How do I save a custom watermark in Word 2007?

JWRQT · External Since: May 30, 2007 Posts: 3

The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not able to
save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book "Using
Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS Office
2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.

CyberTaz · External Since: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 830

I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate object is
selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something _selected_
from which a custom watermark can be generated?
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"JWRQT" <JWRQT.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
> The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not able
> to
> save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book "Using
> Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
> Office
> 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.

JWRQT · External Since: May 30, 2007 Posts: 3

I select "custom watermark" and select "text." I then enter the text I want
(instead of having the default "ASAP," or "DRAFT." In my mind, nothing
extraordinary is selected. I'm just replacing their text with my own. At
home I have Mac machines, and this option works just fine with MS Office 2004
for Mac. I find it interesting it doesn't work on the Windows machines.

"CyberTaz" wrote:

> I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate object is
> selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something _selected_
> from which a custom watermark can be generated?
> --
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> "JWRQT" <JWRQT DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
> > The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not able
> > to
> > save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book "Using
> > Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
> > Office
> > 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.
>
>
>

CyberTaz · External Since: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 830

I'm not clear on how the Word 2004 handles it & not near one at the moment,
but PC Word prior to 2007 did not allow for saving custom watermarks at all.
You basically had the same dialog as 2007 and the custom watermark applied
to the current doc only... it wasn't - and still isn't - added to the
default list of watermarks in that dialog. At least in 2007 you can save the
custom watermark, but as a gallery object and you need to do it this way:

1- Create the custom watermark as you're currently doing. It is inserted as
a graphic object in the Header/Footer layer of the doc.

2- Next, go to the H/F layer (Insert Tab>Header button>Edit Header or just
double-click near the top edge of the page).

3- Once there, click on the watermark to select it, then go to the Page
Layout Tab>Watermark & your Save Selection to Watermark Gallery command will
be active.

From then on you will be able to select it from the Gallery in any doc & not
have to recreate it or go back into the Custom Watermark dialog unless
creating a new one.

--
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"JWRQT" <JWRQT RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E7D6DB2F-FA5B-424F-B9AA-B384296D5995@microsoft.com...
>I select "custom watermark" and select "text." I then enter the text I
>want
> (instead of having the default "ASAP," or "DRAFT." In my mind, nothing
> extraordinary is selected. I'm just replacing their text with my own. At
> home I have Mac machines, and this option works just fine with MS Office
> 2004
> for Mac. I find it interesting it doesn't work on the Windows machines.
>
> "CyberTaz" wrote:
>
>> I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate object
>> is
>> selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something
>> _selected_
>> from which a custom watermark can be generated?
>> --
>> Regards |:>)
>> Bob Jones
>> [MVP] Office:Mac
>>
>> "JWRQT" <JWRQT RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
>> > The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not
>> > able
>> > to
>> > save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book "Using
>> > Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
>> > Office
>> > 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.
>>
>>
>>

JWRQT · External Since: May 30, 2007 Posts: 3

Perfect! Thank you!

jeff

"CyberTaz" wrote:

> I'm not clear on how the Word 2004 handles it & not near one at the moment,
> but PC Word prior to 2007 did not allow for saving custom watermarks at all.
> You basically had the same dialog as 2007 and the custom watermark applied
> to the current doc only... it wasn't - and still isn't - added to the
> default list of watermarks in that dialog. At least in 2007 you can save the
> custom watermark, but as a gallery object and you need to do it this way:
>
> 1- Create the custom watermark as you're currently doing. It is inserted as
> a graphic object in the Header/Footer layer of the doc.
>
> 2- Next, go to the H/F layer (Insert Tab>Header button>Edit Header or just
> double-click near the top edge of the page).
>
> 3- Once there, click on the watermark to select it, then go to the Page
> Layout Tab>Watermark & your Save Selection to Watermark Gallery command will
> be active.
>
> From then on you will be able to select it from the Gallery in any doc & not
> have to recreate it or go back into the Custom Watermark dialog unless
> creating a new one.
>
> --
> HTH |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> "JWRQT" <JWRQT DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E7D6DB2F-FA5B-424F-B9AA-B384296D5995@microsoft.com...
> >I select "custom watermark" and select "text." I then enter the text I
> >want
> > (instead of having the default "ASAP," or "DRAFT." In my mind, nothing
> > extraordinary is selected. I'm just replacing their text with my own. At
> > home I have Mac machines, and this option works just fine with MS Office
> > 2004
> > for Mac. I find it interesting it doesn't work on the Windows machines.
> >
> > "CyberTaz" wrote:
> >
> >> I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate object
> >> is
> >> selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something
> >> _selected_
> >> from which a custom watermark can be generated?
> >> --
> >> Regards |:>)
> >> Bob Jones
> >> [MVP] Office:Mac
> >>
> >> "JWRQT" <JWRQT DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
> >> > The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not
> >> > able
> >> > to
> >> > save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book "Using
> >> > Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
> >> > Office
> >> > 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

