Microsoft Excel doesn’t come with a built-in watermark button. But you can use an image, like a logo, to create a watermark.

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.

Choose a pre-configured watermark, like DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or DO NOT COPY. For placing a logo or image, Select Watermark > Custom Watermark > Picture watermark > Select …

Go to Design > Watermark. In the gallery of pre-configured watermarks, choose DRAFT.

Select where you want the watermark to be on the page. Select Design > Watermark > right-click the watermark you want, and select Insert at Current Document Position.

If inserting a watermark on some pages causes it to disappear on others, try using a custom watermark to put the watermark on all pages.

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 …

If you want page numbers shown on pages when you print a Microsoft Excel worksheet, you can insert page numbers in the headers or footers of the worksheet pages.

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.

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