Modules\Graphics Now click on “Open. This will open a pop-up window to choose the folder in which you want to save the background image. You probably should be able to save the background image to that folder, but if not you can also right-click on the image and choose Save Picture As. (You may need to enable pop up windows). If you have to save the background image every time you add it to a new document, you can either save it to a different folder or add it to a table. Click Start>Properties>Page Layout. Select the number of columns, and choose the column alignment options. Now we have the background image set to appear on the first page, let's put that background behind the cursor will become the background for the page, and after that we will turn the background on and off as you work on the page. Click on the background picture again to turn it off and then click again to turn it on. How to add a background to one page of Microsoft Click on the View tab. It will open a new tab. Choose the one page you would like to use as the background and click OK. The first time you open the file, the cursor will disappear, and it will turn into a background picture. This process will repeat until you click OK in a different tab. It is very important to click OK to save the file. After that, you will see a tab called Background in a document to select our example file. How To Add A Background Image To One Page in Microsoft Word 1. Right-click on the background picture. Select “Add Picture or Texture” 2. You now have an option of inserting a picture as background or adding a background picture to a page. In our example we will add a picture as background and then apply a picture as background. To do this, select the picture from the drop-down box and click OK. Select OK, and then click OK once again. 3. Click on “Control Panel>Control Panel (or Windows XP's Control Panel) 4. Select Appearance from the left panel. You will see a list of every file in the computer that is displayed on your computer. Scroll to the top of the list and click on “Pictures > Pictures” to display the current pictures on your computer. 5.