CyberTaz · External Since: Apr 11, 2006 Posts: 830

No Problem - Glad it worked out!
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"JWRQT" <JWRQT.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Perfect! Thank you!
>
> jeff
>
> "CyberTaz" wrote:
>
>> I'm not clear on how the Word 2004 handles it & not near one at the
>> moment,
>> but PC Word prior to 2007 did not allow for saving custom watermarks at
>> all.
>> You basically had the same dialog as 2007 and the custom watermark
>> applied
>> to the current doc only... it wasn't - and still isn't - added to the
>> default list of watermarks in that dialog. At least in 2007 you can save
>> the
>> custom watermark, but as a gallery object and you need to do it this way:
>>
>> 1- Create the custom watermark as you're currently doing. It is inserted
>> as
>> a graphic object in the Header/Footer layer of the doc.
>>
>> 2- Next, go to the H/F layer (Insert Tab>Header button>Edit Header or
>> just
>> double-click near the top edge of the page).
>>
>> 3- Once there, click on the watermark to select it, then go to the Page
>> Layout Tab>Watermark & your Save Selection to Watermark Gallery command
>> will
>> be active.
>>
>> From then on you will be able to select it from the Gallery in any doc &
>> not
>> have to recreate it or go back into the Custom Watermark dialog unless
>> creating a new one.
>>
>> --
>> HTH |:>)
>> Bob Jones
>> [MVP] Office:Mac
>>
>> "JWRQT" <JWRQT.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E7D6DB2F-FA5B-424F-B9AA-B384296D5995@microsoft.com...
>> >I select "custom watermark" and select "text." I then enter the text I
>> >want
>> > (instead of having the default "ASAP," or "DRAFT." In my mind, nothing
>> > extraordinary is selected. I'm just replacing their text with my own.
>> > At
>> > home I have Mac machines, and this option works just fine with MS
>> > Office
>> > 2004
>> > for Mac. I find it interesting it doesn't work on the Windows machines.
>> >
>> > "CyberTaz" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate
>> >> object
>> >> is
>> >> selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something
>> >> _selected_
>> >> from which a custom watermark can be generated?
>> >> --
>> >> Regards |:>)
>> >> Bob Jones
>> >> [MVP] Office:Mac
>> >>
>> >> "JWRQT" <JWRQT.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
>> >> > The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not
>> >> > able
>> >> > to
>> >> > save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book
>> >> > "Using
>> >> > Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
>> >> > Office
>> >> > 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

AJC3708 · External Since: Nov 02, 2009 Posts: 1

Thanks I've been trying to figure out the same thing for quite some time

"CyberTaz" wrote:

> No Problem - Glad it worked out!
> --
> Regards |:>)
> Bob Jones
> [MVP] Office:Mac
>
> "JWRQT" <JWRQT RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:57D2DD5A-15DA-42C5-A706-B49239785F00@microsoft.com...
> > Perfect! Thank you!
> >
> > jeff
> >
> > "CyberTaz" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not clear on how the Word 2004 handles it & not near one at the
> >> moment,
> >> but PC Word prior to 2007 did not allow for saving custom watermarks at
> >> all.
> >> You basically had the same dialog as 2007 and the custom watermark
> >> applied
> >> to the current doc only... it wasn't - and still isn't - added to the
> >> default list of watermarks in that dialog. At least in 2007 you can save
> >> the
> >> custom watermark, but as a gallery object and you need to do it this way:
> >>
> >> 1- Create the custom watermark as you're currently doing. It is inserted
> >> as
> >> a graphic object in the Header/Footer layer of the doc.
> >>
> >> 2- Next, go to the H/F layer (Insert Tab>Header button>Edit Header or
> >> just
> >> double-click near the top edge of the page).
> >>
> >> 3- Once there, click on the watermark to select it, then go to the Page
> >> Layout Tab>Watermark & your Save Selection to Watermark Gallery command
> >> will
> >> be active.
> >>
> >> From then on you will be able to select it from the Gallery in any doc &
> >> not
> >> have to recreate it or go back into the Custom Watermark dialog unless
> >> creating a new one.
> >>
> >> --
> >> HTH |:>)
> >> Bob Jones
> >> [MVP] Office:Mac
> >>
> >> "JWRQT" <JWRQT RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E7D6DB2F-FA5B-424F-B9AA-B384296D5995@microsoft.com...
> >> >I select "custom watermark" and select "text." I then enter the text I
> >> >want
> >> > (instead of having the default "ASAP," or "DRAFT." In my mind, nothing
> >> > extraordinary is selected. I'm just replacing their text with my own.
> >> > At
> >> > home I have Mac machines, and this option works just fine with MS
> >> > Office
> >> > 2004
> >> > for Mac. I find it interesting it doesn't work on the Windows machines.
> >> >
> >> > "CyberTaz" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I've not seen this at all unless no text or some other appropriate
> >> >> object
> >> >> is
> >> >> selected. Pardon the "silly" question, but do you have something
> >> >> _selected_
> >> >> from which a custom watermark can be generated?
> >> >> --
> >> >> Regards |:>)
> >> >> Bob Jones
> >> >> [MVP] Office:Mac
> >> >>
> >> >> "JWRQT" <JWRQT RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:DBEA2CFD-92E4-4F4A-805B-A884A3DEDA05@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > The "Save selection to Watermark gallery" is grayed out so I am not
> >> >> > able
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > save custom watermarks. I even read the directions (in the book
> >> >> > "Using
> >> >> > Office 2007" by QUE publishing), all to no avail. The product is MS
> >> >> > Office
> >> >> > 2007 (specifically Word 2007). Thank you.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>