Learn the basics of image background removal for Mac with Super PhotoCut: how to apply the red/green marks, and how to deal with some common pitfalls. Get the amazing software to Remove Background from Image for Mac NOW! Open the MS Word file you want to add an image background to. Go to the ‘Design’ tab and click the ‘Page Color’ drop-down in the ‘Page Background’ set of tools. A pop-up menu will open with colors to set as the background. At the very bottom of this pop-up is an option ‘Fill Effects’.
I am using Word 2016 for Mac. I am trying to remove background colour behind text I have copied from my online learning portal, but I cannot find a way in Word to remove the background black. The only solution I have found is to copy and paste the text into a text file, then copy and paste the content back to Word. This is OK, but takes longer, and this loses the original formatting, and it does not pickup the formatting of my Word doc. I have tried some options on YouTube, but they do not seem to work on Word for Mac.
Can anyone help here please? Suzanne made a good guess, but that keystroke won't work:-) As you may know, on OS X it's reserved for Spotlight.
Unfortunately it's difficult to know how to remove it if we don't know what is creating it. It could be for either of several reasons depending on the source that was copied. The first 3 things I'd try are;. Unlikely if the color doesn't cover the entire page, but first have a look at the Design tab to see if Page Color is applied. If so, click the button & select No Color. If that isn't it.
Click in the paragraph if more than one select them all then go to Format Borders & Shading (or use the Page Borders button next to Page Color) to select No Fill on the Shading panel. If that doesn't do it. Cut that content then use Edit Paste Special - Styled Text or Unformatted Text to paste it back in. Beyond those suggestions I'd have to see what I'm dealing with. Please mark HELPFUL or ANSWERED as appropriate to keep list as clean as possible ☺ Regards, Bob J.
Source: To insert a background picture quickly, add it as a watermark. If you want more options for adjusting the background picture, insert it as a header instead. Add a background picture as a custom watermark This method is fast, but it doesn’t give you many options for formatting the image. Click Design Watermark. In the Insert Watermark box, select Picture Select Picture.
Browse to (or search for) the picture you want to use as a watermark, and then click Insert. Next to Scale, make sure Auto is selected and Washout is unchecked (unless you want a very faint image), then click OK.
Add a background picture with more formatting options Inserting a background picture as a header is a bit more involved, but it gives you more options for adjusting the image. Click Insert Header Edit Header. On the Header & Footer tab, click Picture from File. Browse to the picture and click Insert. On the Picture Format tab, do the following:. Click Position, and then click the centered option under With Text Wrapping. Click Wrap Text Behind Text.
Select any other options you want. For example, to give the picture a washed out look so it doesn’t compete with the text, click Color, and under Recolor, click the Washout option:. On the Header & Footer tab, click Close Header and Footer.