How to Remove Page 1 Watermark in Excel (4 Easy Methods)

Method 1 – Change Workbook Views to Remove the Page 1 Watermark in Excel

In many situations, a page 1 watermark appears in an Excel workbook because of a certain style that is set as the workbook views. We have shown an example of this in the dataset below.

Steps:

• Navigate to the View tab and click on the Workbook Views dropdown.
• The current view style is set to Page Break Preview.
• Select the Normal view style.

• Excel will clear the watermark from the worksheet.

Method 2 – Using the Delete Background Option to Remove the Page 1 Watermark

The page 1 watermark here is actually a background image.

Steps:

• Go to the Page Layout tab.
• Select the option Delete Background.

• This will clear the watermark.

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Method 3 – Remove the Page 1 Watermark from the Page Header Option in Excel Worksheet

Here, the page 1 watermark which is applied as a page header in an Excel worksheet. This type of watermark typically appears on the top right side of the worksheet.

Steps:

• Move the pointer to the top of the worksheet. You will see 3 boxes.
• Click on the first box from the right.
• The Header will appear on the top left side, and the text &[Picture] inside the selected box.

• Delete the word &[Picture] using Backspace.

• This will clear the page 1 watermark picture from the Header of the page.

Method 4 – Remove a WordArt Type Page 1 Watermark in Excel

You may sometimes have a WordArt page 1 watermark in your Excel worksheet.

Steps:

• Go to the Home tab and navigate to the Editing section.
• Click on the Find & Select dropdown and select Go To Special.

• Excel will find the watermark and automatically select it.

• Press the Delete button on the keyboard and Excel will remove the watermark.

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