Add a watermark, such as draft, confidential, or one of your own design like a company logo, to a worksheet in Exce

You can use an image, such as a logo, to insert as a watermark that will appear on the spreadsheet along with the displayed data.

You can add a watermark to your Excel sheet printout that reads, for example, "Draft" or "Confidential." However, there is no Watermark button for this feature in Excel for Mac.

Use the following procedure to remove a watermark from every sheet header in your workbook. On the Layout tab, under Page Setup, select Header & Footer. Select Customize Header, and then select …

Add pre-configured text or a picture as a background or watermark to your documents.

In Microsoft Excel, you can use a picture as a sheet background for display purposes only. A sheet background is not printed, and it is not retained in an individual worksheet or in an item that you save …

Go to Design > Watermark > Custom Watermark. Choose Picture Watermark and select a picture, or choose Text watermark and type your watermark text in the Text box.

On the Design tab, select Watermark > Custom Watermark. Choose Picture Watermark and select a picture, or choose Text watermark and type your watermark text in the Text box.

By default, a watermark is centered on the page, but you can place it wherever you want. You'll need to open the header to select the watermark. Double-click near the top of the page to open the header. …

In the Insert Watermark box, select Picture > Select Picture, and then browse to the picture you want to use. Next to Scale, make sure Auto is selected and Washout is checked, and then choose OK.