A background image can be specified for almost any HTML element.
Background Image on a HTML element
To add a background image on an HTML element, use the HTML style attribute and the CSS background-image property:
Open the MS Word file you want to add an image background to. Go to the ‘Design’ tab and click the ‘Page Color’ drop-down in the ‘Page Background’ set of tools. A pop-up menu will open with colors to set as the background. At the very bottom of this pop-up is an option ‘Fill Effects’. In the window that opens, check the Picture watermark option. Alternatively, you can check the Text watermark option to insert custom text into the background of your document: Click select picture to browse for the picture you'd like to use. The system responds best to JPEG and PNG files. Once found, click on Apply to insert the image. It is possible to use an image as a background in the MS Office suite. However, in truth it is not aesthetically a good idea. First, unless the image is first sized appropriately in Photoshop, say, it will automatically ‘tile’ when applied to the. Double-click on the icon and open Microsoft Word. Click on the “File” tab and choose the document you want to add a background picture to.
Example
Add a background image on a HTML element:
Try it Yourself »You can also specify the background image in the <style> element, in the <head> section:
Example
Specify the background image in the <style> element:
div {
background-image: url('img_girl.jpg');
}
</style>
Background Image on a Page
If you want the entire page to have a background image, you must specify the background image on the <body> element:
Example
Add a background image for the entire page:
body {
background-image: url('img_girl.jpg');
}
</style>
Background Repeat
If the background image is smaller than the element, the image will repeat itself, horizontally and vertically, until it reaches the end of the element:
Example
body {
background-image: url('example_img_girl.jpg');
}
</style>
To avoid the background image from repeating itself, set the background-repeat property to no-repeat.
Example
body {
background-image: url('example_img_girl.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
</style>
Background Cover
If you want the background image to cover the entire element, you can set the background-size property to cover.
Also, to make sure the entire element is always covered, set the background-attachment property to fixed:
This way, the background image will cover the entire element, with no stretching (the image will keep its original proportions):
Example
body {
background-image: url('img_girl.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-size: cover;
}
</style>
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Try it Yourself »Background Stretch
If you want the background image to stretch to fit the entire element, you can set the background-size property to 100% 100%:
Try resizing the browser window, and you will see that the image will stretch, but always cover the entire element.
Example
body {
background-image: url('img_girl.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-size: 100% 100%;
}
</style>
Learn More CSS
From the examples above you have learned that background images can be styled by using the CSS background properties.
To learn more about CSS background properties, study our CSS Background Tutorial.
Transparent Background
Most people are limited to use some art and pictures because of the background that the picture or logo has. The users, however, do not have to worry anymore because the word has a way to create a transparent background from a picture with any other background be it white or different colors.
Transparent background is mostly used in websites to enable the pictures and arts used to take the color of the website. A transparent background, therefore, is the adaptability of the image to take any color that is desired by the owner of the site or any background color as desired by the user.
How to Create a Transparent
Background in Word
1. On the
Insert tab, go to the illustrations group and select shapes category and select
any desired shape.
2. Draw the
shape on the word document you wish to add the picture and ensure the shape is
of the same dimension as the picture.
3. Click on
the shape and then go to the format menu, on the shape style category select
shape outline and choose no outline.
4. Right
click on the shape and select format shape,
5. At the
pane on the right-hand side. Select the fill and click on picture or texture
fill.
6. To import
the picture to the word document click on file then insert a picture where you
select the picture from the source and click insert to import the picture.
7. Move the
transparency slider on the right-hand pane to 100%, and there you go you have a
transparent background on a word document.
How To Insert Background Picture In Word On One Page
How to Change the Background of a
Word Document
1. Go to the
design tab
2. On the
page, the background group select the page color.
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3. Select
the desired color from the drop-down.
4. To add a
custom color click on more colors and select the desired color.
5. When done
the document will have the desired background color.
How to Add the Background of a Word
Document
1. On the
open word document selected on the design tab.
2. Then on
the page background group select on page color.
3. Click on
the drop-down button.
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4. Click on
the color of your choice to the word document.
How to Delete the Background of a
Word Document
1. Click on
the design tab
2. In the
page, background group click on page color
3. Click on
no color.
4. The background color is now removed from the word document.
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Final Verdict
How To Insert Background Picture In Word Document
Add, change
and delete background feature has made work easy for word users. The main
advantage with it is that the software is free and the only requirement is that
your machine should be running in windows operating system. The primary
challenge to this feature is both Photoshop and CorelDraw however the license
is required to run the two and solve the problem.