Hello folks,



I've been trying to figure this out for a full 30 minutes and am stuck. Many people have asked similar questions, but mine seems to be a slightly different problem than what I've found on searches.

I'm using Word 2016, and just finished writing a two-page letter.

All I want to do is add a watermark to every page of the document. Simple enough, right?

The letter only has one section. I have "Different First Page" header/footer selected for a different header on the first page. I need the header different on the two pages.

When I add a watermark on the first page things are fine. When I then go to the second page and add a watermark there, the watermark on the first page disappears. When I put back the watermark on the first page, the one on the second page disappears. I can easily toggle between a watermark on the first page and second, but I can't get it to stay on both pages at the same time without using the same header on both pages. I've tried adding the watermark with text selected on the first page, with text selected on the second, and with all text selected. I've tried adding it with the header on the first page selected, and with the header on the second page selected. Regardless of what I do, adding the watermark to one of the pages causes the watermark on the other to disappear.

What's going on here? Software limitation? Bug? User stupidity?