Add a watermark, such as draft, confidential, or one of your own design like a company logo, to a worksheet in Exce

Add pre-configured text or a picture as a background or watermark to your documents.

Insert a watermark behind your sheet in Excel 2016 for Mac. You can add a transparent watermark that says "Draft" or "Confidential." However, there is not a Watermark button that does this for you in …

Go to Design > Watermark > Custom Watermark. Choose Picture Watermark and select a picture, or choose Text watermark and type your watermark text in the Text box.

You'll need to open the header to select the watermark. Double-click near the top of the page to open the header. Click the watermark to select it. (Try moving the cursor over the watermark until the …

Because a sheet background is not printed, it cannot be used as a watermark. However, you can mimic a watermark that will be printed by inserting a graphic in a header or footer.

Choose Design > Watermark. In the Insert Watermark box, select Text, and then choose DRAFT.

Use the following procedure to remove a watermark from every sheet header in your workbook. On the Layout tab, under Page Setup, select Header & Footer. Select Customize Header, and then select …

In the Insert Watermark box, select Picture > Select Picture, and then browse to the picture you want to use. Next to Scale, make sure Auto is selected and Washout is checked, and then choose OK.

Select where you want the watermark to be on the page. Select Design > Watermark > right-click the watermark you want, and select Insert at Current Document Position.