Watermark Error 400

Hello Laneburritt,

I'm Segunfunmi, an Independent Advisor and Microsoft user like you. Thank you for posting your query in this forum.

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having trouble inserting a picture watermark into your Word document. This issue might be due to a bug in the software. Here are a few suggestions that might help:

Alternative Method: You can insert an image directly into the header of your document. Here’s how:

Double-click on the header of your document. Navigate to Insert -> Picture and select your image. After inserting the image, select it. On the top ribbon, adjust the transparency and resize the image as needed. Office Repair: If the issue continues, consider performing an online repair of your Office installation.

Work Offline: Another workaround is to click the “Work Offline” button in the second window. This action opens File Explorer, where you can select the image file.

Remember, it’s important to keep your software updated to benefit from the latest fixes and improvements.

I hope this helps! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you need further assistance.

Kind regards, Segunfunmi.

All of a sudden, when inserting a picture watermark into MSWord. I am getting this

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HTTP Error 400. The size of the request headers is too long..

I have cleared the cookies from Google Chrome.

Hi I am experiencing the same issue with Watermark on Word. Same error message too. I also clear all cookies as well. Is there a fix? I know I can insert an image but I use Watermark all the time for graphics

Hi Sequnfunmi;

thank you for your reply and insight into this Watermark issue. Is this a Microsoft issue or an issue

with my own computer? How can I go about to fix this problem?

I use Watermark often for graphics. I would like to use the application again.

Do you think uninstalling and reinstalling Microsoft word 365 will help to solve the issue?

Thank you in advance for your input.

I believe this is a known issue with watermarks at the moment.

However, you may be able to insert an image (or text box) manually by anchoring it to the page header. Change the image transparency to make it more "washed out." It will then be the same as something that you added via the Watermark facility. See also http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/AnchorToHeader.htm.

Thank you Mr. Blom for your kind response and input. I do hope MS will resolve this issue with the watermark issue soon. Some of us do use this application often.