picture Behind The Text?

**MR-77** · 07-22-2010, 09:53 PM

Dear All,

Please be informed that I am a normal user of Excel software, in an Excel spreadsheet I would like to place a picture behind the text. I mean when I like to write anything in Excel coming infrom the picture same as Winword. Could you please guide me with the steps, if it could be done.
Kindly note, I used Excel 2007

Pleae help me as soon as possible

Best Regards
Mostafa Saqallah

**Andy Pope** · 07-23-2010, 05:07 AM

The only graphic that can appear behind the cells is the background image. This will be applied to the whole sheet with a tiled appearence.

All other objects appear on a layer above the cells.

**royUK** · 07-23-2010, 05:18 AM

If you want a "watermark" then you can use WordArt & VBA

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**MR-77** · 07-23-2010, 07:29 PM

Thanks for all.

But there is no way at all to put the image behind the text in Excel? Or I should try in other programe.
I prefer to find idea to solve this problem in Excel.
Please I need more help

Thanks again.

Mostafa Saqallah

**shg** · 07-23-2010, 07:37 PM

See Andy's last post.

**SamWidge** · 12-09-2014, 02:25 PM

Don't know if this question has been answered elsewhere but I can't find one.
After many wasted tries, I finally found how to get Pictures behind Text quite easily - simply create a TEXT BOX ('INSERT' , 'Text Box') and add your Text.
This Text Box can be changed to suit ( Select, Right Click, 'Format Shape ) then set 'Fill / Transparency' to 100% and 'Line Color' to 'No Line'
Then either Bring Text Box to Front, or Send Picture to Back. Works a treat and prints correctly.