well, the way i usually do it is to create a picture file in any photo editing program that says "void" or the like. Make sure you set the color so that it doesn't interfere with the paper or text (opacy.) and then simply use it as the background in the word document. You may have to do it ni a web layout format depending on what version of word you're using. Or just repeat the picture as needed. Look in the help topics of word and type in "watermark" g'luck