You could, if desired, also set a watermark for your document, which places the watermark image (which you choose) into the header of the page. The easiest way to do this is to place the graphic in either the header or the footer of the page.

I say theoretically because it is possible that this won't work in all instances-the graphic is still fairly accessible to a user.Īnother approach is to make your graphic even a bit harder to get to. If you make these settings, Word theoretically positions the graphic behind your text and doesn't move it.

Clear the Move Object with Text check box.

The Position tab of the Layout dialog box. If you are using Word 2010 or a later version, display the Position tab.

If you are using Word 2007 display the Picture Position tab.

The Text Wrapping tab of the Layout dialog box.

Make sure the Text Wrapping tab is displayed.

After you choose More Layout Options, Word displays a dialog box whose name varies depending on the version of Word you are using. Depending on the type of image that was placed in your document, More Layout Options may be available near the bottom of the Context menu. If you are using Word 2010 or a later version, choose More Layout Options from the Wrap Text drop-down list.

If you are using Word 2007 choose Text Wrapping | More Layout Options.

Right-click the image to display a Context menu.

One is to simply lock the graphic in place and make sure that it is set to be behind text. There are a couple of different ways that you can approach this problem.

She doesn't want them to mistakenly move the artwork at all, so she is wondering how she can lock it in place permanently. Roxanne wants to create a Word document with artwork locked in place permanently and then allow the user to type directly on top of that artwork.

Lock image in word