How to adjust image transparency in Word documents. Select the photo that you like and then click “Insert” to confirm. Once the image is inside the shape, you may right-click on the shape and then select “Format AutoShape”. Under the “Format AutoShape” dialog, go to the “Color and Lines” tab. Click the 'Insert' tab and select the 'Text Box' button on the ribbon at the top of the work area. Click one of the text box options from the fly-out menu, such as 'Simple Text Box.' Word adds a default text box to the work area. Click the text box and a new orange 'Text Box Tools' tab appears at the top of the workspace.
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- Go to Insert > Header or Footer > Blank (or a simple template).
- Double-click [Type here] in the header or footer area.
- Select Pictures or Online Pictures and then select your picture.
- Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.
- Go to Insert > Header or Footer >Blank (or a simple template).
- Double-click [Type text] in the header or footer area.
- Select Picture and then choose a picture on your computer.
- Select Close Header and Footer or press Esc to exit.
- Go to Insert > Header or Footer > Blank.
- Double-click Type here in the header or footer area.
- Select Picture from File, choose your picture, and select Insert to add the picture.
- Select Close Header and Footer or Esc to exit.
- Go to Layout > View > Page Layout.
- On the Header or Footer pop-up menu, choose Blank.
- Double-click Type here in the header or footer area.
- Select Picture from File, choose your picture, and select Insert to add the picture.
- Select Close Header and Footer or Esc to exit.
- Go to Insert > Header & Footer.
- Click or tap in a cell in the header or footer area.
- Select Picture and insert a picture from This device or Bing.
- To resume editing your document, select the gray document area.
- Go to View > Reading View to see the document. Select Edit document to get back.
Microsoft Word Header Transparency Examples
For more on headers and footers, see Headers and footers in Word.