How to remove a watermark from a Microsoft Word document

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To indicate to others that a document is a draft, contains sensitive information, or shouldn’t be copied, a watermark might be put on it.
There are further uses for watermarks, and businesses frequently use these.
Sometimes you will want to remove this watermark from a Word document.

To remove a watermark from a document, follow the instructions below.

  1. Open the Microsoft Word file on which the watermark you wish to remove is present.
  2. Select the Design tab from the menu bar at the top of the program window.
  3. Select Watermark from the menu.
  4. Click Remove Watermark in the drop-down menu that opens.