How do you insert a watermark on a document?

• A. Design > Watermark; select a built-in watermark or customize text and image.
• B. Insert > Watermark; select a built-in watermark or customize text and image.
• C. Layout > Watermark; configure borders.
• D. Design > Background; add watermark.

Answer: (A)

Watermarks in Word are added via the Watermark command on the Design tab, which controls page backgrounds and document styling. When you click Watermark, you can choose a built-in option or select Custom Watermark to create your own using either text or a picture. With text, you can enter what you want to appear, pick a font, size, color, and orientation. With a picture, you can insert an image, adjust its scale, and apply washout so it sits subtly in the background. This path is the right one because it directly reflects where Word places the watermark feature and what you can customize, aligning with how you actually set a watermark. The other paths don’t correspond to Word’s typical workflow: inserting watermarks isn’t under Insert; watermarks aren’t managed under Layout; and Background isn’t the command used for adding watermarks.