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Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 tutorial: Format text with styles 11 Under Pick a style to apply, click Title 1. Tip If the Title 1 style doesn't appear on the Styles tab, on the List pop-up menu, click Recommended. Notice that the new color-code indicates that the style is now a Title 1. You can change the background color of a Microsoft Word document (for Mac) to any color you want and print it. Easy: Change & Print Microsoft Word Document Background Color – Mac OS X Home.

Note

Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

Symptoms

When you print a Microsoft Office Word document that includes a background, the background is not printed. Examples of things that can be on a background include colors, pictures, or themes.

This issue may also occur when you use Word as your e-mail editor and you print an e-mail message that includes a background.

Workaround

To work around this issue, use the method that is appropriate for your version of Word.

Word 2010

  1. On the File menu, click Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK .

Word 2007

  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. On the Display menu, click to select the Print background colors and images check box under Printing Options, and then click OK.

Word 2003

To work around this issue in Word 2003 or when you use Word 2003 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, turn on the Background colors and images option. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Print tab.
  2. Click to select the Background colors and images check box, and then click OK.

Word 2002

Method 1: Use the Printed Watermark feature

To work around this issue in Word 2002, use the Printed Watermark feature. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Printed Watermark.
  2. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, use one of the following methods:
    • To insert a picture watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Picture watermark.

      2. Click Select Picture.

      3. Click the picture that you want to use as a watermark, and then click Insert.

      4. Click to select the Washout check box if it is not already selected, and then click OK.

        Note

        The Washout feature adjusts the brightness and contrast on the image to make the image less visible behind the text.

    • To insert a text watermark, follow these steps:

      1. Click Text watermark.

      2. In the Text box, type the text that you want to use as a watermark.

        Note

        You can also select the text that you want to use as a watermark by clicking the text in the Text list.

      3. Select the other options that you want to use with the text watermark, such as Font, Size, and Color, and then click OK.

Method 2: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer

To work around this issue when you use Word 2002 as the e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2002, follow these steps:

  1. Open the e-mail message that contains the background that you want to print in Outlook 2002.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the Save As dialog box, follow these steps:
    1. In the Save as type box, click Web Page (*.htm; *.html).
    2. In the File name box, type a new name for the message.
    3. In the Save in box, select the folder in which you want to save the HTML copy of the e-mail message.
    4. Click Save.
  4. Close the e-mail message in Word 2002.
  5. Start Internet Explorer.
  6. On the File menu, click Open.
  7. In the Open dialog box, click Browse.
  8. Locate and then click the HTML copy of the e-mail message that you saved in step 3, and then click Open.
  9. In the Open dialog box, click OK to open the HTML copy of the e-mail message in Internet Explorer.
  10. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
  11. Click the Advanced tab.
  12. In the Settings list, under Printing, click to select the Print background colors and images check box.
  13. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
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Make the whole picture transparent

If you're using Office 365 subscription, you can apply transparency directly to a picture. For more info, see Change the opacity of a picture in Office 365.

  1. Draw a shape first

  2. Fill it with a picture

  3. Adjust the picture's transparency

For other versions of Word, use this workaround.

  1. Select Insert > Shapes and choose a shape.

  2. Draw the shape in your document, making it the same proportions as the picture you're about to add to it.

  3. Right-click the shape and select Outline > No Outline.

  4. Right-click the shape again, and then select Format Shape.

  5. In the Format Shape pane, select the Fill icon , and then select Picture or texture fill.

  6. Select File, choose a picture, and then select the Insert button.

  7. Move the Transparency slider in the Format Shape pane to adjust the picture.

    Or you may enter a number in the box next to the slider: 0 is fully opaque, the default setting; and 100% is fully transparent.

    Microsoft 365 and mac computer. Therefore, a VLSC customer who updates either manually or through AutoUpdate will be transitioned to 64-bit builds. However, all updater packages that are released after August will be based on 64-bit builds.

If your picture is distorted, you can make adjustments to the appearance by resizing your shape or by using the Offset settings below the transparency slider.

You can make one color in a picture transparent by using the built-in transparency feature. Unlike making an entire picture transparent, making one color transparent is possible only in an object that's inserted as a picture, not inside a shape.

Important: Areas that seem to be a single color (for example, green leaves) might actually be made up of a range of subtle color variations, and you might not get the effect you want. Setting a transparent color works best with simple, solid-color pictures, such as clip art.

  1. Select the picture, and go to Picture Format > Color or Picture Tools > Format > Color.

  2. Select Set Transparent Color.

  3. When the pointer changes, select the color you want to make transparent.

To undo color changes, select Reset Picture in the Adjust group.

Note: When you print pictures with transparent areas, the transparent areas are the same color as the paper. On your screen or a website, the transparent areas are the same color as the background.

Change the transparency of a picture or fill color

If you're using Office 365 subscription, you can apply transparency directly to a picture. For more info, see Change the opacity of a picture in Office 365.

For other versions of Word, use this workaround.

Microsoft Word For Mac

  1. Go to Insert > Shapes and choose a shape to use.

  2. Select Shape Format > Shape Fill.

  3. Select Picture and choose the picture that you want.

  4. Select Insert.

  5. Select the shape, and go to Shape Format to open the Format Pane.

  6. Select Fill > Picture or gradient fill and then drag the Transparency slider to set the exact percentage of transparency you want.

Make one color of a picture transparent

You can make one color in a picture transparent to hide part of the picture or create a layered effect. Transparent areas in pictures show through the color of the paper or background.

  1. Go to Insert > Picture and add a picture to your document

  2. Select the picture for which you want to change the transparency of a color.

  3. On the Picture Format tab, select Color or Recolor, and then select Set Transparent Color.

  4. Click or tap the color in the picture or image that you want to make transparent.

    Note: You can't make more than one color in a picture transparent. Areas that appear to be a single color might actually be made up of a range of subtle color variations. The color that you select might appear in only a small area, and it might be difficult to see the transparent effect in certain pictures.

You can't make a picture transparent in Word for the web. You have to use a desktop version of Word (on either Windows or macOS) instead.