To add a text watermark to a Word document by using the Printed Watermark command, follow these steps:

1. Start Word.
2. On the Format menu, point to Background, and then click Printed Watermark.
3. In the Printed Watermark dialog box, click Text watermark.
4. In the Text box, type My Watermark.
5. In the Font box, click Century Gothic.
6. In the Size box, click Auto.
7. In the Color box, click Turquoise.
8. Click to select the Semitransparent check box (default setting).
9. Click the Diagonal option next to Layout.
10. Click OK.

The watermark that you just created is visible on the document sheet.