Multiple Ways to Make Banners in Word on Mac or Windows

Create Banners to Print

Open Microsoft Word. It's a dark-blue app with a white "W" on it. This is a multi-page banner that might be ideal for parties and events like birthday parties or office gatherings.

Click the search bar. It's at the top of the Word window. On Mac, first click File in the upper-left corner, then click New from Template… in the drop-down menu.

Type in banner in the search bar, then press ↵ Enter. Doing so will search the Microsoft template database for banner templates.

Select a banner template. Click on a template that you want to use based on its preview picture. This will open the template's page. Since you can change the text to say whatever you want it to say, choose a banner that has a design that you like rather than text that's appropriate for the occasion.

Click Create. It's to the right of the template's preview. Doing so opens the template in Microsoft Word.

Edit the banner text. Replace the text on each page with your preferred banner text. You can also change the text's font and color by clicking Home, selecting the text that you want to alter, and selecting your preferred option in the "Font" section of the toolbar.

Change your banner's font. In the "Font" section of the toolbar, you'll need to change the following aspects of your banner's text: Size - Click the number in this section, then type in at least 300 and press ↵ Enter. Font - Click the font name (e.g., Calibri) box, then select a font that you like. Color - Click the downward-facing arrow to the right of the "A" button with a colored bar below it, then click the color that you want to use.

Upload a background image. Using a watermark will ensure that the same image is printed on each piece of paper in the same exact spot.To do so: Click the Design tab. Click Watermark. Click Custom Watermark... Check "Picture watermark", then click Select Picture... Select a picture (on Windows, first click On My Computer) Click the "Scale" drop-down box and select a scale. Click OK.

Edit a picture object (if there is one). Some templates come with a background image either in the header and footer or in the page as a picture. To change this: Click the Layout Options. It appears next to the picture when you click it. If you can't click a picture, then there isn't an object that you can change. Delete the existing picture. Since you clicked it to select it, you can just press Backspace or Delete now. Go to Insert > Pictures or Insert > Online Picture. Resize and adjust it to fit your needs.

Save your banner. Once you save your banner, you can later edit it, like if there's a similar event. To do so: Windows - Click File, click Save As, double-click This PC, click a save location on the left side of the window, type your banner's name into the "File name" text box, and click Save. Mac - Click File, click Save As..., enter your banner's name in the "Save As" field, click the "Where" box and select a save folder, and click Save.

Print your banner. Since this will take multiple pages, you'll need to make sure that you: have enough paper in your printer and turn off multi-sided printing so you don't print on the front and back of your pages. Once you have checked those two things, you can print your banner by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + P.

Add a Banner to a Page

Open Microsoft Word. It's a dark-blue app with a white "W" on it. This method is useful if you're designing a newsletter or a page advertisement and need to add a banner image to the top.

Double-click the header area. It's the area at the top of your document. You'll use the header area for your banner.

Insert an image. You can add images from your computer or one that you found online. Go to Insert > Picture or Insert > Online Pictures to upload an image. Use the Picture Tools Format to resize your header image once you click it.

Add word art. Go to Insert > Word Art and pick the style of Word Art that you want. Use the text box that appears to enter what you want the Word Art to say.

Adjust the text and the image. Click your text to get the Drawing Tools Format menu and use that to make your Word Art bigger, smaller, or to move it around the header. Use the Home tab to change the font and font size in your text. You can click back and forth between the picture and your Word Art to line it up just right so the banner looks like how you want it to look.

Save your banner. To do so: Windows - Click File, click Save As, double-click This PC, click a save location on the left side of the window, type your banner's name into the "File name" text box, and click Save. Mac - Click File, click Save As..., enter your banner's name in the "Save As" field, click the "Where" box and select a save folder, and click Save. Once you're done, you can group the items together. If you don't like your banner, select the group and press Backspace or Delete.