finally, phew, I struggled too, thank you! Actually, just a little clarification; there are "two" checkboxes to verify; in "preferences", "display", and in "preferences", "printing".
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    4. Dart
      Indeed, it works! I had to validate the preview 2 times, but in the end, my background was visible. I imagine it will be printed without any problem. I went through the suggested menu: Word/Preferences/Output and Sharing/Printing. Thank you!
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  7. Anonymous user
    Which version of WORD?
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    1. cannelle 2008 Author
      I am on Microsoft Word.
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    2. cannelle 2008 Author
      Additional information: I have Microsoft Office XP and while working on Word, I can't print the background of my text.
      In the options, I have configured it correctly: print the background.
      Nothing works...
      Thank you for your help...
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    3. lalou
      Go to options, then print, and check colors and images in the background, and there you go, it works.
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    4. liloubretonne
      Well, it doesn't work for me at all!! I've checked that box in the Word options but nothing changes... My background gradient print is atrocious!! It just looks like colored lines and not at all like a gradient. I've tried everything...
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    5. anna
      lalou thank you for sharing this information, I learned a lot of things! <3
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  8. k800ich
    Hello everyone

    It's very simple to do, just select page layout (when you're going to print of course), then print options, then check print colors and images in the background, and thank you in advance :)
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