How to remove watermark from word document

If the watermark will not remove through Design > Watermark > Remove Watermark, it is often because it is actually placed inside the header as a floating image or WordArt object. Double-click near the top of the page to open the header, then click around the page until the watermark itself becomes selectable. Press Delete. Repeat for different sections if the document has section breaks.

Also check whether the “watermark” is actually a page background, shape, or image anchored behind text. Go to Home > Select > Selection Pane and look for faded objects, WordArt, or pictures. Select and delete them there.

If the document is protected, in compatibility mode, or generated from PDF conversion, the watermark may be embedded into the page itself instead of being a normal watermark. In that case, try Save As > .docx first, then reopen and remove it again. If still stuck, the watermark may be part of the original page image/background and not separately removable.

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Marcin

Which version of Word do you have? If you have the full version running under Windows, you can definitely remove a watermark via the header/footer. If your document contains multiple headers/footers, just make sure you access the correct one.

Have you tried double-clicking the header area? What happens when you do? Do you see the watermark somewhere? If Word indicates that you are in a First Page Header, for example, and you do not see the anchored watermark object, try looking in other headers.