Insert Image Background & Colors In Word 2010

By Usman on Apr 20 2010 7 Comments

Changing page color or inserting image background in documents can give it an eye-candy look and feel, in this post will show how you can insert both the background colors and images in Word 2010.

Open Word 2010 document on which you want to apply page color or insert image background.

word

Navigate to Page Layout tab and from Page Color options, start hovering mouse pointer over different colors to view the whole page change color in real-time. For selecting a page color, click one.

page color

If you want to insert background, from page color options, click Fill Effects.

fill effects

It will open up Fill Effects dialog, switch to Picture tab and click Select Picture.

picture tab

It will bring up Select Picture dialog, now navigate through folders to find desired image and click Insert

grey

The image will be inserted in the dialog, now click OK.

insert dialog

Upon click, image will be set as background. Change the font color and size to make it prominent on the image.

image background 1

You can also check out previously reviewed guides on how to fill Word 2010 document with Auto-fill & How to change font color to Gradient fill.

Related Items

word 2010
  • Crack Tiara

    Are you know mr Donovan?

  • Mysoft101

    This seems to work, but there is still one problem…..
    The background picture faded because it is in a header, tried to adjust color,
    contrast en brightness. This doesn’t help…..

    This is also a workaround, and I want to know why the “Lock picture aspect
    ratio” and “Rotate fill effect with shape” are grayed out. Installed office
    2007 several times in different environments and different options and still
    those two options are grayed out.

    I need this option for a template (*.dotx)

    Any other sollutions for this problem???

    http://mysoft101.com

  • Doggie

    Thanks! This helped me so much! Now it looks much more enticing.

  • Pingback: Tips for creating posts using MS Word « > Enjoy the lifE <

  • Lou Davis

    I tried to use this, and can see it in “view,”but the background image does not print!

    • Tonya

      To make the background image to print, go to file, options, display and under printing options, select print background colors and images.

  • HGflame

    IT DOES”NT PRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

    • Scott Embrey

      Try using a watermark … with or without fade. Worked a treat for me under custom watermark.